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97				.build();
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99			// Out-of-page formats need no container div, so these stay
100			// eager/unconditional exactly as before — untouched by the
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106			// Rail formats return null wherever the browser/viewport can't
107			// support them (defineOutOfPageSlot's documented behavior) —
108			// found live during Phase 5 verification: the original,
109			// unguarded `.addService()` chained straight off this call threw
110			// and broke the rest of the queued GPT commands whenever that
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112			var leftRailSlot = googletag.defineOutOfPageSlot('/21781351181/bd_left_rail', googletag.enums.OutOfPageFormat.LEFT_SIDE_RAIL);
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120			// One registration pass, one call each — previously four
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126			googletag.enableServices();
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128			/**
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130			 * below) with a freshly emitted, page-unique div id — defining and
131			 * displaying slots progressively as the page's own content calls
132			 * for them is a supported GPT pattern (defineSlot()/display() can
133			 * both run any time after enableServices(), not just before it),
134			 * which is what makes this safe to call from arbitrary points in
135			 * the body rather than needing every ad zone known up front.
136			 */
137			window.bdayGamRegisterZoneSlot = function (path, sizes, id, mappingKey) {
138				googletag.cmd.push(function () {
139					var slot = googletag.defineSlot(path, sizes, id);
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141					var mapping = mappingKey === 'top' ? window.bdayGamMappingTop : mappingKey === 'body' ? window.bdayGamMappingBody : null;
142					if (mapping) slot.defineSizeMapping(mapping);
143					slot.addService(googletag.pubads());
144					slotState[id] = { refreshCount: 0, viewable: false, lastRefresh: 0 };
145					googletag.display(id);
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150				});
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153			function canRefresh(id) {
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159				return true;
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162			googletag.pubads().addEventListener('impressionViewable', function (event) {
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164				var id = slot.getSlotElementId();
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175			googletag.pubads().addEventListener('slotRenderEnded', function (event) {
176				var el = document.getElementById(event.slot.getSlotElementId());
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601		<a href="https://businessday.ng/pro/article/when-opportunity-turns-to-fear-the-cost-of-
601xenophobic-violence-against-nigerians/" class="bday-card__media"><img src="https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Business-Day-Grey-e1691776368938.jpg" data-src="https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Untitled-design-8-284x162.png" data-srcset="https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Untitled-design-8-medium.png 300w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Untitled-design-8-284x162.png 284w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Untitled-design-8-254x145.png 254w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Untitled-design-8-210x120.png 210w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Untitled-design-8-100x57.png 100w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Untitled-design-8-285x163.png 285w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Untitled-design-8.png 700w" sizes="(max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px" alt="Unrest in South Africa" class=" img-lazy-load"></a>
602		<h3 class="bday-card__title"><a href="https://businessday.ng/pro/article/when-opportunity-turns-to-fear-the-cost-of-xenophobic-violence-against-nigerians/">When opportunity turns to fear: The cost of xenophobic violence against Nigerians</a></h3>
603					<div class="bday-byline">
604				<span>Muhammad Akanji</span>
605				<span>2 months ago</span>
606			</div>
607							<p class="bday-card__excerpt">For thousands of Nigerians who crossed into South Africa in search of greener pastures, the promise of a better life</p>
608			</article>
609													<article class="bday-card">
610		<a href="https://businessday.ng/pro/article/shared-scale-why-africas-future-demands-collective-ownership/" class="bday-card__media"><img src="https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Business-Day-Grey-e1691776368938.jpg" data-src="https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Shared-Scale-Why-Africas-Future-Demands-Collective-Ownership-1-284x162.png" data-srcset="https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Shared-Scale-Why-Africas-Future-Demands-Collective-Ownership-1-medium.png 300w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Shared-Scale-Why-Africas-Future-Demands-Collective-Ownership-1-284x162.png 284w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Shared-Scale-Why-Africas-Future-Demands-Collective-Ownership-1-254x145.png 254w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Shared-Scale-Why-Africas-Future-Demands-Collective-Ownership-1-210x120.png 210w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Shared-Scale-Why-Africas-Future-Demands-Collective-Ownership-1-100x57.png 100w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Shared-Scale-Why-Africas-Future-Demands-Collective-Ownership-1-285x163.png 285w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Shared-Scale-Why-Africas-Future-Demands-Collective-Ownership-1.png 700w" sizes="(max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px" alt="Shared Scale Why Africa’s Future Demands Collective Ownership" class=" img-lazy-load"></a>
