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The Federal Government has backed the launch of MyCityApp, a Nigerian city discovery and tourism platform designed to aggregate festivals, concerts and lifestyle experiences on a single digital calendar. The platform was unveiled on Monday during the Ember2Remember National Stakeholders’ Conference in Victoria Island, Lagos. The launch also marked the commencement of the 100-Day Tourism Calendar, an initiative aimed at harnessing Nigeria’s September-to-December festive season to create jobs, attract investment and grow the country’s tourism and creative economy. The conference brought together government officials, tourism operators, event organisers and private-sector players to explore ways of converting the festive period into…

Former Deputy Senate Majority Leader, Senator Bala Na’Allah, has said he remains a member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, but will support whichever political party his constituents choose ahead of the 2027 general elections. Na’Allah made the disclosure during an interview on Arise TV’s Prime Time on Monday. The former senator, who withdrew from the APC senatorial primary ahead of the exercise in May after alleging that the outcome had been predetermined, was asked whether he would support the ruling party in the 2027 election. Responding, Na’Allah said his loyalty as a Democrat was ultimately to the wishes of…

Goals from in-form forward Calvert-Lewin, Okafor and Bogle boost Leeds’ standing in the league table.Published On 15 Sep 202615 Sep 2026Leeds United put four goals past Newcastle United in a 4-1 drubbing to climb up to third in the Premier League table and inflict a punishing first defeat for Magpies boss Matthias Jaissle.A Lewis Miley own goal opened the floodgates before Jayden Bogle, Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Noah Okafor completed the rout at Elland Road on Monday.Newcastle had made a positive start under Jaissle despite the upheaval of losing manager Eddie Howe and key players Anthony Gordon, Bruno Guimaraes and Sandro…

Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, has seen his fortune rise to $51.3 billion, according to Forbes, pushing him into the world’s top 40 richest people as shares in his Dangote Refinery opened to public investors on Monday. The commencement of the offer on September 14 marks a major milestone for the privately controlled refinery, which is seeking to raise up to $1.6 billion in what is expected to be Africa’s biggest initial public offering. The offer comprises 4.1 billion shares priced at N525 each, with a minimum subscription of 10 shares, or N5,250. Dangote’s wealth rose by almost $20 billion…

Younger drinkers in England and Wales will be able to prove their age with a digital ID starting this week as new laws give pubs, off-licences, nightclubs and restaurants the right to use biometric scanning technology to check customers are over 18.Customers will be able to download software that scans their faces into their own phone to generate a QR code proving their age based on a stored proof of age. Other tech under consideration as part of the government push to digitise age verification for alcohol sales include a device which scans the veins in a drinker’s finger to…

More than 300,000 olive ridley turtles have arrived at a beach in southern Mexico with thousands surging ashore in the latest mass nesting. But hotter, drier conditions linked to climate change are threatening hatchling survival.Published On 15 Sep 202615 Sep 2026Share Spectacular turtle nesting event in southern Mexico on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

One of the environmental groups which brought the legal challenges, Uplift, has described OEUK’s calls for support as a “fantasy” and says the North Sea is an “ultra-mature” basin with very little reserves left.It said that instead of listening to the “self-interested demands” of the oil companies, Andy Burnham should instead be listening to people whose homes were destroyed in the summer’s wildfires.Director Tessa Khan added: “The UK has burned most of its gas and what’s left is mostly oil, the vast majority of which is exported and sold on international markets. New drilling will do nothing to bring down…

70 Up9pm, ITV1Asif Kapadia directs the final instalment of the long-running documentary (it first aired in 1964) and it does all its subjects – and their loyal viewers – proud. Meeting the now 70-year-olds again tugs at the existential heartstrings and some, such as cheeky dreamer Tony, have stayed close to their childhood selves, whereas the more mellow John worries about how he has been portrayed. Hannah VerdierRace Against the Tide7.30pm, BBC TwoThe upbeat sand-carving competition reaches its semi-final, as good a reason as any for host Iain Stirling to dress up as a Baywatch lifeguard. He gives the remaining…

President Bola Tinubu has directed the release of funds due to Nigeria’s regional development commissions, warning their boards and management against corruption, waste and projects that do not directly benefit the people. Mr Tinubu gave the directive on Monday while declaring open the first North Central Stakeholders Development Summit organised by the North Central Development Commission (NCDC). The president was represented at the event by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume. Mr Tinubu said the federal government would continue to provide political and financial support to the commissions to enable them to implement projects that unlock…

• Africa’s richest man projects group’s market cap to reach $350bn by 2030   •Promises strong returns, generational wealth for investors • Says company has transformed Nigeria into refining, export hub   •NGX Chair: Offer represents milestone for Africa’s capital markets •Sanwo-Olu: IPO is watershed moment for continent’s financial markets   •Company to list on US stock exchange in three years Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja and  Peter Uzoho, Kayode Tokede in Lagos A global investor rush for a stake in Africa’s biggest refinery took centre stage yesterday as the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals formally opened its N2.15 trillion Initial Public Offer (IPO)…