June 10
Nigeria: Minimum Wage - President, NASS to Determine Our Next Action - Labour
Vanguard
Organised Labour weekend said President Bola Tinubu and the National Assembly, NASS, will determine its next line of action, following last Friday's stalemated negotiations on a… Read more »
Nigeria: Minimum Wage - Increment Must Reflect Inflation Rate, CSOs Tell Tinubu
Vanguard
A group of civil society organisations has urged President Bola Tinubu to increase workers' minimum wage to reflect the inflation rate. Read more »
Nigeria: Electricity Tariff... Life-Saving Services Threatened in Teaching Hospitals
Leadership
Critical medical services and other operations of university teaching hospitals in Nigeria have suffered major setbacks since the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC)… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Workers Need Living Wage, Says Rep
Leadership
Minority leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Kingsley Chinda, has said what the executive arm of government should be considering is a living wage for Nigerian workers and… Read more »
Nigeria: Flood Washes Away Woman, Daughter At Niger Mining Site
Daily Trust
A woman and her daughter have been reported swept away by flood waters following a downpour on Saturday while mining gold behind the secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Death Toll Rises to 5 in Harare-Mutare Highway Accident Involving Two Buses, Haulage Truck
New Zimbabwe
THE death toll in last Thursday's accident involving two buses and a haulage truck along Harare-Mutare highway has risen to five. Read more »
Nigeria: Cardoso Urged to Follow CBN's Manual for Staff Reduction
Leadership
Conference of Autochthonous Ethnic Communities Development Association (CONECDA) has appealed to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Yemi Cardoso to follow established… Read more »
Nigeria: Need to Trash Nigeria's Shipping, Port Economic Regulatory Agency Bill
This Day
Eromosele Abiodun posits that the Nigeria Shipping and Port Economic Regulatory Agency Bill, in its present form, is a contradiction of the presidential policy specifically aimed… Read more »
Nigeria: Dangote Refinery - Has Achieved What Nations, Continents Can't - Senate
Daily Trust
The President of the Senate and Chairman of the National Assembly, Godswill Akpabio, at the weekend, led the Senate leadership to the 650,000bpd Dangote Petroleum Refinery in… Read more »
Nigeria: How AIG and Wigwe Reinvented Access Bank and Redefined Finance in Africa, By Raphael Adewoye [press release]
Premium Times
In 2002, the acquisition of Access Bank was finalised with Aig-Imoukhuede and Wigwe approved as Managing Director and Deputy Managing Director, respectively. Their revolutionary… Read more »
Ghana: Telecel Ghana Foundation Advances Maternal Health in Upper East Region
Ghanaian Times
The Telecel Ghana Foundation has conducted its free bimonthly rural ultrasound scans for over 320 pregnant women in the Upper East Region. Read more »
Gambia: Gambia Standards Bureau Trains Extension Workers On Good Harvest Standards
Foroyaa
The Gambia Standards Bureau (TGSB), the legal arm of Government mandated to develop and publish national standards in all sectors of the country's economy and provide conformity… Read more »
Nigeria: Minimum Wage - NLC, Tuc to Meet, May Resume Strike - Official
Premium Times
Labour suspended its strike for one week to resume negotiations with the government on the proposed minimum wage. Read more »
Tunisia: Mechanisms to Reopen Ras Jedir Border Crossing Discussed
Tunis Afrique Presse
Mechanisms to re-open the Ras Jedir border crossing to allow the free movement of passengers and goods in both directions took centre stage as the Director General of the Tunisian… Read more »
Somalia: Jubbaland State Leader Meets With Nira DG to Discuss Bolstering Cooperation
Radio Dalsan
Somalia's Jubbaland State President President Ahmed Sheikh Mohamed Islam (Madobe), received the Director General of the National Identification and Registration Agency (NIRA),… Read more »
Gambia: Over 70 Gid Officers Trained in Horsemanship
Foroyaa
The government of The Netherlands on Friday, 7 June 2024, concluded a five-day capacity-building training on horsemanship for over 70 front-line officers of the Gambia Immigration… Read more »
Tunisia: Three Injured As Cash-in-Transit Truck, Metro Train Collide Near Manouba University Campus
Tunis Afrique Presse
Three people were injured when a cash-in-transit truck and a metro train collided on Monday near Manouba University campus, said local Civil Protection Director Salim Yousfi. Read more »
Liberia: Another Protest Looms!
New Republic
...As Dismissed EPS Agents Give Gov't 72hrs Ultimatum Read more »
Nigeria: Oando Announces $550m Participation in Nnpcl's Crude Oil-Backed Project Gazelle
This Day
Oando Plc, an indigenous energy company, at the weekend announced a successful $550 million participation in the Project Gazelle financing deal, raising the total disbursed amount… Read more »
Nigeria: Bakrin - Sugar Sector Reforms to Unlock Quality Jobs for Nigerians As Council Targets 2mmt By 2032
This Day
*Unveils robust initiatives to develop host communities, reduce hostilities Read more »
Nigeria: It's Time to Own the EFCC
This Day
To see it succeed, the Nigerian people must own the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and its battle against graft. Olawale Olaleye writes. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Demand for Quarry Stones Up
The Herald
Ongoing construction is pushing demand for concrete stones. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Starlink to Transform Zim's Internet Landscape
The Herald
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Nigeria: Alternative Bank, Niger Sign N14bn for 5,000 Tricycles
Daily Trust
In a landmark deal, Nigeria's largest ethical banking institution, the Alternative Bank, has signed a pioneering deal with the Niger State government. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Industry Surpasses U.S.$8 Billion Target
The Herald
AS the countdown to the 44th SADC Summit to be held in Harare in August continues, statistics show that the region has made considerable progress in its industrialisation drive… Read more »