October 23
Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Abruptly Drops Money Laundering Charges Against Binance Executive Gambaryan
Premium Times
The hearing, coming two days before the 25 October earlier scheduled as the return date by the trial judge in the open court last Friday, appeared to have been intentionally held… Read more »
Nigeria: Civilian Volunteers Helping Nigerian Forces Fight Insurgents. but How Do They Operate
Premium Times
The study underscores the need for further research and policy development to address the growing prevalence of armed civilian groups in Nigeria and other African countries. Read more »
Nigeria: Constitution Amendment - Reps Panel Sets Up Seven Subcommittees, Names Members
Premium Times
The subcommittees, comprising lawmakers and consultants, are to oversee the various thematic areas into which the constitution has been divided. Read more »
Nigeria: Dangote Refinery - NNPCL's Delivers First Supply Under Naira-for-Crude Sale Agreement
Vanguard
THE Dangote Petroleum Refinery has received four cargoes of crude oil from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL under the naira-for-crude sale agreement. Read more »
Nigeria: PDP Crisis - We've Reconciled Feuding NWC Members - Oyinlola
Vanguard
Amid growing tensions in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chairman of the party's national reconciliation committee, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, yesterday, declared that the… Read more »
Nigeria: Again, PDP Shifts NEC Meeting
Premium Times
The party said it postponed the meeting originally scheduled for Thursday to give it more time to focus on 16 November Governorship Election in Ondo State. Read more »
Nigeria: LG Autonomy - No State Can Rewrite Supreme Court Judgment - AGF
Premium Times
The minister said he knows there are one or two states that are "trying to commit contempt of court." Read more »
Ghana: CJ Tasks Judges to Be Abreast of Insurance Laws
Ghanaian Times
The Chief Justice, Justice Getrude Torkono, has tasked Judges in the country to be abreast of the country's insurance laws to enable them to deliver fair and effective judgment on… Read more »
Liberia: Senator Dillon Wants Labor Minister Summoned Over Work Permit Violations
Liberian Investigator
Montserrado County Senator Abraham Darius Dillon is seeking the endorsement of the Liberian Senate to summon the Minister of Labor, Cllr. Cooper Krauh, to address concerns over the… Read more »
Liberia: Minister Ngafuan Calls for More African Employment At World Bank
Liberian Investigator
On the sidelines of the 2024 Annual Meetings of the World Bank/International Monetary Fund, Liberia's Finance and Development Planning Minister, Hon. Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan, has… Read more »
Liberia: UP Official Labels Public Works Minister As 'Corrupt and Incompetent'
Liberian Investigator
A prominent member of the governing Unity Party (UP), Richlue Burphy, has sharply criticized Public Works Minister Roland Lafayette Giddings, calling him corrupt and incompetent in… Read more »
Nigeria: Katsina Residents Paid Highest Petrol Price, Yobe Lowest, in September
Leadership
Katsina State emerged as the region with the highest average petrol price, averaging N1,096.15, in September 2024, followed closely by Ebonyi and Akwa Ibom States at N1,090.94 and… Read more »
Nigeria: Scholar Blames Nigeria's Insecurity On Lack of Social Justice, Fairness
Leadership
The director of the Centre for Peace and Strategic Studies at the University of Ilorin, Prof. Ibrahim Jawondo, has blamed the security challenges bedeviling Nigerians on food… Read more »
Nigeria: Strategy to Tackle Nigeria's Staggering Life Expectancy Gap Unveiled
Leadership
Garfield, a public health awareness organisation, has launched an urgent new health strategy to tackle Nigeria's growing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) crisis, which has led to… Read more »
Nigeria: Forex Subsidy Cost Nigeria N13trn in 3 Years - World Bank
Leadership
The federal government incurred a significant loss of N13.2trn in foregone revenue as a direct consequence of the implementation of its foreign exchange subsidy policy between 2021… Read more »
Nigeria: Rising Cooking Gas Prices Worry Govt As Government Moves to Stop Export
This Day
Again, the federal government has moved to stop the export of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), otherwise known as cooking gas, as prices continue to skyrocket across the country. Read more »
Nigeria: EU Assists in Training of Nigerian Climate Negotiators to COP29
This Day
Ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29), scheduled for November 11 to 22, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan, the European Union (EU) is partnering the National… Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos Seals Over 352 Churches, Mosques, Others
Vanguard
The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, LASEPA, yesterday, disclosed that over 352 facilities including religious houses have been shut down across various parts of the… Read more »
Nigeria: UK-Nigeria Partnership On Drug War Producing Positive Outcomes - Official
Daily Trust
The United Kingdom (UK) Home Office International Operations said its collaboration with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in combating substance abuse and illicit… Read more »
Nigeria: Plan In't Nigeria Hands Over 7 Healthcare Facilities to Sokoto Govt
Daily Trust
The Plan International, Nigeria, Tuesday, handed over seven primary healthcare facilities to the Sokoto State government for public usage. Read more »
Nigeria: Again, PDP Shifts NEC Meeting for Ondo Guber
Vanguard
For the third time in as many months, the Proples Democratic Party, PDP, has postponed its National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting. Read more »
Nigeria: Alleged Murder of Girl By Boyfriend - Investigation On-Going - Police
Vanguard
The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Command has said it's operatives were still investigating the alleged murder of Miss Priscilla Ocheme by her boyfriend, Ekosuehi Elvis,… Read more »
Nigeria: Floodwaters of Famine - Maiduguri Deluge Exacerbates Nigeria's Food Crisis
Premium Times
Back-to-back flood incidents in many states in recent years, as well as conflicts and general insecurity in rural communities, have made farming and food production more… Read more »
Nigeria: UN Climate Chief Calls for Greater Speed in Climate Finance to Prevent Collapse of Global Economy
This Day
The UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell has said there is an urgent need to improve global climate finance to prevent the collapse of the economies of all countries,… Read more »
West Africa: Ecowas Commits to Joint Fight Against Trafficking in Person
New Dawn
The sub-regional body ECOWAS has announced its commitment to strengthen the fight against trafficking in person in the region. Read more »
