The Executive Council of the Federation has adopted a draft policy on Child Labour to address the challenges faced by over six million children involved in child labour. Read more »
The government has passed the Minimum Wage Bill that will ensure a U.S.$6 a day earning that aims to encourage poverty reduction and the improvement of the welfare of unskilled ... Read more »
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Some Kenyan Faith Healers Sell Miracles for Profit... New Taxi Company Generating a Buzz in Mogadishu... Polio Close to Eradication, but Faces Setback... Read more »
The State Security Service has handed over a detained 13-year-old stowaway to the Edo State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development. Read more »
Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, has signed a multi-billion dollar deal with banks to finance the building of an oil refinery in the country. Read more »
The Central Bank of Nigeria has declared that it will resist pressure to devalue the naira as it retains ample funds to defend the currency. Read more »
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has instructed the management of the Liberian Electricity Corporation to speed up the electrification of communities in Monrovia, saying it is ... Read more »
The family of a teenage stowaway has appealed for his release after being detained by the Department of State Security Service for travelling inside the wheel compartment of an ... Read more »
A 25-year-old man has been arrested at the Benin airport for attempting to access the airside of the Benin City airport. Read more »
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