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China marked the Spring Festival with lion and dragon dances at the Badaling Great Wall on 19 February 2026. The shows formed part of New Year celebrations linked to the Year of the Fire Horse.

Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed Madagascar's President Michael Randrianirina to the Kremlin on Thursday, pledging to deepen bilateral ties across multiple sectors and collaborate on international platforms.

The youngest son of former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe was in police custody Thursday following the shooting of a gardener at the family's Johannesburg home, as South African police launch an attempted murder investigation.

After 35 days of rain, France battles major floods, evacuations and power cuts while forecasters say rivers will keep rising despite drier weather ahead.

By Udeme Akpan The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has reminded operators, contractors and service companies in Nigeria’s upstream oil and gas sector of their statutory obligation to remit one per cent Nigerian Content Development Fund (NCDF) levy into bank accounts officially designated by the Board. In a statement, Executive Secretary of the Board, […] The post Remittance of 1% Nigerian content levy still mandatory — NCDMB appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Rosemary Iwunze There are indications that young workers are aggressively saving towards their retirement, as over 70 per cent of new Retirement Savings Accounts (RSAs), registered in the third quarter of 2025, Q3’25, were below 40 years. According to data released by the Pension Fund Operators Association of Nigeria, PenOp, in Q3’25, a total of 129,154 […] The post Young workers embrace retirement savings with 74.6% registration appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Babajide Komolafe Governor of Niger State, Umar Bago, has assured the National Sugar Development Council (NSDC) and the Lee Group of its commitment to the emergence of another massive sugar project in the state. Speaking at a meeting with the NSDC and Lee Group teams in the Government House, Minna, the visibly excited governor urged […] The post NSDC, Lee Group to set up massive sugar project in Niger appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Emma Ujah,  ABUJA — Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, has warned that about 50 percent of low-income countries are in or approaching debt distress, requiring urgent actions. It was not clear where Nigeria stands on his assertion but based on World Bank classifications for 2024–2026, Nigeria is classified as […] The post Edun raises alarm over rising debt service burden appeared first on Vanguard News.

To meet its urgent development needs, what Africa requires are institutional platforms that can raise long-term patient capital. The solution is available.

A total of 898.5 million shares, valued at N38.5 billion, were traded in 61,953 transactions. The post Nigerian equities market extends gains by 1.38%, investors gain N1.7trn appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.