611		<h3 class="bday-card__title"><a href="https://businessday.ng/pro/article/shared-scale-why-africas-future-demands-collective-ownership/">Shared Scale: Why Africa’s future demands collective ownership</a></h3>
612					<div class="bday-byline">
613				<span>Muhammad Akanji</span>
614				<span>2 months ago</span>
615			</div>
616							<p class="bday-card__excerpt">In a world of thinner aid flows, shakier multilateralism, and fiercer competition for capital, Africa’s old handicap- fragmentation- looks more</p>
617			</article>
618													<article class="bday-card">
619		<a href="https://businessday.ng/pro/article/nigerias-fiscal-bind-revenue-weakness-or-debt-overhang/" class="bday-card__media"><img src="https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Business-Day-Grey-e1691776368938.jpg" data-src="https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1-9-144x165.png" data-srcset="https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1-9-medium.png 262w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1-9-354x405.png 354w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1-9-590x675.png 590w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1-9-144x165.png 144w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1-9-173x198.png 173w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1-9-117x134.png 117w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1-9-87x100.png 87w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1-9-285x326.png 285w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1-9.png 705w" sizes="(max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px" alt="Nigeria’s fiscal bind: Revenue weakness or debt overhang?" class=" img-lazy-load"></a>
620		<h3 class="bday-card__title"><a href="https://businessday.ng/pro/article/nigerias-fiscal-bind-revenue-weakness-or-debt-overhang/">Nigeria’s fiscal bind: Revenue weakness or debt overhang?</a></h3>
621					<div class="bday-byline">
622				<span>Muhammad Akanji</span>
623				<span>2 months ago</span>
624			</div>
625							<p class="bday-card__excerpt">Few words stir public anxiety in Nigeria quite like “debt.” Each new bulletin from the Debt Management Office (DMO) sets</p>
626			</article>
627													<article class="bday-card">
628		<a href="https://businessday.ng/pro/article/learning-under-siege-the-fiscal-paradox-of-nigerias-safe-schools-initiative/" class="bday-card__media"><img src="https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Business-Day-Grey-e1691776368938.jpg" data-src="https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/1-5-248x165.png" data-srcset="https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/1-5-medium.png 300w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/1-5-248x165.png 248w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/1-5-254x169.png 254w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/1-5-201x134.png 201w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/1-5-100x67.png 100w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/1-5-285x190.png 285w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/1-5.png 576w" sizes="(max-width: 248px) 100vw, 248px" alt="Learning Under Siege: The fiscal paradox of Nigeria’s safe schools initiative" class=" img-lazy-load"></a>
629		<h3 class="bday-card__title"><a href="https://businessday.ng/pro/article/learning-under-siege-the-fiscal-paradox-of-nigerias-safe-schools-initiative/">Learning under siege: The fiscal paradox of Nigeria’s safe schools initiative</a></h3>
630					<div class="bday-byline">
631				<span>Muhammad Akanji</span>
632				<span>4 months ago</span>
633			</div>
634							<p class="bday-card__excerpt">Nigeria’s Safe Schools Initiative captures a painful contradiction between fiscal ambition and lived insecurity. Despite a N144.77 billion (2023–2026) federal commitment</p>
635			</article>
636													<article class="bday-card">
637		<a href="https://businessday.ng/pro/article/counting-trillions-measuring-nothing-an-analytical-look-at-faac-allocation-subnational-performance/" class="bday-card__media"><img src="https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Business-Day-Grey-e1691776368938.jpg" data-src="https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/1-9-268x165.png" data-srcset="https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/1-9-medium.png 300w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/1-9-268x165.png 268w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/1-9-254x156.png 254w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/1-9-210x129.png 210w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/1-9-100x61.png 100w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/1-9-285x175.png 285w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/1-9.png 685w" sizes="(max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px" alt="1" class=" img-lazy-load"></a>
638		<h3 class="bday-card__title"><a href="https://businessday.ng/pro/article/counting-trillions-measuring-nothing-an-analytical-look-at-faac-allocation-subnational-performance/">Counting trillions, measuring nothing? An analytical look at FAAC allocation, subnational performance</a></h3>
639					<div class="bday-byline">
640				<span>Muhammad Akanji</span>
641				<span>8 months ago</span>
642			</div>
643							<p class="bday-card__excerpt">&#8230;State revenue is soaring but services stalling &#8230;More fiscal windfalls, governance headwinds Nigeria’s states have never been richer on paper.</p>
644			</article>
645													<article class="bday-card">
