May 30
Africa: CEPI and Gavi Extend Partnership to Target Future Disease Outbreaks [press release]
GAVI
The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi), two co-leads of COVAX, the multilateral mechanism that accelerated equitable… Read more »
Zimbabwe: High Court Judge to Testify in Ivy Kombo's Fraud Trial
New Zimbabwe
The State has finally been given the greenlight to call a High Court Judge, Sylvia Chirau-Mugomba to testify in the case gospel musician Ivy Kombo and her husband, Admire Kasi are… Read more »
Zimbabwe: ZB Bank Projects Tough Year Ahead Due to Tight Policy Measures
New Zimbabwe
Leading financial services group, ZB Financial Holdings (ZBFH) has bemoaned the tight policy measures impact on credit creation capacity on the back of plans to employ robust… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Neville Mutsvangwa's Bail Ruling Now Set for Friday
New Zimbabwe
Neville Mutsvangwa, son of top Zanu PF politicians, Christopher and Monica will know his fate on Friday in a case he is appealing for bail at the High Court. Read more »
Nigeria: We Must Build a Nigeria for Generations Unborn - Tinubu
Leadership
President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians to build a nation for generations unborn. Read more »
Nigeria: How We Injected N309bn Into Economy - Agriculture Minister
Daily Trust
The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, has said the ministry has injected an "estimated value of N309 billion" into the country's economy. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's e-Commerce Value Hit $9b in 2023 - Export Council
Daily Trust
The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) said that the country's E-commerce value rose from USD675.68 million in 2022 to USD 9.02 billion in 2023. Read more »
Nigeria: Naira Declines At Official Window to N1329/$1, Gains At Parallel Market, N1,490/$1
This Day
The naira yesterday retracted on its gains at the official window and recorded gains at the parallel market. Read more »
Nigeria: Moniepoint, Etranzact, Flutterwave Recorded $144 Billion in Mobile Money Transactions in 2022 - Report
This Day
Mobile Money Operators including Moniepoint, eTranzact, Flutterwave recorded a total of $144 billion in transactions in 2022, according to a report by Techcabal Insights. Read more »
Nigeria: Shell, Partners Paid $142m to NDDC in 2023 for Devt of Oil-Producing Areas
This Day
Shell Companies in Nigeria comprising the Shell Petroleum Development Company Nigeria Limited (SPDC) and Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo) paid a… Read more »
Nigeria: One Year Later, Tinubu Struggles With the Economic Question [analysis]
African Arguments
Digging the country out of the hole it fell into during the Buhari years required an ingenuity never made available under Tinubu's economic shock treatment programme. Read more »
Nigeria: Fire Guts Tejuosho Wooden Market in Lagos
Vanguard
Property worth millions of naira was, yesterday, destroyed when fire gutted several wooden shanties at the Tejuosho Market, Yaba area of Lagos State. Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Withdraws Terrorism Charge Against Miyetti Allah's Leader, Bodejo
Vanguard
The Federal Government, yesterday, withdrew the three-count terrorism charge it entered against the detained President of Miyetti, Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo. Read more »
Nigeria: NAF Air Strikes Kill 30 Terrorists in Katsina, Borno
Vanguard
The Nigerian Air Force said, yesterday, that air strikes carried out by its fighter aircraft on Tuesday in Bakai, and Bakarya, and Yartsintsiya bandit's hideouts in Kankara Local… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Declares 7 Months Free Train Ride As Abuja Light Rail Service Takes Off
Vanguard
President Bola Tinubu yesterday declared seven months of free train rides for passengers as he performed the presidential flag-off of commercial operation of Phase 1 of Abuja light… Read more »
South Africa: South Africa Tallies Votes in the Most Competitive Election Since Apartheid
RFI
Ballot counting commenced on Thursday after South Africans queued late into the night to cast their votes in a pivotal election that could bring an end to the ANC's… Read more »
Nigeria: I Don't Know Why Terrorists Repeatedly Attack Zamfara - Governor Lawal [interview]
Premium Times
Governor Lawal also speaks of the motives of the terrorists and why he and some Northern Nigerian governors travelled to the US. Read more »
Africa: WHO General Programme of Work 2025–2028 Prioritizes Climate Change and Health [press release]
WHO
Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) approved the General Programme of Work 2025-2028, which includes responding to the escalating threat to health posed by climate change as… Read more »
Nigeria: Police Urge Residents to Ignore IPOB's Sit-At-Home Order in Imo
This Day
The Imo State Police Command yesterday told residents to ignore the three-day sit-at-home order of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Read more »
Nigeria: Respect Kano Govt's Autonomy in Managing Its Traditional Institutions, CISLAC Ed Charges Govt
This Day
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has expressed deep concern over the ongoing power tussle involving the reinstated Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, and the… Read more »
South Africa: Mmusi Maimane Drags Shimza for Supporting ANC
Fame Frenzy
In the run-up to the elections, local celebrities encouraged voters to make their mark at the voting polls. Read more »
Nigeria: Dangote to Run Cement Trucks On CNG, Increases Dividend By 50%
This Day
Amidst applause by shareholders for the impressive results in the 2023 financial year despite the harsh business operating environment, the Chairman of Dangote Cement Plc, Aliko… Read more »
Nigeria: NJC Holds Emergency Meeting Next Week Over Kano Emirate, to Probe Chief Judges
This Day
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has proposed an emergency meeting for next week, where the the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho and his counterpart in… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Directs Free Train Ride for Commuters On Abuja Metro Line Service Till End of 2024
This Day
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced free train rides for Nigerians and other commuters on the Abuja Metro Line until the end of the year 2024. Read more »
Nigeria: Police Raid Kidnappers' Hideout Kill Three in Benue
This Day
The Benue State Police Command yesterday raided a notorious hideout of a kidnapping gang and rescued many victims. Read more »