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Nigeria’s U-17 Women Football team, the Flamingos defeated their Japanese counterparts 2-1 to emerge champions of the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Rabat, Morocco, on Saturday.

Nigeria’s Zenith Bank Plc has awarded ₦190 million to 13 winners across three innovation competitions at the sixth edition of its flagship technology event, Zenith Bank Tech Fair 2026: Future Forward 6.0, reinforcing its commitment to nurturing innovation, accelerating digital advancement and empowering the next generation of African technology leaders.

The Financial Services Industry led the activity chart on the floor of Nigerian exchange with 1.983 billion shares valued at ₦126.627 billion traded in 84,899 deals.

Gabon and China are strengthening their cooperation in infrastructure, energy, and new technologies through a series of agreements signed on Thursday in Shanghai.

The Group Chief Executive of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), Mr. Bashir Ojulari, says reforms in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector have added 600,000 barrels per day (bps).

President John Mahama of Ghana secured a number of concrete commitments in the just concluded Russia -Africa Summit held in direct talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Russia.

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has released its Côte d’Ivoire Country Brief, providing an in-depth examination of the West African nation’s macroeconomic outlook, regional and international trade dynamics, financial sector development and debt sustainability profile.

FirstBank, West Africa’s premier financial institution and the leading financial inclusion service provider, has announced the integration of Google Pay for eligible cardholders, enabling access to the global digital wallet platform.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and US President Donald Trump’s Africa adviser, Massad Boulos, have held a telephone conversation to discuss regional developments and the delimitation of maritime boundaries.

A former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has warned against the dangers of uncontrolled Artificial Intelligence (AI), urging Nigeria to develop the capacity to deploy the technology in addressing grassroots challenges.