Blog Column - VIP Magazine

CBN and NCC Join Forces to Fight Nigeria’s Electronic Fraud Epidemic

21 Apr 2026

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A landmark agreement between the Central Bank and the telecoms regulator targets SIM-swap scams, payment fraud, and identity theft in one of Africa’s fastest-growing digital...

SA Startup Raises $5.2M for AI Stethoscope That Detects TB in Minutes

20 Apr 2026

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AI Diagnostics’ Ostium device puts specialist-level tuberculosis screening in the hands of community health workers across Africa and Asia A Cape Town-based medical technology startup...

Dangote Makes TIME100 Again

16 Apr 2026

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The Nigerian industrialist joins Trump, Xi Jinping, and Pope Leo XIV on TIME’s 2026 list of the 100 most influential people, his second appearance in...

Union Bank Scandal: Audit Flags $100M+ in Questioned Withdrawals, Sparks Public Outrage

09 Apr 2026

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A forensic audit into Union Bank has ignited public anger after alleging that more than $100 million was improperly withdrawn under previous leadership, alongside a...

A Business Rebound Offers Nigeria a Fragile but Important Lift

01 Apr 2026

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Nigeria’s private sector is showing signs of recovery, and while the improvement is modest, it matters. After months of economic pressure, the latest business survey...

China Opens New Trade Front Against Washington

01 Apr 2026

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A new phase in the U.S.-China trade fight is taking shape after Beijing opened investigations into American trade practices, responding to fresh tariff moves from...

Nigeria’s Airline King Is Being Sued — and the Timing Is Everything

27 Mar 2026

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Allen Onyema turned Air Peace into a lifeline for millions of Nigerians. Now Lagos State is suing him for N94 million in alleged unpaid taxes...

Dangote Warns Middle East Crisis Could Force Nigerians Back to Working From Home

24 Mar 2026

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Africa’s richest man says escalating conflict and oil price volatility threaten to upend Nigeria’s fragile economic recovery Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man and the force...

Anthropic Takes the Pentagon to Court Over “Supply Chain Risk” Blacklisting

12 Mar 2026

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Anthropic, the San Francisco-based artificial intelligence company behind the chatbot Claude, has filed two federal lawsuits against the Trump administration in a bid to reverse...