June 27
Nigeria: Kano Emirate Crisis - Journalist Resigns After Critical Remarks Against Governor, Lawmakers
Premium Times
Mr Ishaq announced his resignation from Freedom Radio after 16 years of service. Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Urges Governors to Meet Targets On Food Security
Vanguard
To boost agricultural productivity, strengthen the economy by creating opportunities in the real sectors of agriculture, manufacturing, and construction, as well as provide urgent… Read more »
Nigeria: Child Labour Compounds Issues of Out-of-School Children in Nigeria - Govt
Vanguard
THE Federal Government, on Thursday lamented that the issues of child labour and forced labour have compounded the problem of out-of-school children and appealed to Nigerians to… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Underfunding Universities to Make Higher Education Unaffordable for the Poor - ASUU
Vanguard
Says it's only in Nigeria professor earns N500,000, lawmaker N29 million Read more »
Nigeria: Minimum Wage - Southern Governors' Forum Advocates Benchmarks Based On States' Capacity
Premium Times
The governors advocated that each state be allowed to negotiate the new wage with the labour unions. Read more »
Nigeria: ASUU Urges Nigerians to Prevail On Govt for Agreement Implementation
Vanguard
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) chapter, has urged Nigerians to prevail on government to do the needful before the expiration of… Read more »
Nigeria: Mohbad - Elegushi Urges Police to Unravel Cause of Death
Vanguard
Elegushi of Ikate-Elegushi kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Oba Saheed Ademola Elegushi, has urged the police to unravel the mystery surrounding the death of Ilerioluwa Aloba, otherwise… Read more »
West Africa: Ecowas Debates $2.6bn Security Budget for Regional Standby Force
Vanguard
... defence ministers convene in Abuja to deliberate on standby force budget Read more »
Cameroon: UNFPA-Supported Tech Innovations Advancing the Rights of Women and Girls in Cameroon, Kenya and Turkmenistan
UNFPA
Technology has transformed people's ability to meet their sexual and reproductive health needs and claim their rights, serving as a gateway to information, revolutionizing… Read more »
Nigeria: NDLEA Arrests 360 Suspects, Prosecutes 197 for Drug Abuse in Anambra
Premium Times
According to an official, the numbers are in connection with drug-related offences from June 2023 to June 2024. Read more »
Nigeria: Premium Times Journalist to Speak At 2024 ICRN Forum in Portugal
Premium Times
The ICRN Forum is a bottom-up initiative of corruption researchers, ICRN members and past participants. Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Writes Senate, Seeks Confirmation of Argungu, Tunji Bello As Heads of PSC, FCCPC
Premium Times
President Tinubu appointed the duo into the positions recently. Read more »
Nigeria: Senate Will Approve New Aircraft for Tinubu, Shettima If Required - Akpabio
Premium Times
Mr Akpabio said there is no request before the Senate from the presidency for new aircraft. Read more »
Gambia: Govt Rebuts Claims of Barrow Communicating With Ex-President Jammeh
The Point
The Gambian government has refuted claims that President Adama Barrow has communicated with former President Yahya Jammeh, who is currently in exile. Read more »
Nigeria: Senate Extends Implementation of 2023 Budget, Supplementary Appropriations Act Till December
Premium Times
The Senate extended the appropriation bills after they were read for the first, second and third time and supported by majority of its members. Read more »
Nigeria: Poor Infrastructure, Funding for Varsities Responsible for Recurrent Strikes - ASUU
Vanguard
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says poor infrastructure and inadequate funding of public universities by the Federal Government were responsible for the incessant… Read more »
Nigeria: We Dated for Two Months Before He Proposed - Actress Sharon Ooja Shares Love Story
Vanguard
Nollywood actress, Sharon Ooja, who married her lover, Ugo Nwoke, in Abuja on Thursday, has shared her journey into marriage. Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Approves N50,000 Uplift Grant for 3.6m Nigerian Families
Vanguard
President Bola Tinubu has approved an uplift grant under the National Construction and Household Support Programme for 3.6m Nigerian families. Read more »
Ghana: 75% of Ghana's Workforce in Informal Sector, 65 Percent of Youth Jobless - UNDP Report
Accra Times
Angela Lusigi, stressed the importance of building human capital through education, infrastructure development, and technology to create sustainable jobs, especially for the youth. Read more »
Ghana: Actor Agya Koo Praises Akufo Addo for Building Creative Arts Senior High School
Accra Times
Agya Koo's statements follow criticism from colleague actress, Oheneyere Mercy Asiedu, who accused the NPP government of neglecting the creative arts sector Read more »
Nigeria: Oyo Speaker Dismisses Rumours of Suspension of 11 Lawmakers Over Alleged Disloyalty
Vanguard
The Speaker, Oyo State House of Assembly, Adebo Ogundoyin has dismissed rumours of plans by the state legislature to suspend some members over alleged disloyalty. Read more »
Liberia: Beatha Foundation Wants Quality Education for Every Liberian Kid
FrontPageAfrica
Mr. Johnny B. White, Co-founder of the BEATHA Foundation, has pledged that the foundation will continue to advocate for and work towards improving the quality of education for… Read more »
Nigeria: Oil-Theft - Navy Destroys 10 Illegal Refining Sites, Speedboat
Premium Times
"The illegal refining site is hidden away at the core of Nembe Creek, and it took the deployment of high-resolution drones to discover this site." Read more »
Nigeria: Journalist Charged Over Articles About Local Businessman [press release]
IFJ
Chukunonso was charged with 'conduct likely to cause breach of peace, provoking a breach of the peace by offensive publication and conspiracy to commit felony'. If found guilty, he… Read more »
Nigeria: Oil Refiners Back Dangote, Decry IOCs' Refusal to Sell Crude to Local Refineries
This Day
·Say support for local production will guarantee price reduction Read more »