Afreximbank
CANEX WKND Opening Ceremony Highlights $105 Million in Announced Financing Agreements
Two financing agreements described during the opening ceremony of CANEX WKND 2026 in Lagos had a combined stated value of $105 million,…
Category: Nigeria
Africa
Nigeria Beat Brazil 3–1 to Reach First FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Final
Nigeria's Flamingos have reached the final of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup for the first time after defeating Brazil 3–1 in…
Africa
Nigeria Beat Mexico to Reach U-17 Women’s World Cup Quarterfinals as Kenya Exit
Nigeria's Flamingos have advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup after defeating Mexico 2–1 in the round…
Art & Culture
Nigeria’s Kakanda Wins Top Prize at Cannes Pan-African Film Festival
Nigerian film Kakanda, directed by Toka Mcbaror, has won the best feature-length fiction award at the 2026 Festival International du Film Panafricain…
Economy
Nigeria Targets $250 Million in Pension-Backed Infrastructure Investment as Long-Term Capital Search Intensifies
Nigeria’s pension industry plans an initial $250 million infrastructure investment programme over ten years, sharpening the debate over how domestic institutional capital…
Art & Culture
Nigeria Wants CANEX to Turn African Creative Talent Into Trade, Investment and Intellectual Property
As Lagos prepares to host CANEX WKND 2026, Nigeria and Afreximbank are positioning the gathering around a bigger proposition: turning Africa’s creative…
Africa
Lagos Becomes the Choreography in Qudus Onikeku’s New Berlin Performance
Qudus Onikeku and QDance Company are taking Lagos to the Berlin stage through dance, sound, fashion and archives, treating the Nigerian megacity…
Africa
West African University Games Open in Ile-Ife With Sport and Regional Exchange in Focus
Universities from across West Africa are gathering at Obafemi Awolowo University for the 15th West African University Games, combining multi-sport competition with…
Art & Culture
King Sunny Adé at 80: How Jùjú Music Became a Global African Cultural Export
King Sunny Adé’s 80th birthday offers more than a moment of celebration. His six-decade career shows how a deeply Nigerian sound became…
Development
Nigeria’s $300 Million Renewable Energy Fund Moves From Planning to Capital Deployment
Nigeria’s $300 million Distributed Renewable Energy Fund has reached commercial launch, creating a dedicated investment platform for mini-grids, standalone solar and other…