May 07
Nigeria: Nigeria Delta Group Decries Release of Apprehended Illegal Oil Vessel
Vanguard
A concerned group, the Niger-Delta Renaissance Network, has decried what it described as the release of an oil vessel apprehended by a private security outfit in the Niger Delta… Read more »
Ghana: Prepare for More Rains in the Coming Days - Ghana Meteorological Agency Warns
Accra Times
The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has issued a warning to the public regarding an anticipated increase in rainfall across the country's southern region. The advice follows the… Read more »
Nigeria: NLC, TUC Give NERC Sunday Deadline to Reverse Hike in Electricity Tariff
Vanguard
Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and its Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, counterpart, have given the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, till May 12 to withdraw… Read more »
Nigeria: CBN Directs Banks to Charge 0.5% Cybersecurity Levy On Transactions
Premium Times
The levy shall be applied at the point of electronic transfer origination, then deducted and remitted by the financial institution. Read more »
Nigeria: Police Confirm One Dead As Kidnappers Abduct Travellers On Sagamu-Benin Expressway
Premium Times
The police could not specifically say the number of people abducted, saying that the hoodlums killed one of the travellers yet to be identified. Read more »
Nigeria: Jalingo Residents Demand Connection to Kashinbilla Hydro-Power Station Amid Power Outage
Daily Trust
In the wake of a prolonged power outage lasting over 12 days in Jalingo, the capital of Taraba State, residents are demanding immediate action to connect the town to the… Read more »
Nigeria: Villagers Flee As Bandits Terrorise 10 Communities in Kaduna
Daily Trust
Residents of 10 communities in Giwa LGA of Kaduna State have fled their homes due to the activities of bandits in the area. Read more »
Nigeria: Coastal Highway Will End Atiku's Presidential Ambition - Presidency
Daily Trust
The presidency yesterday said the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last election, Atiku Abubakar, is against the proposed Lagos-Calabar Coastal… Read more »
Nigeria: Bleaching My Skin Was the Dumbest Thing I've Ever Done, Admits Toke Makinwa
Fame Frenzy
Nigerian radio personality Toke Makinwa confessed to sorts earlier this week when responding to a fan's question on X. Read more »
Nigeria: World Bank, Partners Plan $500m to Bridge Agric Data Gap in Nigeria, Others
Daily Trust
A global multi-institutional collaboration has concluded plans to deploy a US$500 million fund for engendering smartness in agricultural development and policy conceptualization… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu to Inaugurate OOU Post-Graduate As Awujale Clocks 90
Daily Trust
President Bola Tinubu will be inaugurating the school of Postgraduate and Research Studies in Governance at the Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago Iwoye, Ogun State. Read more »
Nigeria: Despite Flooded Streets, FCTA Says It Is Prepared
Daily Trust
The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Department (FEMD) says it is well prepared against flooding in the territory. Read more »
May 06
Nigeria: Faulty Presidential Aircraft Forces VP Shettima to Cancel U.S.Trip
Premium Times
"Vice President Kashim Shettima who was originally scheduled to represent the President was unable to make the trip following a technical fault with his aircraft, forcing him to… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Cuts Electricity Supplies to Benin Republic, Togo, Niger to Boost Domestic Supply
Vanguard
The Federal Government has decided to improve the domestic power supply by cutting the sales to cross-border in the Niger Republic, Niger Republic and Togo. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Has No Plans to Host American, French Military Bases - Official
Premium Times
Putschists in Niger who carried out a military coup last year ordered both French and US troops to leave the West African country. Read more »
Niger: In Post-Coup Niger, Migration Becomes Legal Again
The New Humanitarian
'The Europeans fuss, but Niger has always been a transit country.' Read more »
Africa: Kenya Hosts Biggest Africa Media Summit Tuesday
Leadership
Media owners, chief executives, editors and other categories of journalists will be converging on Nairobi, Kenya for the biggest AllAfrica Media Leaders' Summit (AMLS). Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Working Towards Zero-Malaria Target - Minister
Leadership
In a bid to achieve the zero-malaria target in Nigeria, the federal government has emphasised the need to move from idealism to pragmatism. Read more »
Liberia: Authorities Grapple With New Illegal Drug
FrontPageAfrica
Authorities of the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) have vowed to intensity their crackdown on the trafficking and distribution of narcotics and other dangerous substances in… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Coalition Warns Against Possible Defense Pacts With U.S., France
VOA
The warning notice, signed by five civil society groups and a former chairman of Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission, came in an open letter Friday to Nigeria's… Read more »
Ghana: Elections 2024 - John Mahama Urges Eligible Ghanaians to Register for Voter ID Cards
Accra Times
In a short statement regarding the upcoming limited registration exercise, John Dramani Mahama urged all eligible individuals to seize the opportunity and get registered. Read more »
São Tomé and Príncipe: Climate-Smart Road Rehab - a Crucial Upgrade for São Tomé and Príncipe [press release]
World Bank
The World Bank plays a critical role in transforming São Tomé and Príncipe's infrastructure by financing the Transport Sector Development and Coastal… Read more »
Nigeria: Joint Statement On the 2024 U.S.-Nigeria Binational Commission [document]
State Department
The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and the Government of Nigeria on the occasion of the sixth U.S.-Nigeria… Read more »
Nigeria: Army, Police Sack Enugu Community Over Alleged Killing of Police Officers
Vanguard
Crisis is rocking Iggah community in Uzo Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State. Read more »
Burkina Faso: Healing Hidden Wounds - Surviving Armed Violence in Burkina Faso [press release]
ICRC
Post-traumatic stress, insomnia, becoming withdrawn and irritable ... For people who have witnessed violence, there are the hidden wounds that have a serious impact on their lives… Read more »