[dailymotion code="x7lc0i7" autoplay="yes"] Mayor of Johannesburg Herman Mashaba has said it "was not necessary" for South Africa to apologise to Nigeria for the recent xenophobic attacks. "No, there is nothing for me to apologise about," Mashaba said on CNBC Africa's Political Capital on Tuesday. "What do you expect me to really apologise for?" Nigerians and…

Growing up in an era where cigarette adverts were permitted to air on television and radio, it was a tad difficult to miss those deceptive cuts that told us it was a mark of pristine masculinity to puff on neatly wrapped nicotine.  It was also one of those ads - St. Moritz’s - that introduced…

E-commerce giant faces legal threats Jumia Technologies AG, Africa's biggest e-commerce operator, has sacked three top management staff after discovering inflated sales figures in its Nigerian business, a source at the company said. Although Jumia claimed that the staff were suspended pending the review of the "improper sales practices," the source insisted they were not…

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari Monday said eight years of his leadership will prepare the ground for 100 million Nigerians to be out of poverty in the next 10 years. "Our Administration’s eight years will have laid the grounds for lifting 100 million Nigerians out of poverty in 10 years," Buhari told his ministers-designate at a…

Blaqbonez may not be the most widely known Nigerian rapper, but at the moment there is hardly anyone generating enough buzz. That, in itself, is not even the story. It is the cockiness and self-assurance behind his belief that he is the best rapper not even in Nigeria but in Africa. And yes, he believes…

When Uber first hit the streets of Lagos in July 2014, it marked the beginning of a new phase in the use of technology in Nigeria's transportation sector. Ride-hailing offered easy and classy commute through the commercial nerve-centre of Africa’s most populous country. Besides, it offers a wide range of people an avenue to earn…

For more than 10 years, PayCom has been working in Nigeria, focusing on mobile payments. A recapitalisation policy by Nigeria’s Central Bank threatened to push it out of existence until Opera Software acquired the controlling shares in the company in 2017. That singular investment by Opera has morphed into a revolution that has launched PayCom…

The United States Government Tuesday said it has imposed visa restrictions on some Nigerian politicians, which it said undermined Nigerian democracy. It, however, did not name who the politicians were, their parties and specific offences. “The Secretary of State is imposing visa restrictions on Nigerians believed to be responsible for, or complicit in, undermining democracy…

A 53-year-old Nigerian priest in the church of England is fighting to marry his partner, also a Nigerian. As a priest, the Church allows Jide Macaulay to be gay. But an outright marriage to his partner is not permitted. He can live with him in a celibate relationship but cannot get married in the church.…

Former Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun's rejoinder to Premium Times’ publication on his hand over of firearms and ammunition to the Ogun State command of the Nigerian police has raised more questions than answers. The Nigerian newspaper said Amosun, on the eve of him handing over the rein of the state’s leadership to his archnemesis…

Former Ogun State governor Ibikunle Amosun Tuesday denied handing over 1000 AK 47 rifles to Ogun State Police Command hours to the end of his tenure in May. Online news platform, Premium Times (PT), reported on Monday that the former governor handed over 1,000 AK-47 assault rifles, 1,000 bulletproof vests, and four million bullets to…

It is another Ramadan. Apart from being a month during which Muslims can bump up their spirituality, it is a month that is replete with fun and beautiful camaraderie. It is in this month that the spirit of the togetherness that Islam preaches can be seen at its peak. During Ramadan, Muslims are enjoined to…