June 20
Nigeria: Online Media Killing Our Businesses, Newspaper Vendors Lament
Premium Times
"I can no longer rely on the business, instead, I am now combining it with the selling of provision store to survive." Read more »
Nigeria: Super Eagles Drop Eight Places in FIFA Ranking
Premium Times
The Super Eagles have dropped in ranking after two poor results in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign Read more »
Nigeria: Nwankwo - Nigeria in Dire Need of Right Calibre of Leaders [interview]
This Day
Civil society activist, policy analyst and Executive Director of the Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre, Clement Nwankwo in this interview with Onyebuchi Ezigbo says Nigeria… Read more »
Nigeria: NBTE Unveils New Schemes of Service for Nigerian Polytechnics
This Day
The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has unveiled New Schemes of Service for all Nigerian Polytechnics, operational from June 7, 2024. Read more »
Nigeria: Super Eagles Drop Eight Places in FIFA Ranking
Premium Times
The Super Eagles have dropped in ranking after two poor results in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign Read more »
Nigeria: Datti Storms Abia As Super Eagles Star, Onyeka Moves to Set Up Football Academy
Vanguard
The vice presidential candidate of the Labour Party in 2023, Senator Yusuf Datti Baba -Ahmed, has applauded the developmental strides of Gov. Alex Otti, declaring that the sun is… Read more »
Nigeria: Super Eagles Drop to 38th in FIFA Rankings
Vanguard
The Super Eagles have experienced a decline in the latest FIFA men's ranking, which was released on Thursday morning. Read more »
Nigeria: NFF Denies Banning Osimhen From Super Eagles
Premium Times
The general secretary said the focus of the NFF is to get the Super Eagles on track in the 2025 AFCON and 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Read more »
Nigeria: Why Nigeria's Sending Astronaut to Space - Govt
Vanguard
Nigeria and the Space Exploration and Research Agency, SERA, from Delaware, USA, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, to send the first Nigerian to space. Read more »
Liberia: Boakai's Special Envoy, Others Slammed With U.S.$1m in Damages
New Dawn
Mr. Mohammed Maladho Bah, Presidential Special Envoy on Investment and Liberian Musician Mr. Franklin Edward Harris, Alias Kpanto, has been slammed with a One Million United States… Read more »
Liberia: Government Risks Default Judgment
New Dawn
The Government of Liberia risks a potential default judgment for an alleged wrongful dismissal of the former Liberia Institute for Statistics and Geo-Information Service (LISGIS)… Read more »
June 19
West Africa: Burkina Faso Suspends Yet Another French Media
MFWA
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) is deeply concerned with the suspension of French news channel TV5 Monde-Afrique by the Burkinabe authorities and calls for dialogue to… Read more »
Guinea: RSF Calls on ECOWAS to React to Media Shutdowns in Guinea [press release]
RSF
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the Guinean government’s illegal decision to strip six privately-owned independent broadcasters – four radio stations and two… Read more »
Nigeria: Biafra Leader Nnamdi Kanu Seeks Out-of-Court Settlement of Charges to End Trial
Premium Times
Mr Kanu is seeking an out-of-court settlement after the court rejected his bail applications and refused to strike out the charges against him on different occasions. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Plans to Send First Citizen to Space - Official
Premium Times
Mr Adepoju said the feat is based on a partnership between his agency and the Space Exploration and Research Agency (SERA) Read more »
Senegal: Senegal's President Faye Travels to France for First International Visit
RFI
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye is traveling to France this week for his first official visit outside of Africa. He will participate in the Global Forum for Vaccine… Read more »
Nigeria: How $6.2m Stolen From Central Bank Within 24 Hours Was Shared
Daily Trust
The sum of $6,230,000 allegedly stolen from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on February 8, 2023, was shared and invested into real estate, according to court documents. Read more »
Liberia: 'No Anger, No Hatred' - Ex-President Sirleaf Eulogizes Late Son Charles Sirleaf As He Finally Laid to Rest
FrontPageAfrica
Charles Eugene Sirleaf was laid to rest on Tuesday following a state funeral service at the First United Methodist Church on Ashmun Street. The funeral was attended by President… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Announces Plans to Acquire 50 Military Aircraft - Analysts Question Intent
VOA
The Nigerian air force said Tuesday it will acquire 50 new aircraft to strengthen its capabilities against armed gangs and terrorists in northwest Nigeria. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Mountain Streams Are a Haven for Special Creatures - They Need Protection [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Nigeria has many freshwater ecotourism attractions. Among them are the Ikogosi warm spring, the Osun-Osogbo river, and the Olumirin, Owu, Arinta and Ekor waterfalls. Read more »
Mali: Timber Logging Drives Jnim's Expansion in Mali [analysis]
ISS
The unregulated timber logging economy is central to extremists' governance strategies and regional infiltration. Read more »
Nigeria: Climate Change, Ethnicity and Neglect Fuel Violence in Nigeria's Kaduna State
IPS
Lami Kwasu, a farmer in the village of Kafanchan in Kaduna State, north-central Nigeria, was at home one evening in October 2020 when the sound of sporadic gunshots filled the air. Read more »
Nigeria: Finally, NFF Accepts Finidi's Resignation
Vanguard
The NFF executive committee has finally accepted the resignation of Finidi George as Super Eagles coach. Read more »
Nigeria: World Sickle Cell Day - Towards a Better Life for Sickle Cell Patients
Daily Trust
The World Health Organisations (since 2006) and the United Nations (since 2008) have recognised June 19 of every year as World Sickle Cell Awareness Day. This is with the goal of… Read more »
Gambia: Police Shoot Suspect During Routine Patrol in Fass Njaga Choi
Foroyaa
Officers of the GPF shot one Momodou Jallow on his buttocks during one of their intensified patrols in Fass Njaga Choi early Saturday morning. Read more »