August 08
Ghana: Explore Innovative Solutions to Bridge Huge Road Financing Gap - Dr Bawumia to Stakeholders
Accra Times
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has challenged stakeholders in the road infrastructure provision system to critically evaluate the current financing models for financing road… Read more »
Nigeria: Senate Panel Raises Concerns Over State of Nation's Refineries
Premium Times
NNPCL threatened to reveal identities of suppliers of adulterated fuel across the country. Read more »
Liberia: GVL Fails to Build Hand Pumps, Allegedly Dirties Creeks
Liberian Observer
DU-WOLEE, Sinoe County-Nimely Teah, an 80-something-year-old great-grandfather, has two problems. At his farm in Teah Village, rainwater allegedly laced with chemicals from a… Read more »
Ghana: Pwalugu Dam $12m Payment - We'll Hold Those Responsible Accountable - John Mahama
Ghanaian Times
Former President John Mahama, the NDC's flagbearer for the 2024 general election, has given the strongest indication yet that persons who supervised the payment of US$12 million… Read more »
Ghana: Ghana Card Project Saves Nation Gh¢1.5bn - Margins ID Group
Ghanaian Times
The implementation of the Ghana Card Project has helped the government to save more than GH¢1. 5 billion for the past decade. Read more »
Ghana: Enlistment Must Be Transparent ...Only Qualified Persons Have to Be Recruited - 4 Security Experts
Ghanaian Times
Four security analysts have called for transparency and professionalism in the selection of personnel for various security services, following the announcement of an upcoming… Read more »
Nigeria: Shock Therapy? Tinubu Is Insensitive to Human Suffering, By Olu Fasan
Vanguard
Recently, the Financial Times interviewed me for a special report on Nigeria. The FT had interviewed me a few times before. So, when I received a call from David Pilling, the… Read more »
Nigeria: Forex - Nafem Records 30 Percent Rise in Turnover to $4.34bn ·As Naira depreciates 6%
Vanguard
The volume of dollar traded (turnover) in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, NAFEM, increased month-on-month (MoM) by 30 percent to $4.34 billion in July from $3.33 billion in… Read more »
Nigeria: 60 Directors Jostle for 12 Perm SEC Positions in Kogi
Vanguard
No fewer than 60 senior Directors have been shortlisted to jostle for 12 Permanent Secretary positions in the Kogi State Civil Service. Read more »
Nigeria: 8 Years After, Electricity Returns to Ogwashi-Uku Communities
Vanguard
After eight years of blackout, there was jubilation in the twin communities of Edo and Otulu Ogwashi-Uku, Aniocha South Local Government Area, Delta State as the Benin Electricity… Read more »
Nigeria: Developing Affordable Housing for Civil Servants Under Economic Hardship
Daily Trust
As the current economic situation poses significant challenges to the housing needs of civil servants, it is essential to explore innovative and sustainable solutions to provide… Read more »
Nigeria: Credit Direct Announces Upgrade in Rating
Daily Trust
Credit Direct Finance Company Limited (Credit Direct), the consumer finance arm of FCMB Group Plc and one of Nigeria's digital-first non-bank financial services providers, has… Read more »
Nigeria: Birs Retrieves 15 Stolen Vehicles in Benue
Daily Trust
The Benue State Internal Revenue Service (BIRS) has said that it has recovered over 15 stolen vehicles. Read more »
Nigeria: House Member Tasks Tinubu On Solutions to Socio-Economic Problems
This Day
Amid the #EndBadGovernance protests across the country, occasioned by massive hardship in Nigeria President Bola Tinubu has been advised to speedily come up with effective and… Read more »
Nigeria: Africacomicade's Gamathon Returns for Fourth Edition
This Day
Iyke Bede writes that Gamathon, Africa's premier convention for the interactive and immersive media industry, is a major event, attracting an average of over 2,000 unique visitors… Read more »
Nigeria: Experts Harp On Tech Innovation for African Development
This Day
Experts at the recently concluded Titans of Tech Conference and Expo 2024, themed: 'Tech for Good', explored the burgeoning landscape of tech-driven solutions, examining how… Read more »
Nigeria: Adeyanju, Gbajabiamila Unite to Boost Lottery Industry
This Day
The appointment of Comrade Tosin Adeyanju as the new Executive Secretary of the National Lottery Trust Fund marks a new era in the history of the organisation, both in Nigeria and… Read more »
Nigeria: Chowdeck Announces Exclusive Partnership With Chicken Republic in Lagos, Ibadan
This Day
Chowdeck has announced an exclusive partnership with Chicken Republic, an established quick-service restaurant chain and franchise, that will enable enhanced quality, more… Read more »
Nigeria: Military Destroys Illegal Crude Oil Refining Sites in Rivers, Bayelsa
This Day
Troops of Land Components (LC), Joint Task Force (JTF), South South(SS), Operation DELTA SAFE (OPDS) have destroyed illegal crude oil refining sites in Bayelsa and Rivers States. Read more »
Nigeria: Court Declines Request to Stay Execution of N1.08bn Judgement Debt
This Day
Justice Rabiu Gwandu of the National Industrial Court, Lagos Division, has rejected an application praying the court to stay execution of N1, 086,611,589.11 judgement awarded in… Read more »
Nigeria: NCC Partners Nitra On ICT Growth Conference 4.0
This Day
The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) and CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida is billed to lead stakeholders to the annual roundtable and the fourth… Read more »
August 07
Nigeria: Lawmakers Clarify Monthly Salaries, Remain Committed to 50% Pay Cut
Premium Times
"We wish to clarify that the actual monthly salary for members is N600,000, after deductions for advances such as housing, which are paid at the commencement of the tenure." Read more »
West Africa: Ecowas Member States Urged to Facilitate Cross-Border Electricity Trade
Ghanaian Times
Participants at the 9th ECOWAS Regional Electricity Regulatory (ERERA) forum, held in Accra, have urged member states to align their national electricity policies with regional… Read more »
Nigeria: 102 Companies Close Shop in Nigeria in 24 Years
Leadership
Over the past 24 years, a stark decline in the manufacturing sector has been observed across Nigeria, leading to the unfortunate closure of 102 companies in 16 states. Read more »
Liberia: Boakai Reassures Investors of Safe, Stable Business Environment
Liberian Observer
President Joseph N. Boakai has reiterated his government's commitment to providing a secure and stable environment for investors in Liberia, while also highlighting that his… Read more »