October 22
Nigeria: Transcorp Hotels Records 67 Percent Revenue Growth, Profit Up By 192 Percent in Q3
Daily Trust
Transcorp Hotels Plc, the hospitality subsidiary of Transcorp Group, has announced its Q3 results for 2024. Read more »
Nigeria: Push for Damagum's Tenure Extension Intensifies
Daily Trust
Govs meet today over NEC meeting Mark, Suswam, Agu, Utaan vie for N/Central endorsement Read more »
Nigeria: Man Assaulted for Attempting to Swap Woman's ATM Card
Daily Trust
A mob descended on a man, identified as Kenneth Moses, for allegedly attempting to swap a woman's ATM card at a bank in Gwagwalada Area Council of the FCT. Read more »
Liberia: I'm Not Afraid of Audit
New Dawn
-Senator Moyee denies stake in Speaker's removal Read more »
Liberia: Limited Bed Capacity At Jj Dossen Referral Hospital Leaves Patients On the Floor
New Dawn
The JJ Dossen Hospital, one of the famous referral hospitals in the Southeast, is currently facing bed capacity issues due to the influx of patients there. Read more »
Liberia: Speaker Extends Olive Branch
New Dawn
-Vows to talk to rebel Lawmakers Read more »
Liberia: Reintroduce Parole Board
New Dawn
-Prison Fellowship Liberia recommends to GoL Read more »
Liberia: Moye Denies Role in Speaker's Removal Plot
New Dawn
Moye said he had nothing to do with Speaker Koffa's removal, arguing that he is not afraid of the audit because his service at the House was transparent. Read more »
Nigeria: Reps Pass Bill to Boost Patronage of Made-in-Nigeria Goods
Daily Trust
The House of Representatives has passed for second reading, a bill seeking to make it mandatory for Ministries, Departments and Agencies to give priority to local manufacturers and… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Vehicles Transition to CNG and the Need for Caution
Daily Trust
The federal government's directive to convert vehicles from petrol to compressed natural gas (CNG) is a laudable step towards reducing Nigeria's financial pains from the hike in… Read more »
Nigeria/Algeria: Super Falcons Gear Up for International Friendlies Against Algeria
Premium Times
A 35-member Algerian delegation is scheduled to arrive in Nigeria on Thursday morning via Qatar Airways. Read more »
Nigeria: PDP Crisis - Reconciliation Committee to Meet Damagun, Nwc
Premium Times
The party will also transmit its report to the party's NEC on Thursday. Read more »
October 21
Liberia: Speaker Koffa Calls for Negotiation Over Plans to Oust Him
New Republic
Embattled House Speaker J Fonati Koffa has called for negotiation amongst members of the House of Representatives over his removal saga. Read more »
Cameroon: Cameroon's President Returns Home After More Than a Month's Absence
VOA
Cameroon's president returned home Monday after more than a monthlong absence that sparked rumors and speculation about the 91-year-old politician's health. Read more »
Burkina Faso: MSF Temporarily Suspends Activities in Djibo, Burkina Faso
MSF
Faced with ongoing security challenges that threaten the ability to carry out activities in Djibo, Burkina Faso, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has made the difficult… Read more »
Ghana: Ghana Loses Historic Forts Along Its Coastline to Climate Change
RFI
Ghana - Ghana is gradually losing its historic forts along the 550-kilometer coastline to intense tidal waves from the Atlantic Ocean. Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire: Cote d'Ivoire Has Lost 'Nearly 80 Percent of Its Forest and Wildlife Cover'
RFI
How can we protect wild animals when the world's forest cover continues to shrink? This is just one of the many issues under discussion at the Cop16 biodiversity summit in Cali,… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian University Students Reject Proposed Fee Hike
Premium Times
The students' union described the proposed hikes as drastic and rash, stressing that they would continue to oppose any form of exploitation or unfair treatment of students. Read more »
Nigeria: Responders to Nigeria's Flood Crisis Are Themselves Affected By Crisis
UNFPA
Flash floods throughout West and Central Africa have left more than 5 million people in need of humanitarian assistance across Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria and other countries in… Read more »
Nigeria: Poverty in Lagos Isn't Just About Money - Here's Why [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Lagos is Nigeria's economic powerhouse, but it has some of the worst slums in the country. Read more »
Gambia: 'Afrobarometer' Survey Shows Declining Trust for Public Institutions
Foroyaa
'Afrobarometer' is a pan-African, non-partisan survey research network that has been conducting surveys on democracy, governance, the economy, and society, since 1999. Read more »
Liberia: Koffa's Fate Hangs On Boakai, Weah
New Republic
As the rigmarole continues over the removal of current House Speaker Cllr. Jonathan Fornati Koffa, a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Edwin Melvin Snowe has shed his… Read more »
Kenya: Meet the Nigerian Helping Kenyan Models Excel in Global Pageantry
Capital FM
Joan Okorodudu's passion for modelling was evident when she was a little girl; however, given her beginnings in a politically charged Nigeria and a background in political science,… Read more »
Nigeria: Rights Groups, Activists in Nigeria Blast Police Tactics Against 'End SARS' Memorial Participants
VOA
Human rights groups and activists in Nigeria are condemning police tactics used to disperse protesters who had gathered to honor those killed during a 2020 demonstration against… Read more »
Nigeria: Mpox - Nigeria Records Eight New Cases in One Week
Premium Times
NCDC made this known on Monday in its latest situation reports for week 41 spanning 7 to 13 October. Read more »