646		<a href="https://businessday.ng/pro/article/america-first-or-america-isolated-what-trumps-monroe-doctrine-means-for-trade-capital-and-alliances/" class="bday-card__media"><img src="https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Business-Day-Grey-e1691776368938.jpg" data-src="https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/America-First-policy-1-284x162.png" data-srcset="https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/America-First-policy-1-medium.png 300w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/America-First-policy-1-284x162.png 284w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/America-First-policy-1-254x145.png 254w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/America-First-policy-1-210x120.png 210w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/America-First-policy-1-100x57.png 100w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/America-First-policy-1-285x163.png 285w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/America-First-policy-1.png 700w" sizes="(max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px" alt="America First or America Isolated? What Trump’s “Monroe” doctrine means for trade, capital and alliances" class=" img-lazy-load"></a>
647		<h3 class="bday-card__title"><a href="https://businessday.ng/pro/article/america-first-or-america-isolated-what-trumps-monroe-doctrine-means-for-trade-capital-and-alliances/">America first or America isolated? What Trump’s “Monroe” doctrine means for trade, capital and alliances</a></h3>
648					<div class="bday-byline">
649				<span>Muhammad Akanji</span>
650				<span>8 months ago</span>
651			</div>
652							<p class="bday-card__excerpt">The Trump administration’s “America First” policy stance is reshaping the global economic and geopolitical landscape, redefining trade, investment and alliance</p>
653			</article>
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678														<article class="bday-card">
679		<a href="https://businessday.ng/research-post/article/new-era-at-afdb-what-nigerias-economy-can-expect-from-the-leadership-shift/" class="bday-card__media"><img src="https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Business-Day-Grey-e1691776368938.jpg" data-src="https://cdn.businessday.ng/2022/09/AfDB.png" data-srcset="https://cdn.businessday.ng/2022/09/AfDB-300x171.png 300w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/2022/09/AfDB.png 700w" sizes="(max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px" alt="Nigeria, AfDB seek regional mineral processing to lift value addition as Africa&#8217;s intra-trade remains 16%" class=" img-lazy-load"></a>
680		<h3 class="bday-card__title"><a href="https://businessday.ng/research-post/article/new-era-at-afdb-what-nigerias-economy-can-expect-from-the-leadership-shift/">New era at AfDB: What Nigeria’s economy can expect from the leadership shift</a></h3>
681					<div class="bday-byline">
682				<span>Muhammad Akanji</span>
683				<span>one year ago</span>
684			</div>
685							<p class="bday-card__excerpt">The African Development Bank’s (AfDB) leadership transition marks more than a change at the top: it signals a transformative moment</p>
686			</article>
687													<article class="bday-card">
688		<a href="https://businessday.ng/pro/article/nigerias-sports-industry-poised-for-a-revenue-boom/" class="bday-card__media"><img src="https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Business-Day-Grey-e1691776368938.jpg" data-src="https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Nigerias-sports-industry-284x162.png" data-srcset="https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Nigerias-sports-industry-300x171.png 300w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Nigerias-sports-industry-284x162.png 284w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Nigerias-sports-industry-254x145.png 254w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Nigerias-sports-industry-210x120.png 210w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Nigerias-sports-industry-100x57.png 100w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Nigerias-sports-industry-285x163.png 285w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Nigerias-sports-industry.png 700w" sizes="(max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px" alt="Nigeria’s sports industry: Poised for a revenue boom" class=" img-lazy-load"></a>
689		<h3 class="bday-card__title"><a href="https://businessday.ng/pro/article/nigerias-sports-industry-poised-for-a-revenue-boom/">Nigeria’s sports industry: Poised for a revenue boom</a></h3>
690					<div class="bday-byline">
691				<span>Muhammad Akanji</span>
692				<span>2 years ago</span>
693			</div>
694							<p class="bday-card__excerpt">Sports is no longer just about talent and passion—it’s a multi-billion-dollar industry driven by data, innovation, and strategic investment. Across</p>
695			</article>
696													<article class="bday-card">
697		<a href="https://businessday.ng/backpage/article/cabinet-reshuffle-and-restructuring-paving-the-way-for-an-inclusive-nigeria/" class="bday-card__media"><img src="https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Business-Day-Grey-e1691776368938.jpg" data-src="https://cdn.businessday.ng/2023/06/Bola-Tinubu-4-1.png" data-srcset="https://cdn.businessday.ng/2023/06/Bola-Tinubu-4-1-300x171.png 300w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/2023/06/Bola-Tinubu-4-1.png 700w" sizes="(max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px" alt="Cabinet reshuffle and restructuring: Paving the way for an inclusive Nigeria" class=" img-lazy-load"></a>
698		<h3 class="bday-card__title"><a href="https://businessday.ng/backpage/article/cabinet-reshuffle-and-restructuring-paving-the-way-for-an-inclusive-nigeria/">Cabinet reshuffle and restructuring: Paving the way for an inclusive Nigeria</a></h3>
699					<div class="bday-byline">
700				<span>Muhammad Akanji</span>
701				<span>2 years ago</span>
702			</div>
703							<p class="bday-card__excerpt">Nigeria&#8217;s current state is a complex web of challenges, from economic stagnation to insecurity, corruption, and infrastructural decay. The country&#8217;s</p>
