July 12
Uganda: Youth Arrested With Fake Academic Papers in Tororo Army Recruitment
Nile Post
A youth from Merikit Sub-county in Tororo District was arrested by the army on Thursday as hundreds gathered for UPDF recruitment. Read more »
Uganda: Coffee Sector Moves to Fulfill New EU Export Regulations
Nile Post
The Ugandan coffee sector has started preparing itself to fulfill the new European Union regulations on coffee set to take effect on July, 1, 2025. Read more »
Uganda: UWEC Explains Shs10bn Lion Breeding Program
Nile Post
The Uganda Wildlife Conservation Centre (UWEC) has cleared the air on their proposal to get Shs10 billion for lion breeding. Read more »
Uganda: Emyooga Cash Filling Nets for Munyonyo Fishing Community
Nile Post
Emyooga beneficiaries in Munyonyo have defied the odds of urban poverty by utilising the funds to enhance their household income. Read more »
Egypt: Egypt's Economy Takes Steady Steps to Adapt to Global Crises
Egypt Online
Egypt's Ambassador to Japan, Mohamed Abu Bakr, confirmed that the Egyptian economy is taking steady and rapid steps on the path to adapting to the pressures imposed by global… Read more »
Nigeria: Minister, Perm SEC Disobey Tinubu's Directives
Premium Times
President Bola Tinubu wrote a memo in May to the minister and the SGF issuing specific directives. Read more »
Nigeria: It's Act of Gross Misconduct Paying LGs' Allocation Through States - Supreme Court
This Day
In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court, yesterday, described as an act of gross misconduct, the payment of allocations to local governments through the states and immediately… Read more »
Nigeria: Group Demands Community Involvement in $27bn Warri Seaport Rehabilitation
This Day
The Executive Coordinator of the Ijaw Progressive Union of Aborigines, Mr. Asiaye Amakor has written an open letter to President Bola Tinubu to direct the concerned authorities to… Read more »
Nigeria: I Never Challenged My Late Husband Over Affair With Helen Prest, Ajayi Tells Court
This Day
One of the wives of the late Dr. Tosin Ajayi, Mrs Adenike Oluyemisi Ajayi, yesterday, told a Lagos High Court, Ikeja, that she never challenged or queried her husband, over his… Read more »
Nigeria: After Meeting Labour Leaders, Tinubu Says Nigerian Workers Deserve Improved Welfare, Better Wages
This Day
President Bola Tinubu has declared that Nigerian workers, as the driving force of the country, deserve improved welfare, better wages, as well as safe and enhanced working… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt, Oil Producers Agree On Viable Crude Supply Framework to Local Refineries
This Day
In a bid to resolve the lingering inability of oil producers to adequately supply local refineries crude feedstock, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC)… Read more »
Nigeria: Paucity of Funds Hindering Aircraft Maintenance, May Impair Domestic Air Travel - Experts
This Day
Aviation experts have raised the concern that paucity of funds is hindering aircraft maintenance, thereby reducing the number of operating aircraft on schedule service due to… Read more »
Nigeria: How Kreme Is Revolutionising Beauty Education in Nigeria - Bebe Andrew-Jaja [interview]
This Day
In this interview, Licensed Aesthetician, and Founder of Kreme Aesthetics Services, Bebe Andrew-Jaja, speaks with Sunday Ehigiator on her journey into the beauty industry, and how… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerians Paid N721 Billion Cash As Bribe to Public Officials in 2023 - NBS
Premium Times
According to the survey, bribes paid in a public official's office and in the street accounted for around 35 and 36 per cent of all paid bribes, respectively. Read more »
Rwanda: Mpayimana Pledges to Sue Belgium, Germany, France Over Rwanda's Tragic Past
New Times
Independent presidential candidate Philippe Mpayimana has pledged to institute legal action against countries responsible for Rwanda's tragic past that culminated into the infamous… Read more »
South Africa: Hold Onto Your Wallets! Showmax Announces Pricing Update
Fame Frenzy
Local streaming service Showmax has announced a price update effective August 1, 2024. The announcement comes six months after their relaunch in partnership with Comcast's… Read more »
South Africa: Makwa Beats on Podcast Interviews - 'Them Things Ruined My Life'
Fame Frenzy
Music producer Makwa Beats recently expressed how he felt about podcast interviews. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Former MDC MP Joins Zanu-PF, Takes a Dig At 'Selfish' Chamisa
New Zimbabwe
FORMER Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Chegutu West legislator, Takalani Matibe has defected to the ruling party, Zanu PF. Read more »
Nigeria: Minimum Wage - Tinubu, Labour Adjourn for More Consultation
Leadership
President Bola Tinubu and the LEADERSHIP of organised labour have adjourned talks till next for wider consultation with stakeholders on the new national minimum wage. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria-EU Partnership On Tech Innovation Will Unlock Nigeria's Economy - Govt
Daily Trust
The Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, has said the collaboration between European Union (EU) and the federal government will help to enhance research in… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt to Domesticate World Bank's Inclusive Business in 36 States
Daily Trust
The federal government has announced plans to domesticate the World Bank's inclusive business model in all the 36 states of the federation as part of efforts to boost efficiency… Read more »
South Africa: Corruption Central - Vbs Chairperson Tshifhiwa Matodzi's Canary Song, Part One [analysis]
Daily Maverick
Disgraced former VBS chairperson accepts 495-year sentence, effectively reduced to 15 years of imprisonment -- and sings like a canary for 70 pages. Read more »
South Africa: Minister Mantashe Defends Possible Import of Natural Gas From Russia [analysis]
Daily Maverick
'I don't think we are ashamed of importing gas from Russia. We are members of BRICS. We want to increase trade with Russia,' the minister of mineral and petroleum resources told… Read more »
South Africa: Food Parcels Pile Up in Gauteng Warehouses Because Food Banks Have No Money to Distribute Them
GroundUp
Provincial Department of Social Development delays funding Read more »
South Africa: Complaint Against Daily Maverick Steinhoff Stories Dismissed
GroundUp
Former reserve bank employee complained his side of the story was not given, but declined to give his side of the story Read more »