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Nigeria’s $34 Billion Healthcare Market Attracts Private Investment as Medicine Imports Expose Bigger Gap

Nigeria’s healthcare market is becoming too large for investors to ignore, with Nigerians projected to spend about $34 billion on healthcare in 2026, according to recent industry reports. The rising spending is attracting greater interest in private hospitals, diagnostics, pharmaceuticals and other medical infrastructure. But the opportunity comes with a major weakness: Nigeria still imports…

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Houthi Advance Toward Bab al-Mandeb Raises New Red Sea Shipping Threat as Hormuz Crisis Deepens

The Houthi capture of Mocha port in Yemen has created a new threat to international shipping as the Iran-backed group pushes closer to the strategic Bab al-Mandeb Strait. The development comes as tensions around the Strait of Hormuz crisis continue to disrupt energy markets. Together, the two flashpoints are raising concerns about what could happen…

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Sowore Supports Cannabis Exports as Nigeria Debates Whether the Crop Could Become a Revenue Source

African Action Congress presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has renewed calls for Nigeria to reconsider its approach to cannabis, arguing that the plant could become a source of export earnings, jobs and industrial materials if properly regulated. Speaking on the BTC Podcast, Sowore proposed large-scale cannabis exports from Nigeria, pointing to low-THC varieties and uses beyond…

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Charly Boy 999 Memoir Launch: Why Obasanjo’s Role Makes the London Tour Significant

Veteran Nigerian entertainer and activist Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, is taking his memoir 999 beyond Nigeria, with former President Olusegun Obasanjo set to lead dignitaries at the London launch. The international memoir tour will later move to Germany and Kenya, turning the book launch into more than a literary event. It gives…

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Nigeria’s Manufacturing Sector Hits Strongest 2026 Expansion as Food and Pharma Lead Growth

Nigeria’s manufacturing sector recorded its strongest business performance of 2026 in August, according to the latest Business Confidence Monitor from the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG). The improvement was part of a wider recovery in business activity. Nigeria’s Current Business Performance Index rose from 108.6 points in July to 112.7 points in August, its highest…

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BRICS Summit 2026 in India Tests Whether the Expanded Bloc Can Stay United Amid Global Conflicts

The 18th BRICS Summit 2026 in India is bringing some of the world’s most influential emerging economies together at a time when international conflicts are making cooperation harder. Vice President Kashim Shettima is leading Nigeria’s delegation to the summit in New Delhi, where leaders are expected to discuss global governance, economic cooperation and major international…

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ASUU Strike Threat Returns as Unpaid Salaries and 2025 Agreement Remain Unresolved

Nigeria’s public universities are again facing the possibility of disruption as the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) threatens industrial action over unpaid salaries and the unresolved implementation of the 2025 agreement with the Federal Government. The latest warning is not happening in isolation. Across several universities, ASUU branches have already moved from complaints to…

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Nimmy Ferrari’s Parents Clash Over Her House After Actress Is Buried Days Before Housewarming

The death of 26-year-old Nollywood actress and content creator Adesanya Nimota Omotolani, popularly known as Nimmy Ferrari, has taken another painful turn after her parents publicly disagreed over her burial and newly completed house. Nimmy died on September 6, 2026, in Sagamu, Ogun State, following reported complications from a surgical procedure. She was buried at…

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Ukraine’s Deepest Drone Strike Hits Russian Gas Region 3,000km Away

Ukraine has carried out what its Special Operations Forces described as its deepest drone strike inside Russia, hitting major gas facilities more than 3,000 kilometres from the Ukrainian border. The September 9 operation targeted the Novy Urengoy and Purovsky gas condensate plants in Russia’s Yamalo-Nenets region, one of the country’s most important oil and gas-producing…

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