704			</article>
705													<article class="bday-card">
706		<a href="https://businessday.ng/research-post/article/improving-subnational-ease-of-doing-business-rankings-to-unlock-regional-prosperity/" class="bday-card__media"><img src="https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Business-Day-Grey-e1691776368938.jpg" data-src="https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Ease-of-doing-business-in-Nigeria-284x162.png" data-srcset="https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Ease-of-doing-business-in-Nigeria-300x171.png 300w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Ease-of-doing-business-in-Nigeria-284x162.png 284w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Ease-of-doing-business-in-Nigeria-254x145.png 254w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Ease-of-doing-business-in-Nigeria-210x120.png 210w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Ease-of-doing-business-in-Nigeria-100x57.png 100w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Ease-of-doing-business-in-Nigeria-285x163.png 285w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Ease-of-doing-business-in-Nigeria.png 700w" sizes="(max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px" alt="Improving subnational ease of doing business rankings to unlock regi
706onal prosperity" class=" img-lazy-load"></a>
707		<h3 class="bday-card__title"><a href="https://businessday.ng/research-post/article/improving-subnational-ease-of-doing-business-rankings-to-unlock-regional-prosperity/">Improving subnational ease of doing business rankings to unlock regional prosperity</a></h3>
708					<div class="bday-byline">
709				<span>Amaka Agwulonu</span>
710				<span>2 years ago</span>
711			</div>
712							<p class="bday-card__excerpt">Nigeria, like the rest of the world, grapples with escalating economic challenges stemming from the lingering effects of the COVID-19</p>
713			</article>
714													<article class="bday-card">
715		<a href="https://businessday.ng/insight-2/article/race-to-2026-recapitalisation-exercise-meet-the-cfos-of-top-merchant-and-non-interest-banks-in-nigeria/" class="bday-card__media"><img src="https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Business-Day-Grey-e1691776368938.jpg" data-src="https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Untitled-design-2024-05-08T094355.789-284x162.png" data-srcset="https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Untitled-design-2024-05-08T094355.789-300x171.png 300w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Untitled-design-2024-05-08T094355.789-284x162.png 284w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Untitled-design-2024-05-08T094355.789-254x145.png 254w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Untitled-design-2024-05-08T094355.789-210x120.png 210w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Untitled-design-2024-05-08T094355.789-100x57.png 100w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Untitled-design-2024-05-08T094355.789-285x163.png 285w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Untitled-design-2024-05-08T094355.789.png 700w" sizes="(max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px" alt="Race to 2026 “Recapitalisation Exercise”: Meet the CFOs of top merchant and non-interest banks in Nigeria" class=" img-lazy-load"></a>
716		<h3 class="bday-card__title"><a href="https://businessday.ng/insight-2/article/race-to-2026-recapitalisation-exercise-meet-the-cfos-of-top-merchant-and-non-interest-banks-in-nigeria/">Race to 2026 bank recapitalisation: Meet the CFOs of top merchant and non-interest banks in Nigeria</a></h3>
717					<div class="bday-byline">
718				<span>BusinessDay</span>
719				<span>2 years ago</span>
720			</div>
721							<p class="bday-card__excerpt">Globally, Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) play a pivotal role in the financial landscape, serving as key architects of financial strategies</p>
722			</article>
723													<article class="bday-card">
724		<a href="https://businessday.ng/research-post/article/pay-tv-versus-streaming-platforms-which-will-win-nigerians-string-pocket/" class="bday-card__media"><img src="https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Business-Day-Grey-e1691776368938.jpg" data-src="https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Pay-TVs-in-Nigeria-284x162.png" data-srcset="https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Pay-TVs-in-Nigeria-300x171.png 300w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Pay-TVs-in-Nigeria-284x162.png 284w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Pay-TVs-in-Nigeria-254x145.png 254w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Pay-TVs-in-Nigeria-210x120.png 210w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Pay-TVs-in-Nigeria-100x57.png 100w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Pay-TVs-in-Nigeria-285x163.png 285w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Pay-TVs-in-Nigeria.png 700w" sizes="(max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px" alt="Pay TV versus Streaming Platforms? Which will win Nigerian’s String Pocket?" class=" img-lazy-load"></a>
725		<h3 class="bday-card__title"><a href="https://businessday.ng/research-post/article/pay-tv-versus-streaming-platforms-which-will-win-nigerians-string-pocket/">Pay TV versus Streaming Platforms? Which will win Nigerian’s String Pocket?</a></h3>
726					<div class="bday-byline">
727				<span>Muhammad Akanji</span>
728				<span>3 years ago</span>
729			</div>
730							<p class="bday-card__excerpt">In the constantly evolving landscape of entertainment and media (E&amp;M), an uncontrollable shift is reshaping how Nigerians consume contents, especially</p>
731			</article>
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