Police used stun grenades and a water cannon to disperse rioters in the platinum belt after sports minister Fikile Mbalula was attacked by protesters alleged to be members of the ... Read more »
Africa's wealthiest man, Aliko Dangote, and the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, have been named among the 100 most influential persons on earth by the Time Magazine. Read more »
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has expressed satisfaction at the level of Liberian involvement in ongoing oil exploration by the United States company, Chevron. Read more »
Members of Parliament has passed the Value Added Tax Amendment Bill that will see many food items and goods, including mosquito nets, exempted from tax - this while it seeks to ... Read more »
The government has approved a loan of U.S.$152.12 million from the African Development Bank for the agriculture sector and will assist in growing the rice, sorghum, and cassava for ... Read more »
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has awarded yearly crude oil lifting contracts worth about U.S.$40 billion to local companies, downsizing contracts awarded to ... Read more »
The 55th edition of the trade fair has opened with South African and Chinese firms dominating the exhibition, which has seen a reduction in the number of foreign traders. Read more »
The African Development Bank's (AfDB) has formally launched its golden jubilee, with President Donald Kaberuka and other leaders refllecting on how far the Group has come since it ... Read more »
A United Nation Mission In Liberia aircraft with nine passengers and four crew members on board was forced to make an emergency landing in a residential area of Monrovia. Read more »
A former leader of Niger Delta militants, Felix Timilaemi, has launched a voluntary campaign against oil theft in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. Read more »
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