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Chairman of Cavista Holdings and the Corporate Council on Africa, Niyi Olajide, has called on African leaders to remove bureaucratic barriers to create an enabling environment for businesses to thrive on the continent. Olajide said this when he spoke at the 10th Anniversary Chieftaincy Installation ceremony at the Ooni of Ife’s Palace, where he emphasised that Africa’s economic future depends on nations establishing practical frameworks for regional cooperation and private sector growth. Olajide argued that Africa’s 1.4 billion people and combined GDP of over $3tn remain underutilised due to fragmented markets and strict cross-border business policies. “Nigeria’s prosperity is inextricably…

Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle’s final 28-man squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco blends experience with fresh talent as Nigeria chase a fourth continental title. The squad features established stars like Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman alongside exciting newcomers, including Ebenezer Akinsanmiro, PETER AKINBO and OLAMIDE ABE write GOALKEEPERS Francis Uzoho (Omonia, Cyprus) 21 caps Francis Uzoho made his senior international debut in November 2017, replacing Daniel Akpeyi during a 4–2 friendly win over Argentina, and quickly rose to prominence within the Super Eagles set-up. He was Nigeria’s first-choice goalkeeper at the 2018 World Cup in…

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Trump family-backed World Liberty Financial has proposed using 5% of the project’s WLFI token treasury to grow the supply of its stablecoin USD1. The proposal was posted to the World Liberty Financial governance forum on Wednesday, with the team highlighting the importance of increasing USD1 supply to keep up with “an increasingly competitive stablecoin landscape.” The proposal outlines that the additional supply would help spread “USD1 use cases across select high-profile CeFi & DeFi partnerships,” with increased adoption helping to create more “value capture” opportunities in the WLFI ecosystem.  “As USD1 grows, more users, platforms, institutions, and chains integrate with World Liberty Financial…

Selena Gomez laughed off a comment on her “mustache.” In a video she shared via Instagram on Tuesday, December 16, Gomez, 33, explained why it might look like she has a shadow on her upper lip while going makeup-free. “Someone made me laugh because they asked me, ‘How do you shave your mustache?’” she said. She then confirmed that she doesn’t have an actual mustache, but the shadow is actually “melasma.” “I take care of it and treat it, but yeah, it’s there,” the Only Murders in the Building star added. Gomez noted that she wasn’t upset at the fan…

President Bola Tinubu will on Friday present the 2026 Appropriation Bill to a joint sitting of the National Assembly, setting the stage for legislative scrutiny of the federal government’s fiscal proposals for the new year. According to internal arrangements communicated to lawmakers and parliamentary staff, the budget presentation, scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Friday, 19 December, will take place in the House of Representatives chamber. Ahead of the event, the presidency is expected to formally notify the House of Representatives when plenary resumes on Thursday, with the President Tinubu’s request to address the joint session to be read on the…

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has commended the Akwa Ibom State Government for preparing the Victor Attah International Airport in Uyo for International flights in April 2026. Mr Keyamo made this statement on Wednesday during a meeting with Akwa Ibom officials, federal officials, and workers at the Victor Attah Airport. Mr Keyamo, accompanied by Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State, inspected the airport facilities to assess the level of preparedness for the international flight. He said the state was ahead of the planned takeoff scheduled. The minister expressed satisfaction with the standard of facilities and…

Udom Inoyo, the former ExxonMobil chief, must be a fulfilled man. A few years ago, he came up with an extraordinary idea — that of instituting an award to boost investigative journalism in Akwa Ibom State. It was the first of its kind. At that time, not a few people thought he was trying to advance his political profile by cuddling the media. This was shortly after his retirement from the international oil firm as executive vice chairman. It is possible that those who bandied the opinion were not completely misguided, because he was assumed to be in the race…

A Delta State High Court sitting in Orerokpe has issued an interim injunction stopping the Nigeria Police Force from enforcing the tinted glass permit policy scheduled to take effect on January 2, 2026. The ruling was delivered on Wednesday by Justice Joe Egwu in a suit filed by Israel Joe against the Inspector-General of Police, the Nigeria Police Force, and the Commissioner of Police, Delta State Command. The case is marked HOR/FHR/M/31/2025. Joe urged the court to restrain the police from implementing or continuing the enforcement of the tinted glass permit policy pending the hearing and determination of the substantive…

The Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, on Wednesday conducted its Ward and Local Government Congresses in Lagos State. DAILY POST reports that the congresses, monitored by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and held in Ikorodu, produced new ward and LG executives. Leading the PRP national delegation, Mr Wolimoh Olajide, the party National Youth Leader and Chairman of the Congresses, said that the exercise marked a milestone in the party’s reorganisation process ahead of 2027. Olajide, who commended the peaceful conduct of party delegates, described the process as transparent and democratic. “This process and conduct of every delegate reflects…