June 16
Nigeria: Rite Foods Expands Sustainability Advocacy, Takes Climate Change Awareness to Lagos Students
This Day
As part of activities commemorating this year's World Environment Day, Rite Foods Limited has intensified its commitment to environmental sustainability by extending its climate… Read more »
Nigeria: Court Fines Indian Sailors, Vessel, $6m for Cocaine Trafficking
This Day
Lagos has convicted 11 Indian sailors and a merchant vessel, MV Aruna Hulya, over the importation of 31.5 kilograms of cocaine Into Nigeria, ordering fines and restitution payments… Read more »
Nigeria: Minister - FG's Ibeju-Lekki Housing Project 90 Percent Complete
This Day
As part of his ongoing nationwide assessment of housing projects, the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Muttaqha Darma, has inspected the Lagos 'Renewed Hope City' Project… Read more »
Nigeria: Attah - Economic Reforms Must Be Measured By Actual Productivity
This Day
The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Renaissance Africa Energy Company, Mr. Tony Attah, has called for a decisive shift from policy rhetoric to measurable outcomes in… Read more »
Nigeria: Ribadu - New Postcode System to Boost National Security
This Day
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has stated that the new National Digital Alphanumeric Postcode System (NDAPS) infrastructure which is going to be deployed… Read more »
Nigeria: Nass, Nelfund Move to Expand Student Loan Scheme to 7 Million Beneficiaries
This Day
· Fund records over N282bn disbursement to 1.6 million students Read more »
June 15
Liberia: How a Huge Drug Consignment Moved Through the Airport
Liberian Observer
The documents reviewed by the Daily Observer, combined with interviews with sources familiar with airport cargo operations, allow for a clearer reconstruction of how the nearly… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Inflation Up 15.93 Percent Amid High Food Prices - NBS
Premium Times
The latest figures show consumer prices increased for the third consecutive month, driven largely by higher food costs across several states. Read more »
Nigeria: 2026 Budget Ambitious but Unviable - Budgit
Premium Times
The organisation noted in a statement on Monday that, with revenue projected at N36.9 trillion and expenditure at N68.3 trillion, the country will contend with a fiscal deficit of… Read more »
Nigeria: Customs Foils Illegal Wildlife Trade, Recovers N126m Elephant Tusks
Leadership
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone A, Lagos, has recorded a major breakthrough in the fight against wildlife trafficking with the interception of… Read more »
Nigeria: Dismissed Civil Servants Cry Out to Tinubu, Akpabio for Reinstatement
Leadership
Some federal civil servants allegedly dismissed illegally from the Federal Ministries of Environment and Works have appealed to President Bola Tinubu and the leadership of the… Read more »
Nigeria: Hijrah - Oyo Government Declares June 16 Work-Free Day
Leadership
The Oyo State Government has announced Tuesday, June 16, 2026, as a work-free day in observance of the Islamic New Year, Hijrah 1448AH. Read more »
Nigeria: Sacked Lecturers of Ojukwu Varsity Reject Allegations of Insubordination, Sexual Harassment
This Day
Two lecturers of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Prof. Chike Osegbue and Comrade Emeka Nwabunnia, who were among five academic staff sacked by the university's governing… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu's Wife Visit - Alia's Aide, PDP Trade Words Over Projects
Leadership
The Benue State chapters of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have been engaged in a war of words over the planned visit… Read more »
Ghana: Ghana's Economic Growth Without Economic Comfort - Why Millions Still Struggle Amid Positive National Indicators
Ghanaian Times
Ghana's economy has entered 2026 with signs of renewed strength and macroeconomic recovery. According to the latest Gross Domestic Product estimates released by the Ghana… Read more »
Ghana: Tackling Grain Glut - Nafco Engages 45 Firms to Buy Excess Maize, Rice
Ghanaian Times
The government, through the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO), has registered 45 accredited Licensed Buying Companies (LBCs) to purchase grains, particularly maize and… Read more »
Ghana: BoG Warns Financial Institutions Against Unauthorised Foreign Currency Platforms
Ghanaian Times
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has directed all regulated financial institutions to immediately discontinue any arrangements that support unauthorised foreign currency wallet services… Read more »
Liberia: 'The Jurors Are the Heroes'
Liberian Observer
Counselor Amara Sheriff, lead defense attorney for Abdullah L. Kamara, praised a 12-member jury Friday after it acquitted the former Acting Chairman of the Liberia… Read more »
Nigeria: Serap Sues Nnpcl Over Alleged N5.8bn Rebranding Expenses
Leadership
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has dragged the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to court for allegedly failing to account for about… Read more »
Nigeria: IMF - Nigeria Economic Reform Working, in Whose Favour?
Vanguard
When the International Monetary Fund (IMF) declared last that Nigeria's economic reforms are "working," one could almost hear the ghost of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti chuckling in the… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Needs Long-Term Energy Strategy to Sustain Ai, Tech Growth - Naec
Leadership
The Acting Chairman of the Nigerian Atomic Energy Commission (NAEC), Engr. Dr. Anthony Ekedegwa, has said that for Nigeria to position itself as a major player in the global… Read more »
Ghana: Ghana Open for Business - Gipc's Simon Madjie Drives Investment Growth - One Year On
Ghanaian Times
One year into President John Dramani Mahama's administration, the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) has assumed a more proactive and strategic role in reshaping the… Read more »
Ghana: Angela List Pledges to Maximise Nation's Mineral Wealth
Ghanaian Times
The Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Nguvu Mining Limited, Angela List, has been elected as the First Vice President of the Ghana Chamber of Mines. Read more »
Ghana: Ghana Gold Gambit - Resource Nationalism or State Capture?
Daily Maverick
Supporters of the government argue that Ghana is simply doing what many resource-rich countries have long sought to do -- ensure that a greater share of mineral wealth remains in… Read more »
Nigeria: 6 Illegal Mining, Processing Sites Shut Down in Niger
Leadership
Six illegal mining and processing sites have been shut down by the monitoring team of the Niger State government, in conjunction with the Mining Marshals from the Nigeria Security… Read more »
