June 13
Ghana: 8 Productivity Hacks for Remote Workers in Ghana
Accra Times
Remote working is only effective when the people around you are aware that it is not just another weekend at home. Read more »
Nigeria: Govt, Delta State Bureaucracies Put $27bn Escravos Port Project At Risk
Vanguard
The much talked about foreign investment into the Nigerian economy may lose ground as the country is at the verge of missing the sum of $27.29 billion funding for the Escravos… Read more »
Nigeria: Labour Rejects Tinubu's Claims of Agreement On Minimum Wage
Vanguard
·Relief will not come only from increase in wages, FG tells Labour Read more »
Liberia: Govt Faces Cyber Attacks
New Dawn
The Government of Liberia is battling a serious cyber security attack on its top-level domain (.LR) from an unknown source. Read more »
Nigeria: How Peter Mbah Fared in Enugu After One Year in Office As Governor
Premium Times
This is an assessment of the governor's performance since he assumed office in May 2023. Read more »
Nigeria: Fasehuns Protest Tinubu's Omission of OPC Founder in List of June 12 Heroes
Premium Times
Dr Fasehun, medical doctor, businessman and activist, died 1 December 2018 in Lagos, at 83. Read more »
Nigeria: Kwara PDP Tackles Abdulrazaq Over Comment On Local Govt Autonomy
This Day
The Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the recent attempt by the state Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, to "deceive and confuse the people of… Read more »
Liberia: Unicef Wants Liberians to Exercise Patience
New Dawn
UNICEF Country Representative to Liberia Andy Brooks says the Boakai-Koung administration is engulfed by huge challenges, and it will take time for citizens to experience the big… Read more »
Liberia: Right to Children's Education Remains a Challenge for Liberia
New Dawn
The Minister of Gender, Children, and Social Protection, Madam Gbeme Horace Kollie, says realizing the right of every Liberian child to have access to education remains a challenge… Read more »
West Africa: Ecowas Parliament Speaker Vows to Promote Regional Integration
Foroyaa
The Speaker of ECOWAS Parliament, Rt. Hon. Maimounatou Ibrahima has promised to prioritize regional integration and gender mainstreaming, in her activities to move the community to… Read more »
Nigeria: Jigawa Govt Recruits 300 Animal Health Workers, Empowers 1,200 Farmers
Premium Times
Mr Namadi said the beneficiaries have also been trained to be licensed as veterinary service providers to effectively respond to animal disease incidences Read more »
Nigeria: Court Extends DCP Kyari's Bail Over Mother's Death
Daily Trust
Suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Abba Kyari, has been granted five additional days of bail by a Federal High Court in Abuja over his mother's death. Read more »
Ghana: Nhia Releases Gh¢300m for Disbursement to Healthcare Facilities
Ghanaian Times
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has released over GH¢300 million as claims payment to be disbursed to healthcare facilities across the country. Read more »
Nigeria: Ast Awards N10m to Iws As Widows' Grant to Mark 2024 Int'l Widows Day [press release]
Premium Times
In commemoration of the 2024 International Widows' Day, the Abdul Samad Rabiu for Africa (ASR Africa) presents a N10 million naira grant to the International Women's Society (IWS)… Read more »
Liberia: U.S.$44.6m for Liberian Women Empowerment
Liberian Observer
Hundreds of Liberian women from rural Montserrado County gathered with eager anticipation as the Liberia Women Empowerment Project (LWEP) concluded a three-day National… Read more »
Nigeria: Stay Back to Salvage Nigeria, Shettima Tells Doctors
Daily Trust
Vice President Kashim Shettima has urged Nigerian doctors to remain in the country and work with the current administration to improve the nation's situation, rather than… Read more »
Ghana: Over 300 Children Receive Eid Clothes From Emirate Red Crescent
Ghanaian Times
More than 300 children from the Muslim communities in Accra have received pieces of fabrics, under the Emirate Red Crescent Eid Clothing Project 2024, to celebrate the Eid ul-Adha… Read more »
Nigeria: Multichoice Reports $38m Pbt Loss in '23/'24 Financial Year
Vanguard
South African pay television company, MultiChoice Group, has reported a $38 million loss before tax in its financial year ended March 31, 2024, attributing the loss to currency… Read more »
Nigeria: Exchange Rate - N3.8bn Spent to Bailout 1,500 Nigerian Scholars Abroad - -Tetfund
Vanguard
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, says it has expended about N3.8 billion on 1,500 Nigerian scholars studying abroad under its academic training programme as a bailout… Read more »
Nigeria: What Does 25 Years of Democracy Mean for Nigerians? [opinion]
Daily Trust
On the morning of June 7, 1998, there were few certainties in the country--General Sani Abacha was the man in charge of Nigeria, and no one was in doubt about that, and there would… Read more »
Nigeria: Kano Emirate Crisis - Reject Your Reinstatement, Tijjaniyya Supreme Leader Counsels Sanusi
Premium Times
"We draw inspiration from the examplary leadership of (the) late Khalifa Muhammad Sanusi, who refused to be swayed by personal interests and declined reinstatement after his… Read more »
Ghana: Vegetables Dominate Top 20 Items With Highest Inflation in May
Accra Times
Of the 20 items with the highest rate of inflation in May, as many as 8 were commonly consumed vegetables. Read more »
Nigeria: No Deal With Govt On N62,000 Minimum Wage Offer - NLC to Tinubu
This Day
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) yesterday stressed that the organised labour had not reached any agreement with the federal government and members of the organised private sector… Read more »
Nigeria: Minimum Wage - Labour Faults Tinubu's Speech, Insists On N250k
Leadership
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has voiced its concerns over President Bola Tinubu's statement during yesterday's Democracy Day address in which he painted a picture of harmonious… Read more »
Nigeria: Vandals Destroy Newly Reconstructed Electricity Transmission Tower - TCN
Premium Times
TCN says vandals used an explosive device to bring down towers 193 and 194 along the 330kV transmission line Read more »