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Seplat, which is listed in both Lagos and London, also announced a fourth-quarter dividend of US5 cents per share and a special dividend of US3.3 cents on Thursday. The post Seplat’s annual revenue leaps 150% to N4.1 trillion, but profit slightly grows appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

The authority says a structural audit will determine the extent of damage at the affected terminal of Lagos airport, as officials confirm no casualties were recorded in the fire incident. The post MMIA fire: FAAN board orders structural audit, says no casualties recorded appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

Zambia has halted a proposed $1 billion US health funding agreement over clauses tying aid to mining partnerships, joining Zimbabwe and Kenya in pushing back against what African nations view as sovereignty-compromising conditions.

Flooding tied to El Niño Costero devastates Peru, killing dozens and damaging hundreds of kilometres of roads as a nationwide emergency speeds relief.

Russian overnight drone and missile attacks struck Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia, injuring civilians, damaging apartment blocks and cutting heating to hundreds of homes.

At least 7,667 people died or went missing on migration routes globally in 2025, the UN migration agency reported Thursday, warning the true toll is likely higher and calling the ongoing losses a "global failure."

Ghana's licensed cocoa buyers are staggering under up to $750 million in debt to banks, the Licensed Cocoa Buyers Association revealed Thursday, as delayed payments from regulator Cocobod and falling global prices squeeze the sector supplying half the world's cocoa.

Spanning some 150 million hectares, the forests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are among the most coveted in the world. In 2023, after four years of negotiations and bureaucratic hurdles, villages in the Yainyongo community secured official rights to 11,000 hectares in Tshopo Province.

We find out how IFAD is transforming farm losses into bankable opportunities for rural youth and local markets and ECOWAS promised cheaper regional flights after aviation tax cuts — but high fares and conflicting national policies are stalling reforms.

The head of the World Economic Forum is stepping down. Børge Brende announced Thursday he’s resigning as president and CEO of the group best known for its annual gathering in Davos.