June 19
Nigeria: Cholera Outbreak - Ogun Announces Preventive Measures in Schools
Premium Times
"The measures take effect from Wednesday, as schools resume from the mid-term break and the Eid el-kabir holiday," the health commissioner said. Read more »
Nigeria: Ribadu Inspects Community Mosque Project, Urges More Support
Premium Times
Mr Ribadu pledges support for the project to meet the aspiration of the community. Read more »
Nigeria: How DNA Revealed Our Dad Fathered 55, Not 103 Children - Late MKO Abiola's Son
Premium Times
"When my father was alive, he paid the school fees of 103 children, but as I said, not all of them were his." Read more »
Ghana: 86,000 Printed Passport Booklets Gathering Dust At Passport Offices - Osafo Maafo
Accra Times
There are 8,000 uncollected printed passports in the Takoradi Office, 8,696 in the Cape Coast Office and 19, 500 in the Accra Office. Read more »
Ghana: Otokunor Writes - Ghana's Tragic Saga of Food Inflation: Empty Plates and Empty Promises
Accra Times
Despite billions of Cedis poured into the PFJ program, farmers continue to grapple with myriad challenges, from lack of access to quality inputs and extension services to poor… Read more »
Nigeria: IPPIS Exposed 1,618 Workers With Fake, Illegal Employment Letters - Govt
Daily Trust
The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HoCSF), Dr Folashade Yemi-Esan, has said that the verification exercises of the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System… Read more »
Liberia: President Boakai Appoints Cllr. Jonathan Massaquoi As Executive Director of Office of War and Economic Crimes Court
FrontPageAfrica
President Joseph Boakai has appointed Cllr. Jonathan Massaquoi, as the Executive Director of the Office of War and Economic Crimes Court. President Boakai stated that Cllr.… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Absent in List of Top 10 Best African Countries for Women
Vanguard
Nigeria has been left out of the top 10 best countries in Africa for women with Namibia leading the pack, according to report by the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Index. Read more »
Nigeria: PDP Mocks APC, Says Plot to Forcefully Take Over Rivers Has Failed
Vanguard
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has mocked the All Progressives Congress (APC), to stop fantasizing about taking over Rivers State because their plot to instigate a crisis in… Read more »
Africa: Nigeria, U.S. Coy to Launch First Human Spaceflight in Africa
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 »
Nigeria: Akwa Ibom Govt Reassures Readiness to Payment of New Minimum Wage
Vanguard
Akwa Ibom Government has reiterated its readiness to pay the new minimum wage as soon as the ongoing negotiation by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Federal Government was… Read more »
Nigeria: Cholera - LAWMA Promotes Safe Hygiene Practices to Tackle Outbreak
Vanguard
In the wake of the current outbreak of cholera in Lagos State and its environs, the Managing Director/CEO of the Lagos Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, has… Read more »
Nigeria: NOSDRA Confirms Oil Spill From Aiteo's Field in Bayelsa
Premium Times
The leak occurred on Monday. Read more »
Nigeria: Police Recruitment Controversy: PSC Union Asks Tinubu to Fire IGP Egbetokun
Premium Times
The Joint Union Congress also alleged that police tried to smuggle over 1,000 unqualified candidates into the recruitment list. Read more »
Guinea Bissau: Guinea-Bissau President Expected in Tanzania for Two-Day Working Visit
Daily News
The President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, Umaro Mokhtar Sissoco Embaló, is expected to undertake a two-day working visit to Tanzania from June 21 to 22, 2024. Read more »
Nigeria: Cholera - Parents Prevent Children From Going to School
Vanguard
Some parents, who are concerned about the health of their children, on Wednesday did not allow their wards to go to school as primary and secondary schools in Lagos State resumed… Read more »
Nigeria: Alleged Terrorism - Why Nnamdi Kanu Seeks Out-of-Court Settlement
Vanguard
The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, on Wednesday, indicated his interest in exploring an out-of-court settlement in the alleged terrorism… Read more »
Nigeria: Sickle Cell, Worst of All Health Disorders - Group
Vanguard
Mrs Aisha Edward-Maduagwu, National Co-ordinator, Association of People Living with Sickle Cell Disorder says that sickle cell is the worst of all health disorders. Read more »
Nigeria: Declare Marriage Between Sickle Cell Carriers Illegal - Medical Doctor Urges Govt
Vanguard
As the world marks World Sickle Cell Day, the Federal Government has been charged with declaring illegal marriages between sickle cell carriers across the country. Read more »
Nigeria: Govt to Address Challenges Affecting Ogoni Development
Vanguard
The Federal Government has promised that it would address the challenges and bottlenecks affecting the development of Ogoni ethnic nationality in Rivers State. Read more »
Nigeria: Governing Councils of Tertiary Institutions - Anambra APC Elders Protest to Tinubu
Vanguard
The Anambra State APC Elders Forum has protested to President Bola Tinubu over alleged shortchanging of its members in the recent appointments of chairmen and members of the… Read more »
Ghana: Report On Leaked IGP Tape Ready - Committee
Accra Times
A parliamentary committee led by Samuel Atta Akyea has submitted its report on the leaked audio scandal, in which police officials plotted to remove the Inspector General of… Read more »
Nigeria: Nnamdi Kanu Condemns Killing of Soldiers in Abia, Violence in South-East
Premium Times
Gunmen, on 30 May, attacked and killed five soldiers in Obikabia Junction in Aba, the commercial hub of the Abia State. Read more »
Kenya: Blackrock Liquidates Em Fund With Equities in Kenya, Nigeria
Capital FM
American asset manager BlackRock has announced the liquidation of its emerging market (EM) funds in Kenya and Nigeria. Read more »
Nigeria: Sokoto to Establish Military Camp in Banditry Prone Area
Leadership
The Sokoto State Government said as part of the measures to curb activities of bandits in the eastern axis of the state, consultation has reached an advanced stage to establish a… Read more »