October 23
Liberia: UP Official Labels Public Works Minister As 'Corrupt and Incompetent'
Liberian Investigator
A prominent member of the governing Unity Party (UP), Richlue Burphy, has sharply criticized Public Works Minister Roland Lafayette Giddings, calling him corrupt and incompetent in… Read more »
Somalia: Somalia Secures $100m for Climate-Resilient Agriculture From GCF
Shabelle
Khadija Mohamed Al-Makhzoumi, a prominent figure in climate finance, expressed her delight at attending the 40th Board Meeting of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), where a historic… Read more »
Nigeria: Katsina Residents Paid Highest Petrol Price, Yobe Lowest, in September
Leadership
Katsina State emerged as the region with the highest average petrol price, averaging N1,096.15, in September 2024, followed closely by Ebonyi and Akwa Ibom States at N1,090.94 and… Read more »
Nigeria: Scholar Blames Nigeria's Insecurity On Lack of Social Justice, Fairness
Leadership
The director of the Centre for Peace and Strategic Studies at the University of Ilorin, Prof. Ibrahim Jawondo, has blamed the security challenges bedeviling Nigerians on food… Read more »
Nigeria: Strategy to Tackle Nigeria's Staggering Life Expectancy Gap Unveiled
Leadership
Garfield, a public health awareness organisation, has launched an urgent new health strategy to tackle Nigeria's growing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) crisis, which has led to… Read more »
Nigeria: Forex Subsidy Cost Nigeria N13trn in 3 Years - World Bank
Leadership
The federal government incurred a significant loss of N13.2trn in foregone revenue as a direct consequence of the implementation of its foreign exchange subsidy policy between 2021… Read more »
Nigeria: Rising Cooking Gas Prices Worry Govt As Government Moves to Stop Export
This Day
Again, the federal government has moved to stop the export of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), otherwise known as cooking gas, as prices continue to skyrocket across the country. Read more »
Nigeria: EU Assists in Training of Nigerian Climate Negotiators to COP29
This Day
Ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29), scheduled for November 11 to 22, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan, the European Union (EU) is partnering the National… Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos Seals Over 352 Churches, Mosques, Others
Vanguard
The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, LASEPA, yesterday, disclosed that over 352 facilities including religious houses have been shut down across various parts of the… Read more »
Nigeria: UK-Nigeria Partnership On Drug War Producing Positive Outcomes - Official
Daily Trust
The United Kingdom (UK) Home Office International Operations said its collaboration with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in combating substance abuse and illicit… Read more »
Nigeria: Plan In't Nigeria Hands Over 7 Healthcare Facilities to Sokoto Govt
Daily Trust
The Plan International, Nigeria, Tuesday, handed over seven primary healthcare facilities to the Sokoto State government for public usage. Read more »
Africa: Governance Stalls in Africa As Security and Democracy Deteriorate, Threatening Progress in Development - 2024 Ibrahim Index
Capital FM
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation has released the 2024 Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG), the latest iteration of the biennial dataset assessing governance performance and trends… Read more »
Nigeria: Again, PDP Shifts NEC Meeting for Ondo Guber
Vanguard
For the third time in as many months, the Proples Democratic Party, PDP, has postponed its National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting. Read more »
Nigeria: Alleged Murder of Girl By Boyfriend - Investigation On-Going - Police
Vanguard
The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Command has said it's operatives were still investigating the alleged murder of Miss Priscilla Ocheme by her boyfriend, Ekosuehi Elvis,… Read more »
Africa: Ethical Framework Aims to Counter Risks of Geoengineering Research
Greenhouse Agency
Pressure for climate intervention may gain momentum as world heats up Read more »
Nigeria: Floodwaters of Famine - Maiduguri Deluge Exacerbates Nigeria's Food Crisis
Premium Times
Back-to-back flood incidents in many states in recent years, as well as conflicts and general insecurity in rural communities, have made farming and food production more… Read more »
Namibia: German Cash Injection Helps Safeguard Kunene Communities Against Wildlife Conflict
Namibia Economist
Twenty three conservancies in the Kunene region received funding from the German Government through the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism to mitigate the impact of… Read more »
Nigeria: UN Climate Chief Calls for Greater Speed in Climate Finance to Prevent Collapse of Global Economy
This Day
The UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell has said there is an urgent need to improve global climate finance to prevent the collapse of the economies of all countries,… Read more »
West Africa: Ecowas Commits to Joint Fight Against Trafficking in Person
New Dawn
The sub-regional body ECOWAS has announced its commitment to strengthen the fight against trafficking in person in the region. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Passports Scandal - Processing Officer Appears in Court
The Herald
A PROCESSING officer at the Harare Registrar General's Office, Chipo Matovanyika, appeared in court yesterday for allegedly assisting four Cameroonians to fraudulently acquire… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF Politburo Members Sign Anti-Sanctions Petition
The Herald
Zimbabwe should be allowed to compete in the global village on an equal footing without the baggage of illegal sanctions imposed by the United States and other Western countries,… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Justice Deputy Minister Dismisses Rights Abuse Claims
The Herald
ZIMBABWE has noted with concern a generalised and unsubstantiated statement by the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR), which claims Government is stifling freedom of… Read more »
Liberia: Caught in a Dilemma - Where Will the Deputy Speaker Go?
Liberian Investigator
Deputy Speaker Thomas Fallah, who came under fire from within his own political party over allegations of conspiring to unseat Speaker Fonati Koffa, now faces an ultimatum from… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Security Guard Accused of Burning Down Mbare Musika Denied Bail
New Zimbabwe
A security guard who was arrested last week on allegations of burning down Mbare Musika two weeks ago has been denied bail by a Mbare magistrate. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Central Bank Says ZWG Backing Gold Reserves Up U.S.$450 Million
New Zimbabwe
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) says the quantum of gold backing up the ZWG has increased to US$450 million on the back of calls for citizens to be calm ahead of strengthening… Read more »
