Nigeria is emerging as both a powerful travel source market and an increasingly attractive destination, according to new research from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG). The report positions Nigeria to benefit from a projected $15 trillion global leisure travel market by 2040—if it plays its cards right. BCG’s Unpacking the $15 …
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South Africa has been ranked the fourth-best country in the world for travel in the 2025 Telegraph Travel Awards, making it the highest-placed African nation on the list. Botswana also featured prominently, taking the 10th spot and cementing its status as one of Africa’s leading eco-tourism destinations. The Telegraph Travel Awards, …
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GHANA has identified a staggering 67,311 ghost workers on its government payroll, leading to the recovery of GH₵150.4 million (about $14.4 million) in unearned salaries. The revelation was made by Minister of Finance Dr Cassiel Ato Forson during his presentation of the 2025 mid-year budget review in Parliament on Thursday, July 24. …
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THE Federal Ministry of Education has debunked a misleading report by The Punch Newspaper claiming that the minimum age for admission into Junior Secondary School 1 (JSS1) has been raised to 12 years. In a statement released on Friday in Abuja by the Ministry’s Director of Press, Mrs Folasade Boriowo, …
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THE Council of Registered Builders of Nigeria (CORBON) has announced the creation of a new register to formally recognise and regulate other key players in the building industry, including building technologists, technicians, and craftsmen. Speaking at a news conference on Friday in Abuja, CORBON Chairman, Dr Samson Opaluwah, said the …
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THE Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has appointed Manu Garba as Head Coach of Nigeria’s U-17 men’s team (Golden Eaglets), while Moses Aduku takes charge of the National U-20 Women’s team (Falconets). The NFF’s Head of Communications, Ademola Olajire, announced the appointments via a statement issued on Friday, July 25, 2025. …
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The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has announced the commencement of the institution’s online registration for the Post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (Post-UTME) screening exercise for the 2025/2026 academic session. UNILAG announced this in a statement on Friday, July 25, 2025. The Post-UTME screening, which applies to all undergraduate programmes, will commence …
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Nigeria’s inimitable businessman, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has retired from Dangote Cement. A report by The Eagle Online said on Friday. Before his retirement from the cement arm of his multisectoral businesses, Dangote had served on the board of the company and was its Chairman. The report said that a replacement …
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Peter Obi, former presidential candidate of the Labor Party (LP), on Friday donated N20 million to the dentistry department of the University of Calabar (UniCal). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the donation which was made in Calabar in the presence of some of the students of the …
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Transcorp Hotels Plc has reported a revenue growth of N47.6 billion in the first half of the year. This is a 60.07 per cent rise from the N29.7 billion generated as revenue within the same period under review in 2024. Transcorp Hotels announced this in its unaudited financial report for …
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