June 14
Nigeria: FG, States Can Pay Minimum Wage With Recovered Loot - - Falana
Vanguard
Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana said both the federal and state governments have the capacity to pay the national minimum wage if looted monies are… Read more »
Nigeria: Interest Rate Hikes Will Not Control Inflation - World Bank to Central Bank
Daily Trust
The World Bank has said there is a possibility that the monetary policy tightening by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will not address the ravaging inflation in the country. Read more »
Nigeria: NEITI Backs Tinubu On Climate Change, Green Economy Solutions
This Day
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) yesterday lauded what it described as the renewed political commitment of President Bola Tinubu towards… Read more »
Kenya: Super Petrol Price Decrease By Sh3 in Latest EPRA Review
Capital FM
The price of Super Petrol has decreased by Sh3 in the latest review by the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA). Read more »
Kenya: Govt Announces Compulsory Customer Service Training for All Public Servants
Capital FM
Head of Public Service, Felix Koskei has announced a compulsory customer service training for all public servants. Read more »
Tanzania: State Weighs Increasing Lump Sum Payment to Retirees
Daily News
IT will be all smiles for pensioners if the government proposal to increase the lump sum payment to retirees from current 33 per cent to 40 per cent will be endorsed by the… Read more »
Tanzania: Where Agriculture Funding Goes
Daily News
THE Government said the 2024/25 agriculture budget implementation will mainly focus on executing projects in all regions of Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar, including the Tanzania… Read more »
Kenya: Hustlers Fund Gets an Additional Sh5bn in 2024/2025 Budget
Capital FM
The government has announced a significant enhancement to the 'Hustlers' Fund by an additional Sh5 billion in a move anchored on addressing the accessibility to affordable credit… Read more »
Uganda: Demand and Prices of Commodities Plummet
Nile Post
Farmers across different regions in the country are counting losses due to a drastic loss in demand and drop in prices of commodities like cassava, maize and matooke. Read more »
Somalia: Somali Minister of Transport and Aviation Discusses Road Safety With UN Special Envoy
Shabelle
The Minister of Transport and Aviation, Fardowsa Osman Egal, accompanied by the Director General of the Ministry, Bashir Moallim Ali Hassan, recently held a productive meeting with… Read more »
Africa: Petroleum Minister Lists Measures to Improve Gas Sector in Nigeria, Africa
Vanguard
The Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), Mr. Ekperikpe Ekpo, has listed adoption of gas technology and innovation, shaping effective policy frameworks, unlocking financing… Read more »
Nigeria: 90% of Port Processes Automated, Says Shippers' Council Boss
Vanguard
The Executive Secretary/CEO of the Nigerian Shippers Council, NSC, Pius Akutah, has said that about 90 per cent of port processes in Nigeria have now been automated. Read more »
Nigeria: Labour Kicks As 20 States Deny Workers Wage Award
Vanguard
Eight months after the Federal Government commenced payment of N35,000, a wage award in addition to N30,000 minimum wage to workers, and urged state governments to replicate it, 15… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Airlines Poor Maintenance Culture Fuels Low Capacity, High Fares
This Day
It has emerged that the inability of Nigerian owned airlines to maintain their aircraft is worsening the prohibitive fares and low capacity Read more »
Zimbabwe: Govt Scraps VAT On Gold Deliveries
The Herald
Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube has scrapped the requirement for gold miners to pay 15 percent Value Added Tax (VAT) on the… Read more »
Nigeria: World Bank, WTO, NITDA Move to Enhance Digital Trade
Daily Trust
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), the World Bank and the World Trade Organisation (WTO) have teamed up to accelerate diversification through… Read more »
Zimbabwe: CBZ Floats Lucrative Mortgage Finance Products for Diasporans
New Zimbabwe
THE country's largest financial services provider, CBZ Holdings Limited (CBZHL) has floated lucrative Mortgage Finance products ahead of the Zim Diaspora Property Showcase. Read more »
Nigeria: Zamfara Govt Begins Payment of Minimum Wage, Pays June Salary Ahead of Eid Celebration [press release]
Premium Times
"Before now, civil servants in Zamfara received a minimum wage as low as seven thousand naira." Read more »
Tanzania: Relief to Over 12,000 Residents As SBL Funded Water Project Launched in Magu
Daily News
Serengeti Breweries Limited (SBL) in partnership with the African Community Advancement Initiative (AFRIcai), have launched a water project worth 220m/- at Kabila Village, Magu… Read more »
Liberia: Global Tracking Solutions Is in Compliance
New Dawn
Following the Liberian Senate's recent decision to summon the management of the Global Tracking Maritime Solutions, the Liberia Revenue Authority, Public Procurement and Concession… Read more »
Nigeria: Customs Intercepts 26,950 Litres of Petrol in Lagos, Ogun
Daily Trust
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 26,950 litres of petroleum products worth N19m in Lagos and Ogun States being smuggled out of Nigeria to Benin Republic. Read more »
Nigeria: Pepper, Tomato Scarcity Hit Ilorin As Eid-El-Kabir Approaches
Daily Trust
Pepper, a common spice in the cuisines of many Nigerians, has suddenly become a scarce commodity in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital as Eid-el-Kabir approaches. Read more »
Nigeria: Minister Unveils Nigeria's Largest Syringe Manufacturer
Daily Trust
The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Tunji Alausa has urged stakeholders in the country's healthcare sector to synergise in a bid to make aesthetic health… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Workers and the Wage Increase Rigmarole
Daily Trust
The civil servants - both at the federal and state levels - play pivotal and significant roles in the formation of different government policies and the execution of them. Civil… Read more »
Nigeria: How We Survived in Last 20 Years - Chicken Republic's Md
Daily Trust
The Managing Director of Chicken Republic, Kofi Abunu, has said that the 20 years of the Chicken Republic brand have been marked by obstacles and challenges which they manage to… Read more »