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Vanguard Burna Boy, Shakira’s ‘Dai Dai’ becomes highest-charting FIFA World Cup song

Nigerian singer and Grammy Award winner, Burna Boy, has made history with the song “Dai Dai” done in collaboration with Colombian...

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Vanguard Tinubu’ll be held responsible if anything happens to El-Rufai — ADC

"Well, we don't know what went wrong, but what is clear is that this is not about law, it's not about crime and punishment, it's p...

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ScienceDaily Health Exercise may not help hip arthritis as much as patients expect

A major review found that exercise produces only small average improvements in hip osteoarthritis pain and physical function. It m...

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ScienceDaily Health A single sauna session sends immune cells surging

A single 30-minute sauna session may briefly put the immune system on higher alert. Finnish researchers found that sauna heat, pai...

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ScienceDaily Health Misfolded insulin may be quietly driving diabetes

Researchers found that insulin-producing cells depend on a team of helper proteins to keep insulin production on track. When one k...

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ScienceDaily Health Why losing weight may not be enough to prevent type 2 diabetes

A healthy lifestyle can prevent type 2 diabetes for many people, but new research suggests that weight loss alone may not be enoug...

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TechCrunch Granola launches an Apple Watch app

AI note-taking app Granola is launching an app for the Apple Watch in hopes that its users will want to record meetings and take n...

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TechCabal Airtel Money wants a $1 billion IPO. Can London deliver?

Airtel Africa has finally settled on where it wants to take one of Africa’s biggest fintech businesses public. The bigger question...

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TechCabal Absa Kenya automated 71% of processes after $31 million tech spend

Absa Bank Kenya, one of the country’s largest commercial banks, said a KES 4 billion ($31 million) technology investment helped au...

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TechCabal Cheaper decoders, bigger profits: CANAL+ says MultiChoice is turning the corner

The company must now prove that traditional pay television can remain relevant as consumers weigh the cost of premium TV against s...

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Premium Times S&P Global to acquire majority stake in Agusto & Co.

The terms of the transaction were not disclosed The post S&P Global to acquire majority stake in Agusto & Co. appeared first on Pr...

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Premium Times From Hustle to Enterprise: CREDICORP launches YouthCred for entrepreneurs

The launching of YouthCred for entrepreneurs completes the third phase of a presidential promise to Nigeria's youth The post From...

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Premium Times Manpreet Gill: Why emerging markets are poised to benefit from a weaker US dollar in H2 2026

As global investors navigate persistent geopolitical tensions, evolving monetary policy and shifting capital flows, Standard Chart...

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Premium Times CIBN, ACAMB push for financial inclusion, women empowerment and sustainable growth for banking industry

The institute and the association explained that the move is aimed at closing the financial gap and empowering more small, and med...

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Premium Times Two killed, three injured in Anambra hostel collapse

Some undergraduate students were feared trapped in the rubble after the building collapsed on Sunday night at Amokpala, Oko, in Or...

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Premium Times AGF appears unexpectedly in Sowore’s cyberstalking trial, seeks to stop SSS chief’s subpoena

Mr Sowore's legal team informed the judge on 22 July that the Director-General of the SSS needed to answer questions regarding pre...

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Premium Times Ondo Assembly Crisis: Lawmakers reject Gov Aiyedatiwa’s peace moves, insist on speaker’s removal

“If there is no hidden agenda, I see no reason why Mr Governor should be protecting one Speaker. And if there is a hidden agenda,...

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Premium Times Nigeria launches initiative to expand access to affordable cooking gas

According to the Decade of Gas, the Bayelsa activation signals the start of a state-by-state rollout that will bring the benefits...

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Premium Times Sholademi reflects on Nigeria’s historic archery medal haul at African Championships

Competing with borrowed equipment after his bow went missing during transit, Sholademi played a key role as Nigeria won one gold,...

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Premium Times PDP, others commemorate Funsho Williams 20 years after killing

Mr Williams was killed at his residence in Dolphin Estate, Ikoyi, Lagos, on 27July 2006, shortly before the PDP was expected to ch...

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Premium Times Cross River raises health workers’ retirement age

Health workers in administrative positions, however, are excluded from the extension. The post Cross River raises health workers’...

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TechCabal Cape Verde got the world’s attention. Francophone African tech still needs it.

Cape Verde’s sudden global visibility mirrors a bigger problem: Francophone African startups are still fighting for investor atten...

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TechCabal Egyptian startup Fincart raises $2.8 million to expand AI commerce platform

The raise comes one year after Fincart's undisclosed pre-seed round and coincides with the startup’s pivot from a logistics manage...

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Premium Times Seven feared dead, two UniAbuja students injured in truck crash near campus gate

The accident, which occurred at 11:40 a.m. beneath the pedestrian bridge near the university entrance, involved eight vehicles and...

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