June 11
Uganda: Police Investigations Leave Parliament At Sixes and Sevens
Nile Post
There were reports that one of the figureheads of Parliament had also recorded statements from their home in Kololo where detectives had opted to take one. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Cost-of-Collection Approach Not Tenable - Agora Policy
Leadership
The current practice of allowing revenue-collecting agencies to keep a percentage of their total collected revenue is no longer proper, according to the Agora Policy, an… Read more »
Nigeria: Compressed Natural Gas...Conversion Cost, Infrastructure Deficit Threaten CNG Initiative
Leadership
Critical stakeholders have highlighted two key factors capable of impinging on the country's drive towards the adoption of compressed natural gas (CNG) as an alternative to premium… Read more »
Nigeria: Finance Minister Seeks Liquidity for Power Sector
Leadership
The minister of finance and coordinating minister for the economy, Wale Edun, has called for liquidity for the power sector. Read more »
Nigeria: N36.13bn Keffi-Nasarawa-Toto Road Contract Abandoned for 3 Years
Leadership
More than three years after the federal government awarded the contract to rehabilitate 118.9km Keffi-Nasarawa-Toto Road in Nasarawa State, the project has been abandoned. Read more »
Rwanda: Relief for Farmers As Rwanda Adds Fish to Insurance
New Times
Themistocles Munyangeyo lost 100 tonnes of fish whose value he estimated at Rwf300 million, but he did not get compensation for the loss as fish farming was not covered by the… Read more »
Rwanda: New Industrial Policy Can Propel Rwanda to Middle-Income Status [opinion]
New Times
Rwanda stands at a critical juncture in its economic journey as it targets to attain the upper middle-income status by 2035. Accelerating industrial growth must be at the center of… Read more »
Rwanda: Civil Society, Govt Officials Weigh in On Reintegration of Genocide Ex-Prisoners
New Times
There is a need to prepare the environment for ex-prisoners who have served sentences for crimes committed during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi to promote reconciliation and… Read more »
Rwanda: Mount Kigali University Pledges Medical Insurance for Genocide Survivor Families
New Times
Mount Kigali University has pledged to pay for the medical insurance (Mutuelle de santé) of vulnerable Genocide survivor families in Kigali's Kicukiro District. Read more »
Nigeria: Cost of Collection - FIRS, Customs, NUPRC Getting More Revenues Than States, Says Agora Policy
This Day
Agora Policy, a Nigeria-based non-profit think tank yesterday argued that current "cost of collection" approach to revenue collection, where some agencies of government receive a… Read more »
Nigeria: Labour's Deadline for New Wage Expires Today, LCCI Calls for Flexibility in Negotiation
This Day
As the one-week suspension of the nationwide strike by organised labour expires today, the leadership of the trade unions have appealed to President Bola Tinubu to use his position… Read more »
Nigeria: AfDB Commits $700 Million to Stem Education, Training of 1.7m African Youths
This Day
The President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, has stated that the bank has allocated $700 million towards education and skills development. Read more »
Nigeria: Govt's Urban Renewal Projects Will Improve Living Conditions - Dangiwa
This Day
Minister of Housing and Urban Development Ahmed Dangiwa, has stated that the planned slums upgrade and urban renewal projects will have significant impact on the lives and living… Read more »
Nigeria: South-West Governors Adopt Common Agenda for Region's Prosperity
This Day
Regional economic integration, food production, and security topped the agenda at the meeting of the South-West Governors' Forum held in Lagos yesterday. Read more »
Nigeria: Lawmakers Seek Rotational Presidency, Six Years Single Term for President, Governors in Proposed Bills
This Day
A group of over 30 lawmakers in the House of Representatives under the aegis of the Reform Minded Legislators are seeking constitutional alterations to provide for the rotation of… Read more »
Kenya: Ambassador Whitman Backs President Ruto Amid Economic Criticism and Tax Hikes
Capital FM
Amid mounting criticism over his administration's economic policies and proposed tax hikes, President William Ruto has found an ally in the US Ambassador to Kenya, Meg Whitman. Read more »
Nigeria: 3,000 Benefit As Ijebu Boys Association Medical Outreach Holds
Vanguard
The Ijebu Boys Association's annual Free Medical and Food Provision Outreach offered a lifeline to over 3,000 vulnerable Nigerians in a nation grappling with poverty and inflation. Read more »
Nigeria: Insecurity, Other Factors Limit Cashew Farming in Nigeria
Premium Times
Insecurity has led many farmers to abandon staple crop farming for cashew plantations. But they only gather the nuts and abandon the main fruits to rot away on the farm. Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Launches National Diary Policy to Attain Self-Sufficiency
This Day
The federal government has launched the National Dairy Policy (NDP) 2023- 2028 that would guide both public and private sectors' investments in the Nigerian dairy industry for the… Read more »
Malawi: Chakwera Vows He Is Sparing No Available Resource to Find the Missing Plane Carrying Chilima
Nyasa Times
President Lazarus Chakwera has admitted that the plane carrying veep Saulos Chilima and nine others is still missing and, contrary to social media reports, that the Malawi Defense… Read more »
Malawi: APM Calls On Malawians to Pray for the Safety of the Missing Chilima and Nine Others
Nyasa Times
Former president Aand leader of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Peter Mutharika, says he abd his wife Getrude are "profoundly concerned by the events of the last hours. We… Read more »
South Africa: Durban FilmMart Shines a Spotlight on African Animation
Fame Frenzy
The Durban FilmMart Institute (DFMI) is spotlighting the innovative world of African animation at Durban FilmMart (DFM) 2024, set to take place from July 19 to 22, 2024. Read more »
South Africa: Julius Malema Comes to Shebeshxt's Rescue and Reportedly Covers His Hospital Bills
Fame Frenzy
Controversial rapper Shebeshxt is said to be recovering in a private hospital following Saturday night's horror accident which claimed his daughter's life. Read more »
Nigeria: Can Northern Nigeria Soar Above Poverty and Underdevelopment?
Leadership
Northern Nigeria stands at a critical juncture, where the winds of change beckon, and the possibilities for transformation are vast. Yet, the region grapples with entrenched… Read more »
Nigeria: Minimum Wage - We Won't Resume Strike for Now - Ajaero
Leadership
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has announced that it will no longer meet today to decide on the resumption of the suspended strike to demand a new national minimum wage. Read more »