June 05
Nigeria: Strengthening National Capacities for Debt Mgt Crucial for Govt's Funding - Cardoso
Vanguard
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Yemi Cardoso, says strengthening national capacities for debt management is crucial for meeting the government's funding… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Current Account Balance Exceeds $1.432bn, Says IMF
Vanguard
Nigeria's current account balance has experienced a surplus of $1.432bn in 2024, according to a report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Read more »
Nigeria: Address Workers' Demands Within 7-Day Window, Labour Party Urges Govt
Vanguard
The Labour Party (LP) has appealed to the Federal Government to expedite actions to address the request of Nigerian workers within the seven-day window for renegotiation of the new… Read more »
Nigeria: Kaduna Assembly Recommends Trial of El-Rufai' Over State's Loan Burden
Premium Times
The report alleged that the loans were not used for their intended purposes, and in some cases, due process was not followed in securing the loans Read more »
Nigeria: Insecurity Hindering Rescue of Trapped Miners - Official
Premium Times
Those trapped include the site manager identified as Ibrahim Ishaku and dozens of mine workers. Read more »
Nigeria: CJID Inducts 15 Fellows Into Its 2024 AI-in-Journalism Fellowship [press release]
Premium Times
The fellowship, slated to last six months, offers an opportunity for collaboration among a diverse group of journalists, researchers, data scientists, and web developers from… Read more »
Mali: Hunger Hotspots Report - Famine Looms in Gaza While Risk of Starvation Persists in Sudan, Haiti, Mali, and South Sudan
WFP
Latest Hunger Hotspots report urges immediate action to prevent famine and warns of La Niña-linked climate extremes Read more »
South Africa: More Uproar At Zithulele Hospital As Senior Doctor Is Moved
spotlight
A senior doctor who worked at Zithulele Hospital in the Eastern Cape for close to a decade has been instructed to report to the Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital in Mthatha. Some… Read more »
South Africa: Humanitarian Aid, Service Restoration Underway in KZN
SAnews.gov.za
The KwaZulu-Natal government remains on the ground to provide humanitarian assistance to the families that have been displaced by devastating floods following heavy rains that have… Read more »
South Africa: More Police Officers Deployed in KZN
SAnews.gov.za
National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola has deployed additional Public Order Policing (POP) members to KwaZulu-Natal in support of the National Joint Operational and… Read more »
South Africa: Celebrating World Environment Day
SAnews.gov.za
The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) has called on all South Africans to join the international community in celebrating World Environment Day 2024. Read more »
South Africa: Buffalo City Metro Preparing for More Disruptive Rain
SAnews.gov.za
The Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality says the possibility of undertaking mop up operations have been placed on hold as the city prepares for more disruptive rain. Read more »
South Africa: Probe Into Tiryville Dam Safety After Flash Floods
SAnews.gov.za
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) says it is investigating the integrity of the privately-owned Tiryvillle Dam near Kariega in Eastern Cape, following reports of the dam… Read more »
South Africa: Border Management Authority Warns It Will Not Tolerate Illegal Immigrants
SAnews.gov.za
The Commissioner of the Border Management Authority (BMA), Dr Michael Masiapato, has issued a stern warning to travellers, who are in contravention of the Immigration Act of South… Read more »
South Africa: Lamola Condemns Murder of Children Burnt to Death in Soshanguve
SAnews.gov.za
Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola has condemned the brutal killing of two children in Soshanguve, Gauteng. Read more »
Nigeria: Reps Move to Halt Exit of $100m Diaper-Making Firm From Nigeria
Leadership
The House of Representatives has taken steps to stop the exit of Kimberly-Clark, a diapers and sanitary pad company, which invested about $100 million in the form of Foreign Direct… Read more »
Nigeria: Federal Govt to Launch Contest for Production of New National Anthem
Leadership
The Federal Government has announced plan to call for entries for the production of the new national anthem with an authentic Nigerian melody. Read more »
Nigeria: Army Denies Alleged Mass Killings in South-East
Leadership
The Nigerian Army (NA) has dismissed as 'false and mischievous' allegations of mass killings by troops of Operation Udo Ka in the South-East region. Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Seeks Stakeholders' Partnership for Transition to Clean Economy
Leadership
President Bola Tinubu has called for earnest effort and action by citizens, stakeholders, institutions, and development partners to safeguard the environment and ensure a win-win… Read more »
Malawi: National ID Registration Outreach Beats 1.5 Million Target
Nyasa Times
The national ID registration outreach exercise registered 1, 556, 613 people, beating its target of 1.5 million by over 56,000, Principal Secretary for the National Registration… Read more »
Malawi: Chilima Leads Busy Schedule for Malawi Delegation At Korea-Africa Summit
Nyasa Times
Vice President Saulos Chilima is leading a busy schedule at the Korea-Africa Summit in Seoul as the summit kicked off today, Tuesday. Read more »
Malawi: People Who Inject Drugs Need Attention to Help Them Prevent HIV-Diversity Forum
Nyasa Times
Diversity Forum, a consortium of nine organisations working on human rights of key populations, has reiterated the need to give special attention to people who inject drugs so that… Read more »
Malawi: Pacific Group Borehole Rehabilitation Project Condemns the Vandalizing of Boreholes
Nyasa Times
A corporate organisation, Pacific Group under its free Borehole Rehabilitation Project, has condemned the growing tendency of vandalizing boreholes to steal spare parts in some… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Finally Admits Paying Fuel Subsidy
Daily Trust
Fuel subsidy is projected to gulp about N5.4 trillion in 2024, according to the federal government. Read more »
Nigeria: Court Orders Forfeiture of Fresh N11.14bn Properties Linked to Emefiele
Daily Trust
The Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday granted an order of interim forfeiture of properties valued at N11,140,000,000.00 linked to the embattled former Central Bank of… Read more »