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Woolworths raised prices for popular items – including a 33% mark up on chicken fillets – within days of promising to freeze prices on 300 “family staples” for three months to help customers with the cost of living.Pricing data, compiled by comparison website CW Scanner and provided to Guardian Australia, shows the supermarket chain increasing the prices of at least four key products after starting the three-month “Price Freeze” promotion on 1 May.The supermarket nearly doubled the price of a 420g can of Woolworths “Mexican Style 3 Bean Mix” during the promotional period – from 60c to $1 on 17…

Speaking on the exhibition floor at GITEX Nigeria 2026 in Lagos, Chief Executive Officer of BluDive Technologies Limited, Mr Abdul-Azeez Musa, said it was high time the Nigerian tech ecosystem reduced its dependence on foreign technologies and strengthen its capacity to own and control critical technologies. Mr Musa stated: “It is high time for the Nigerian technology industry to begin owning certain technologies. There will always be room for partnerships, but we have become overly dependent on foreign technologies. The more control we have, the stronger our position becomes in building partnerships.” He explained that the push for greater technology…

A new report by eHealth Africa has revealed that more than 23 million children were reached and vaccinated against polio and other vaccine-preventable diseases across more than 205,000 settlements in Nigeria between January and June 2026. The report, titled “Expanding Reach, Readiness and Resilience: Data-Driven Health Systems Across Africa,” indicates that the vaccination figure was part of a broader set of interventions implemented during the first half of 2026. Digital tools support vaccination campaigns In partnership with its immunisation partners, eHealth Africa said it expanded the deployment of its in-house PlanFeld digital tool across 253 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in…

Algeria has severed its diplomatic ties with the UAE over what it described as provocative and hostile actions despite repeated warnings. The country’s foreign ministry announced the decision to cut ties with Abu Dhabi on Thursday in a statement. It comes after years of brewing diplomatic row over a range of issues. Al Jazeera, quoting Ennahar TV, an Algerian news channel, reported that Algeria plans to close its airspace to all UAE-registered civilian and military aircraft starting Friday. But it will allow UAE commercial flights to and from Algiers to use its airspace until the end of 2026, when the…

Nigeria’s Falconets played out a goalless draw with China PR in their second Group F match at the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Poland on Thursday. The encounter, played at the Arena Sosnowiec, leaves Nigeria with one point from two matches and facing a must-win final group game against New Caledonia on Sunday. The Falconets started brightly, with Janet Akekoromowei creating Nigeria’s first clear opportunity in the 17th minute. Nigeria grew into the contest as the first half progressed, with Kafayat Mafisere winning a corner in the 33rd minute before Akekoromowei came close again in the 38th minute…

See the show’s star, Cole Escola, disappoint Sarah Jessica Parker and Cynthia Nixon in teaser The hit Broadway satire, Oh, Mary!, about how supposedly unhappy Mary Todd Lincoln was in the weeks leading up to her husband President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, is headed to HBO. The version of the play, which has featured several notable stars playing Mary, will feature its writer and original star, Cole Escola, as Lincoln, alongside Giles Terera (in the role of “Mary’s Husband”), Bianca Leigh, Tony Macht And Michael Urie. The show’s original director, Sam Pinkleton, directed the production this past July in London. The…

Street Project Foundation (SPF) has announced the return of its flagship creative platform, the Do What U Love (DWUL) Festival, for its seventh edition. Taking place on Friday, 11th September 2026  in   Lagos, DWUL Festival 7.0 will bring together hundreds of young creatives, entrepreneurs, and industry stakeholders for a single day dedicated to the business and craft of creativity. This year’s theme, “The Creator’s Market,” reflects the festival’s continued commitment to positioning creativity as a viable and sustainable economic pathway for young Nigerians. The event will feature a packed programme including a creative pitch competition, a poetry slam, masterclasses, a panel discussion,…

Manchester United’s Argentinian defender #06 Lisandro Martinez (C) celebrates scoring the team’s fourth goal during the UEFA Champions League football match between Manchester United and Sabah FK at Old Trafford in Manchester, north west England, on September 10, 2026. (Photo by Darren Staples / AFP) Manchester United celebrated their return to the Champions League with a 4-0 thrashing of Sabah on Thursday, as Cesc Fabregas’s Como impressed on their debut in Europe’s premier club competition. Harry Kane and Michael Olise, with a brace, both scored in the week that they were nominated for the Ballon d’Or as Bayern Munich were…

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), through its Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX) programme, and TopTier Sports Management have announced plans for a landmark Legends Football Match to celebrate Nigeria’s celebrated mid-1990s football generation. The match, scheduled for 8 November at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan Lagos, will form part of the CANEX WKND 2026 programme and bring together football icons from Nigeria, Africa and beyond. The event will mark 30 years since Nigeria’s historic 1996 Atlanta Olympic triumph, while also celebrating the generation that won the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations and represented Nigeria at the 1994 FIFA World Cup. Temwa…

Nigeria’s U20 women’s national team, the Falconets, held China to a hard-fought 0-0 draw in their second Group F match of the ongoing 2026 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup in Poland on Thursday. The match at Arena Sosnowiec saw both sides create chances, but neither could find the breakthrough as Nigeria remained in contention for a place in the knockout rounds. Coach Moses Aduku’s side started brightly and created the first clear opportunity through Janet Akekoromowei in the 17th minute. Read Also: Falconets suffer 2-0 defeat to Spain in U20 Women’s World Cup opener Nigeria continued to threaten, with Kafayat…