AFCON 2025: Senegal, Mali renew rivalry as history, grit collide in quarter-final

By Victor Okoye, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Senegal and Mali will reignite a storied rivalry when history and grit collide in a high-stakes AFCON 2025 quarter-final at the Grande Stade de Tangier on Friday, with kick-off scheduled for 5 p.m. (Nigerian time). Senegal has made Tangier their fortress, playingContinue Reading

Boosting economic diversification in Nigeria through AfCFTA

By Vivian Emoni, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Nigeria’s participation in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) represents a strategic effort to leverage Africa’s vast single market to drive economic diversification, industrialisation, job creation and sustainable growth. The AfCFTA seeks to remove tariff and non-tariff barriers, facilitate the freeContinue Reading

How Saudi Arabia’s sporting surge adds spark to AFCON 2025

By Muhyideen Jimoh As the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025 in Morocco reaches the knockout stage, Saudi Arabia’s quiet sporting rise is adding unexpected spice, linking Africa’s biggest tournament to a fast-shifting global football order. Saudi Arabia,which says it’s not investing in sports for spectacle alone, sees football asContinue Reading

Digital revolution: NDPC and the task of deepening data protection

  By Ijeoma Olorunfemi, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) As the world continues to morph into a global village, interaction and transactions are fast moving into the digital arena. In modern era, the internet has become the centre piece of financial, social and economic interaction. E-governance, e-banking, interconnectivity, among othersContinue Reading

Nigeria’s middle class slipping into poverty

By Okeoghene Akubuike, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) For decades, Nigeria’s middle class symbolised stability, aspiration and economic balance, families that could afford decent housing, educate their children, access healthcare and still save for the future. Today, however that sense of security is rapidly slipping away. Rising inflation, weak purchasingContinue Reading