June 13
Nigeria: Minimum Wage - We'll Pay What We Can Afford - Tinubu
Vanguard
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday night said that he will approve what is affordable as new minimum wage, alerting the National Assembly to expect his memorandum on the final… Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos'll Replace 50% of Public Vehicles With Electric Vehicles By 2030 - Sanwo-Olu
Daily Trust
The Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says the state intends to replace 50 per cent of the public transportation fleet with electric vehicles by 2030. Read more »
Nigeria: Grid Shutdown - Labour Goofed On SGF Akume
This Day
It's worth recalling here that Pope Paul VI, head of the Roman Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 21 June 1963 to his death on 6 August 1978 once shared… Read more »
Uganda: Budget - Ugandans Want Roads, Hospitals Fixed
Observer
Today, Matia Kasaija, the minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development will present a Shs 72 trillion budget for the financial year 2024-2025. Devon Ssuubi and Timothy… Read more »
Africa: Ghana Loses $1.4 Billion Annually Due to Illicit Financial Flows - Tax Justice Network Africa
Accra Times
The situation is equally alarming at the continental level, with Africa suffering an estimated annual loss of $89 billion due to illicit financial flows, as reported by the United… Read more »
Ghana: 8 Productivity Hacks for Remote Workers in Ghana
Accra Times
Remote working is only effective when the people around you are aware that it is not just another weekend at home. Read more »
Nigeria: Govt, Delta State Bureaucracies Put $27bn Escravos Port Project At Risk
Vanguard
The much talked about foreign investment into the Nigerian economy may lose ground as the country is at the verge of missing the sum of $27.29 billion funding for the Escravos… Read more »
Tanzania: National Budget 2024/2025 - High Expectations
Daily News
Finance Minister Dr Mwigulu Nchemba is today expected to table the national budget for 2024/2025 financial year, with expectations high among Members of Parliament and… Read more »
Nigeria: Labour Rejects Tinubu's Claims of Agreement On Minimum Wage
Vanguard
·Relief will not come only from increase in wages, FG tells Labour Read more »
Liberia: Govt Faces Cyber Attacks
New Dawn
The Government of Liberia is battling a serious cyber security attack on its top-level domain (.LR) from an unknown source. Read more »
Uganda: Govt, FAO, Launch Digital Information, Surveillance Observatory System to Support Agriculture in Kiryandongo
Nile Post
Government in partnership with the Food and agriculture organization (FAO) has launched and handed over digital devices to Kiryandongo local government during the launch of the… Read more »
Tanzania: Expectations for Investors in 2024/25, Role of Capital Markets
Daily News
TANZANIA: AS Tanzania's 2024/25 national budget of 49.345tri/- is tabled today, investors are keenly observing the economic outlook and capital markets dynamics for the coming… Read more »
Nigeria: Multichoice Reports $38m Pbt Loss in '23/'24 Financial Year
Vanguard
South African pay television company, MultiChoice Group, has reported a $38 million loss before tax in its financial year ended March 31, 2024, attributing the loss to currency… Read more »
Nigeria: Exchange Rate - N3.8bn Spent to Bailout 1,500 Nigerian Scholars Abroad - -Tetfund
Vanguard
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, says it has expended about N3.8 billion on 1,500 Nigerian scholars studying abroad under its academic training programme as a bailout… Read more »
Seychelles: Aeroflot to Resume Flights to Seychelles in October 2024
Seychelles News Agency
The resumption of flights by Aeroflot to Seychelles in October was discussed earlier this week in a meeting between Antony Derjacques, Minister for Transport, and a delegation of… Read more »
Ghana: Vegetables Dominate Top 20 Items With Highest Inflation in May
Accra Times
Of the 20 items with the highest rate of inflation in May, as many as 8 were commonly consumed vegetables. Read more »
Africa: Kenya Airways to Lead Sustainable Aviation Fuel Initiative in Africa
Capital FM
Kenya Airways (KQ) has been chosen as the only African airline to spearhead the International Air Transport Association (IATA)'s Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Registry, marking a… Read more »
Tanzania: Navigating Fiscal Waters - Current Budget Implications for 2024/2025 Financial Year
Daily News
As Tanzania prepares for the presentation of the 2024/2025 budget to be tabled in the National Assembly in Dodoma today, a review of the past fiscal year's activities provides… Read more »
Tanzania: Horticulture's Wish List On
Daily News
As anticipation builds for the government main budget for 2024/25 slated to be tabled in the National Assembly tomorrow, the horticultural champion has presented the wish list to… Read more »
Nigeria: No Deal With Govt On N62,000 Minimum Wage Offer - NLC to Tinubu
This Day
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) yesterday stressed that the organised labour had not reached any agreement with the federal government and members of the organised private sector… Read more »
Nigeria: Minimum Wage - Labour Faults Tinubu's Speech, Insists On N250k
Leadership
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has voiced its concerns over President Bola Tinubu's statement during yesterday's Democracy Day address in which he painted a picture of harmonious… Read more »
Ghana: NIA Staff Suspend Strike Ahead of Meeting With Government
Accra Times
The strike declared since Monday as a way of protesting poor conditions of service, had a biting effect on some NIA registration centers Read more »
Angola: Minister Highlights Investments for Digital Transformation of Economy
ANGOP
The Minister of Telecommunications, Information Technology and Social Communication, Mário Oliveira, Thursday in Luanda, highlighted the government's investment in the… Read more »
Africa: AU-PSC - Morocco's Interest in Ai Highlighted in Addis Ababa
MAP
Morocco's interest in artificial intelligence (AI) was highlighted on Thursday in Addis Ababa before the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU). Read more »
South Africa: Transnet Could Stage One of the Greatest Turnarounds in Business History [analysis]
Daily Maverick
There are early indications that state-owned transport group Transnet might report a turnaround in the performance of its freight rail and port operations. It could reverse its… Read more »