June 03
Nigeria: The Problem With Tinubu's Misfiring Leadership - Akin Osuntokun [interview]
Vanguard
Basorun Akin Osuntokun served as the Director General of the Peter Obi Presidential Campaign Committee. A former presidential adviser and one-time managing director of the News… Read more »
Nigeria: Abia Killings - Labour Party Seeks Justice for Murdered Soldiers
Vanguard
The Labour Party (LP) has condemned in strong terms the brutal killing of five Soldiers deployed to protect citizens in Abia State during the Biafran Day celebration last Thursday. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria in Crisis Due to Botched Economic Reforms - Dele Oye
Vanguard
At the recently held 2024 Vanguard Economic Discourse, the President of the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), Dele Oye, was… Read more »
Nigeria: NAFDAC Urges Immediate Stop to Deadly Food Preservative Practice
Vanguard
...Says preserving food items with sniper causes cancer, infertility, others Read more »
Nigeria: Minimum Wage - Fuel, Health, Schools, Courts, Banks, Others to Be Grounded As Strike Begins Today
Vanguard
Fuel distribution, health, bank and other essential services nationwide will be shut from today as organised labour begins an indefinite strike over minimum wage and the recent… Read more »
Nigeria: Apprehension As Govt Borrows N20.1trn Under Tinubu
Vanguard
The Federal Government borrowed N20.1 trillion from domestic investors in the first year of President Tinubu's administration, representing year-on-year YoY increase of 117 per… Read more »
Nigeria: Gencos Cry Out Over N3.7trn Debt, Say Only 10% of Invoice Paid Monthly
Vanguard
Abuja-Power generation companies in Nigeria, GenCos, yesterday raise the alarm over the imminent collapse of their operations, following a huge debt of N2 trillion and an estimated… Read more »
Nigeria: I Inherited 80% Infrastructural Deficit From Last Administration - Adeleke
Vanguard
Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun State said he inherited more than 80 per cent infrastructural deficit from the immediate past administration of the state. Read more »
Nigeria: Expert Makes Case for Crop Quality, Nutritional Value
Vanguard
Plant scientist, Amo Aduragbemi, has concluded plans to transform the way people think about crop quality and nutritional value, saying it would require understanding bioactive… Read more »
Nigeria: Aviation Unions Direct Members to Withdraw Services
Premium Times
The unions said they would withdraw services from midnight on Monday Read more »
Nigeria: NAHCON, Saudi Govt Warn Pilgrims On Performing Illegal Hajj, Insist On Nusuk ID Cards
Premium Times
NAHCON reminded pilgrims to collect their NUSUK ID cards from Mutawwif officials upon arrival in Makkah. Read more »
Rwanda: Philanthropist Eudoxie Bridges Reveals Plans to Visit Rwanda With Husband Ludacris
New Times
Gabonese author and philanthropist Eudoxie Mbouguiengue Bridges has said that she would love to be with her husband and rapper Ludacris and their children when she comes back to… Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda to Adopt Digital Currency in Two Years - Central Bank
New Times
Rwanda is looking to develop its own national Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) in the next two years, as part of the country's efforts to streamline its financial system and… Read more »
Rwanda: Fish Production Surges As Rwanda Restores Two Lakes
New Times
Fish production in Cyohoha Lake in the Mayange, Mareba, and Ngeruka sectors of Bugesera district, as well as Kibare Lake in Kayonza District, has significantly increased following… Read more »
South Africa: 'Tightrope' Walk for Villagers Fetching Water
GroundUp
In Richmond Farm residents have to do a balancing act to fetch water from a municipal ablution block Read more »
Nigeria: Renewed Hope - X-Raying People-Oriented Projects of NDDC in Niger Delta
This Day
X-raying the infrastructure and human capacity development in the Niger Delta Region in recent years, the current developmental strides sighted in the region will call for an… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Announces Over $ 3.5bn Mobilization for Liberty Corridor
New Dawn
The African Development Bank Group says it is in very strong financial shape and ready to contribute to major development projects on the Continent. Read more »
Zimbabwe: President in High Level Talks With South Korean Leader
The Herald
President Mnangagwa arrived here yesterday for the inaugural South Korea-Africa Summit and is today expected to engage in high level talks with his South Korean counterpart,… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF Restructuring Exercise Underway
The Herald
ZANU PF began its restructuring exercise over the weekend across all provinces, the first step towards building its lower structures, registering new and taking stock of its… Read more »
Nigeria: Strike - Labour Shuts Offices, Businesses, Other Facilities in Ekiti
Premium Times
"The strike became the last resort after labour unions had displayed uncommon understanding over the need to improve on workers' welfare," Mr Kolapo said. Read more »
Nigeria: Shelve Your Illegal Strike, Police Tell NLC, TUC
Daily Trust
The police high command has said it was in tune with the federal government's declaration that the indefinite strike embarked upon by members of both the NLC and TUC is "illegal… Read more »
Nigeria: More Shariah Banks Coming - CBN
Daily Trust
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that more shariah compliant banks are coming due to the benefits the sector has brought to the nation's economy and citizens. Read more »
Eritrea: Speech By FM Osman Saleh At 2024 South Korea-Africa Summit [document]
Shabait
H.E. Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yul Read more »
Nigeria: Rivers Crisis - You 'Re One of My Key Allies, Fubara Tells Ateke
Vanguard
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has expressed delight that the Amanyanabo of Okochiri kingdom, King Ateke Tom remains of his strongest allies amidst the political crisis… Read more »
Kenya: NCBA Targets Diaspora Billions With Activations in USA
Capital FM
NCBA Bank has kicked off a one-month banking market activation across multiple states in the United States. Read more »