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Verve, the leading African payment card scheme powered by the Interswitch Group, has crossed a major milestone with over 100 million Verve cards issued across the continent. The achievement was announced during a media briefing in Lagos, where Chidi Oluaoha, Divisional Head of Growth Marketing (Paytoken and MVNO) at Interswitch, delivered a keynote speech on

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Chairperson of the World Customs Organisation (WCO) Council and Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Adewale Adeniyi, says his recent election is a testament to the rising credibility of African Customs administrations and Nigeria’s reform-driven progress on the global stage. Speaking during the WCO’s flagship interactive forum, The Customs Exchange: Conversations with Global

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Nigeria is missing out on the rapidly expanding $27.08 billion global pineapple market due to low-value exports and massive post-harvest losses, according to Okekunle Akintunde, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, National Pineapple Growers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria. Despite producing 1.54 million tonnes of pineapple annually, the country captures only a tiny fraction

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Managing Director of the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, has revealed that about 90 per cent of the waste generated and discarded in Lagos holds an estimated value of $2.5 billion. He reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to building a cleaner, more sustainable Lagos and urged residents to stop indiscriminate waste disposal,

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Abuja buzzed with excitement on Monday, December 1st, as High Chief Obio Oloyejulius—entrepreneur, entertainment promoter, and real estate investor—honoured several recipients with plots of land at a star-studded ceremony in the nation’s capital. The event, unusually vibrant for a weekday, attracted prominent figures from Nigeria’s entertainment and cultural sectors. Nollywood favourites Mercy Aigbe, Toyin Abraham,

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Nigerian Breweries has rolled out its festive season campaign, putting Desperados at the forefront of delivering entertainment, creativity, and immersive experiences to young audiences across the country. Themed “Clock the Vibe,” the campaign kicked off with a lively Homecoming Party, setting the tone for a December filled with concerts, cultural events, and youth-centred festivities. As

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Actress Bimbo Akintola has opened up about a harrowing period in her life, revealing that she was stalked by a man for more than nine years, enduring up to 50 phone calls a day along with disturbing and graphic messages. Speaking in an interview with Chude Jideonwo, Akintola said she kept the situation hidden from

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Music executive Don Jazzy has issued a stern warning to an X (formerly Twitter) user impersonating him to promote a fake online giveaway. The impersonator had used Don Jazzy’s name and photo to post a misleading message, prompting unsuspecting followers to believe the supposed giveaway was coming from the Mavin Records boss. Reacting from his

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Media personality Dorcas Shola Fapson, widely known as Ms DSF, has urged Nigerians earning comfortable incomes at home to think twice before relocating abroad, noting that moving overseas does not automatically translate to a better life. Speaking on a podcast with Jay On Air, Ms DSF explained that many people wrongly assume that living in

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Reality TV star Queen Mercy has addressed the online criticism surrounding her recent marriage breakdown with David Oyekanmi, rejecting claims that she is a prostitute and expressing frustration over false rumours. In a statement shared on Instagram, the former beauty queen questioned how she could be labelled in such a way for events that occurred

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