October 28
Nigeria: Pencom Orders Pfas to Suspend Investment in Commercial Papers
Vanguard
The National Pension Commission, PenCom, has ordered Licensed Pension Fund Administrators, LPFAs, and Custodian Fund to immediately suspend further investment in commercial papers… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Signs MOU With U.S. to Enhance Labour Standards and Worker Welfare
Capital FM
Kenya has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United States Department of Labour to enhance labour standards and promote the welfare of workers. Read more »
October 27
Nigeria: Calling Tinubu 'T-Pain' Is Mischievous, Says Presidency
Leadership
Presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, has said his principal, President Bola Tinubu, was fully aware of the economic challenges being faced by Nigerians and was committed to… Read more »
Africa: Bioeconomy Offers Path to Mitigating Climate Change, Enhancing Food Production
VOA
Bioeconomy is the production, use, and conservation of biological resources to produce goods that sustain communities. A new report says the promotion of bioeconomy as a way to… Read more »
Nigeria: Ndume Backs Tinubu On De-Dollarisation Policy
Leadership
Senator representing Borno South at the National Assembly, Ali Ndume, has expressed support for the recent de-dollarisation policy introduced by President Bola Tinubu… Read more »
Nigeria: Delta Communities Get Electricity After 15 Years of Darkness
Leadership
Electricity has been restored to Ekuku-Agbor and its adjoining communities in Ika South local government area of Delta State after 15 years. Read more »
Nigeria: 13 Die in Kaduna-Abuja Expressway Crash
Leadership
The Kaduna sector command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said that 13 persons died in a road crash on Friday on the Kaduna-Abuja Expressway. Read more »
Nigeria: 10 Dramatic Suicides Linked to Hardship in Nigeria
Vanguard
Nigeria has witnessed a surge in suicide cases in recent times with several individuals taking their own lives or attempting to do so due to various reasons. Read more »
Nigeria: Helicopter Crash - Search Continues As Labour, Pandef Demand Thorough Investigation
Vanguard
Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Pan-Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, have urged the Federal Government agencies investigating the helicopter crash in Port Harcourt to do a thorough… Read more »
Nigeria: NSIB Intensifies Search for Victims of Helicopter Crash, Pandef, NLC Demand Probe
This Day
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has intensified search for the victims of the Sikorsky SK76 helicopter with registration number, 5NBQG, which crashed near Bonny… Read more »
Africa: Slave Trade - Commonwealth Heads Agree On Reparations Dialogue
Leadership
Commonwealth leaders have agreed that the time has come for a conversation about reparations for the slave trade, despite the UK's desire to keep the subject off the agenda at a… Read more »
Nigeria: Obasanjo to Wealthy Nigerians - Assist the Downtrodden
Vanguard
FORMER President Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, urged affluent Nigerians to assist in reducing the effects of the current economic hardship on the less privileged Nigerians. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Local Companies Fail to Exhaust U.S.$25 Million On the Willing Buyer and Seller Market - RBZ
New Zimbabwe
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) says local companies recently struggled to snap up US$25 million floated on the market in a development indicating limited ZWG availability in… Read more »
Uganda: Museveni Is an Economic Gambler - Kivumbi
Nile Post
President Museveni's defence of his government's push to place the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) under the Ministry of Agriculture for three years has stirred a wave… Read more »
Somalia: Saudi Arabia and Somalia Forge Deeper Ties in Riyadh Talks
Shabelle
Saudi Arabia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, engaged in high-level discussions on Sunday with his Somali counterpart, Ahmed Moallim Fiqi Ahmed, who serves… Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda Pilots E-Tractors Seeking to Boost Modern Farming
New Times
Volkswagen Group Africa has initiated operations at a new facility in Gashora, Rwanda, about 60km from Kigali, to pilot a modern farming project using electric tractors. Read more »
Nigeria: Seven Dead, Many Injured in Abuja Building Collapse
Premium Times
This newspaper learnt that the building was one of those marked for demolition by the Abuja authorities because it was built without approval. Read more »
Nigeria: Blackout - Solving Nigeria's Power Crisis Not Rocket Science - Obi
Daily Trust
Presidential Candidate of Labour Party (LP) in 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has said the continued power outages in many parts of the country, particularly in the northern and… Read more »
Nigeria: Cabinet Reshuffle - PDP, APC Chieftain Ask Tinubu to Relinquish Petroleum Ministry
Daily Trust
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to transfer the leadership of the petroleum… Read more »
Nigeria: Dangote Backs Tinubu's CNG Drive With N460bn Investment in Trucks, Others
Daily Trust
As a demonstration of support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's CNG Initiative, Dangote Cement Plc, has invested $280 million (over N460bn) in compressed natural gas (CNG)… Read more »
Nigeria: Withheld Salaries - NASU, SSANU Declare Nationwide Strike
Daily Trust
The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of non-teaching staff unions in the universities, has directed its members to proceed on a nationwide indefinite strike on Monday. Read more »
Tanzania: Govt Urges More Collaborative Efforts in Clean Energy Drive
Daily News
The Ministry of Energy has called on companies and stakeholders across the country, to continue collaborating in the Government's mission to achieve the national clean cooking… Read more »
Kenya: President Ruto Says Construction of 11,000 Grade 9 Classrooms to Be Completed By Jan
Capital FM
President William Ruto says the government will complete the construction of 11,000 Junior Secondary School classrooms by January next year. Read more »
South Africa: Billion-Rand Bonanza Awaits SAA If Sale of Heathrow Landing Slot Flies
Daily Maverick
The SAA board is weighing up the sale of a landing slot at Heathrow Airport in the UK to free up cash. A valuation by the government a few years ago valued the slot at R1-billion.… Read more »
Rwanda: IMF Upgrades Rwanda's Economic Projection, but Work Is Not Done
New Times
THE INTERNATIONAL Monetary Fund (IMF), through its latest Regional Economic Outlook, has upgraded Rwanda's economic outlook for 2024 to 7%, 0.1 per- centage points higher from its… Read more »
