June 17
Nigeria: SEC DG Urges Capital Market Stakeholders to Embrace Innovation
Daily Trust
The director general of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Dr. Emomotimi Agama, has urged stakeholders in the capital market to embrace innovation as a catalyst for growth,… Read more »
Nigeria: Sallah - FRSC Cautions Drivers, Motor Parks On Alcohol
Daily Trust
The Edo State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has cautioned drivers against the consumption of alcohol while on duty and motor parks against the sales of… Read more »
Nigeria: Neiti Backs Tinubu On Climate Change, Green Economic Solutions
Daily Trust
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has welcomed with high expectations the unfolding renewed political commitments of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu… Read more »
Liberia: Up District#14 Rejects Rudolph Buima
New Dawn
The Montserrado County District#4 Chapter, if the governing Unity Party rejects a new commissioner appointed in the district in what it describes as a money works, baboon draws… Read more »
Liberia: Message of the Regional Director, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, On World Blood Donor Day 14 June 2024 [document]
Liberian Observer
Blood transfusion plays a critical role in the provision of lifesaving health care. Vulnerable people, such as mothers during childbirth, under-nourished and malaria-affected… Read more »
June 16
Nigeria: Why I Resigned As Super Eagles Coach - Finidi
Premium Times
Finidi was willing to stay despite the difficult start to life as Super Eagles manager Read more »
Nigeria: Presidency Clears Misconceptions On New York Times Report On Nigeria
Premium Times
"Nigeria is not the only country in the world facing a rising cost of living crisis. The USA, too, is contending with a similar crisis, with families finding it hard to make ends… Read more »
Ghana: Ghana's Economic Crisis Was Caused By Govt Borrowing - Economist [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Ghana is going through its worst economic crisis in a generation. The past two years have seen record high inflation in the country. Ghana's central bank (the Bank of Ghana) has… Read more »
Nigeria: Actress Stella Ikwuegbu Is Dead
Premium Times
The actress is known for her motherly roles in movies and is famous for her role in the 2001 film 'Ukwa'. Read more »
Liberia: Regional Fisheries Taskforce Meeting Ends in Liberia
New Dawn
The Sixteen Regional Meeting of the Fisheries Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea (FCWC), West Africa Task Force (WATF) has ended in Liberia with the Director General of… Read more »
Nigeria: Accept Govt Offer Above N60,000 As New Minimum Wage, Senate Leader to NLC, TUC
Vanguard
The Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, APC, Ekiti Central has pleaded with the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC and the Trade Union Congress, TUC to accept whatever the federal… Read more »
Nigeria: Nollywood Actress Stella Ikwuegbu Dies
Vanguard
Veteran Nollywood actress Stella Ikwuegbu is dead. Read more »
Nigeria: '160,000 Kids Living With HIV in Nigeria'
Vanguard
The Christian Council of Nigeria (CCN) has urged the government and relevant stakeholders to intensify efforts to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS among children in the country. Read more »
Nigeria: Treat Nnamdi Kanu Same Way Bodejo Was Treated Clark Writes Tinubu
Vanguard
Former Federal Commissioner for Information and South South Leader, Chief Edwin Clark has written to President Bola Tinubu on the immediate need for political solution for detained… Read more »
Nigeria: Presidency Tackles New York Times, Says Tinubu Inherited Dead Economy
Vanguard
THE Presidency has tackled the New York Times over its report on the current economic situation in Nigeria, saying that President Bola Tinubu on May 29, 2023, inherited a dead… Read more »
Nigeria: VP Shettima, Kadafur Pray for Peace, Bumper Harvest
Vanguard
Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima and the Acting Governor of Borno state, Dr. Umar Kadafur have joined other millions of Muslim faithful at the Ramat Square in Maiduguri to… Read more »
Nigeria: Otedola, Zenith Bank Opt for Out-of-Court Settlement
Premium Times
The Federal High Court of Nigeria, Lagos Division, dismissed the case on Thursday on receiving a notice of discontinuance from the plaintiffs. Read more »
Nigeria: Police Raid Kidnappers' Den in Abuja, Kill One During Shootout - Official
Premium Times
The police said the arrested suspects have confessed to being involved in a series of kidnapping incidents and other heinous crimes in Abuja and its environs. Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Rejoices With Cyril Ramaphosa On Re-Election As South African President
This Day
President Bola Tinubu has extended his warm congratulations to his South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa, on his re-election. Read more »
Nigeria: Inside Yobe Govt's Fight Against Kidney Diseases
Premium Times
Since the launch of the intervention, the CMD said the hospital conducts an average of 60 free dialysis sessions a week, with each session costing N50,000. Read more »
Nigeria: SERAP Urges Tinubu to Uphold Workers' Right to Living Wage
Leadership
Foremost civil society organisation, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has urged President Bola Tinubu to ensure that the anticipated Bill on the new… Read more »
Ghana: War in Ukraine Has Affected Africa As Well - President of Ghana
Ghana Presidency
Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo said the war in Ukraine has negatively affected the economies of African countries and caused high inflation Read more »
Nigeria: Current Economic Woe Handiwork of Previous Administrations - Presidency
Daily Trust
The Presidency has said the present economic crisis being experienced by Nigerians is caused by previous administrations, and not the Present government. Read more »
Nigeria: Presidency Slams Foreign Media's 'Jaundiced' Portrayal of Economic Woes
Leadership
The Presidency has hit back at what it called the "predetermined, reductionist, derogatory, and denigrating" way foreign media outlets have reported on the country's current… Read more »
Nigeria: $12bn Annual Losses - Nigeria Wages War Against Powerful Interests, Foreigners Stealing Its Solid Minerals
Leadership
Nigeria's extractive industry is practically a crime scene. Just like the country is losing billions of dollars annually to the theft of crude oil, her current economic mainstay,… Read more »