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Following Monday’s announcement of the lifting of United Arab Emirates visa ban on Nigeria, air travelers have raised concerns over a 300 per cent visa fee hike observed on the United Arab Emirates document verification website. 

Nigerian travellers raise concern over ₦640,000 UAE visa fee hike

The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu says the signing of the joint venture deal with CIG Motors to roll out 5,000 new smart taxis is part of moves to drive integrated urban solutions across all verticals of public transportation. 

Sanwo-Olu: Lagos, CIG Motors sign joint venture deal to roll out 5,000 new smart taxis

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu gets set to launch the student loan scheme on Wednesday to mark the commencement of the programme implementation. 

Nigeria set to commence student loan scheme implementation 

The Founder and CEO of Murtala Muhammed Foundation, Aisha Muhammed-Oyebode says there is the need to enhance intelligence and security networks to address insurgency attacks around the Lake Chad basin. 

Muhammed-Oyebode: Enhanced intelligence & security network to tackle insurgency

The Head of Parasitology and Medical Entomology at the Research Institute In Health Sciences, Abdoulaye Diabaté says malaria is tightly linked to poverty. 

Diabaté: Malaria is tightly linked to poverty

Cocoa prices are rallying sharply to fresh 2-week highs. 

How European cocoa demand is fueling price rally

The Professional Fighters League has introduced PFL Africa, which joins PFL Europe and PFL MENA as part of the franchise network of regional leagues forming the Champions League of Mixed Martial Arts. 

Professional Fighters League introduces PFL Africa

A report by Moniepoint shows that unemployment is a major factor why Nigerians start an informal business which makes up 89.4 per cent of the about 40 million Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises in the country.

Moniepoint: 58% of Nigeria’s informal workforce below 34 years  

Ghana’s inflation has dropped to 22.8 per cent in June this year recording the third consecutive month of slowdown since April this year. 

Ghana’s inflation slows to 22.8% in June 2024

Nigeria's Minister of Youth Development, Jamil Bio Ibrahim says focus is on ensuring gainful employment of youths while leveraging digital platforms to deploy skills and knowledge in priority sectors. 

Ibrahim: Mastercard Foundation 2024 Edtech Conference shows commitment to youths

The Lead Partner at Cardinal Professional Services, Emmanuel Onasami believes the implementation framework of the ECOWAS single currency, ECO will address lingering issues of local currencies’ volatility. 

Onasami: ECO framework to address local currencies’ volatility concerns

The Regional Director for Africa at the United Nations Development Programme, Ahunna Eziakonwa says the launch of the Timbuktoo Fintech hub in Lagos is the first of ten Pan-African thematic tech hubs to drive innovation on the continent. 

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