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Lagos-based FCMB wants to raise $63 million in Nigeria’s first private credit fund trib.al/0VwiYZw

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Podcasts bring southern Africa's liberation struggle to life – thanks to an innovative new audio archive theconversation.com/podcasts-bring…

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Ghana’s annual inflation slows to a 28-month low in July, opening the way for a rate cut trib.al/4E3BdrF

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NNPC: We are selling petrol at half the landing cost — but it is not subsidy | TheCable thecable.ng/nnpc-we-are-se…

Today, I became the FIRST African athlete to win a Paralympic medal in badminton 🏸 I look forward to the challenges ahead, approaching them with great determination and perseverance.…✨💨 Thanks

Africa’s largest oil refinery is on the brink of producing significant volumes of gasoline, a landmark moment with the potential to transform the global market for the fuel trib.al/MUJHNsp

Computer scientist Chinasa Okolo makes Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people in artificial intelligence gazettengr.com/computer-scien…

China Harbour Engineering agreed to build a 68-kilometer railway in Lagos, the Nigerian commercial hub known for traffic snarl-ups that leave commuters stranded for hours trib.al/mn6lwr1

Nigeria’s UTM Offshore has received approval to build the West African nation’s first-ever floating liquefied natural gas facility — five years after it was first announced trib.al/el3jwTZ

A Sudanese medical doctor, Muddather Ahmed Yahya Basher, has made headlines after braving floodwaters to swim to his hospital to perform a life-saving surgery. punchng.com/sudanese-docto…

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BREAKING NEWS: Innoson Vehicles Produce Their First Electric Car. it was produced by “Innoson Vehicles” in their manufacturing plant in Nnewi, Anambra State.

Nigeria’s government raised $900 million in its first domestic auction of dollar-denominated bonds, almost double the targeted amount trib.al/12OEBQd

Nigeria’s naira gained the most in almost two months after the West African nation announced that its debut domestic dollar-bond issue attracted significant demand trib.al/ewm4HLY

When Elinor Ostrom applied for a PhD in economics she was turned away. She took on a different doctorate and in 2009 was the first woman to receive the prize in economic sciences. This year's prize will be announced on 14 October - get the news here first.