December 10
Nigeria: New Port Harcourt Refinery Over 90% Completed - Mele Kyari
Vanguard
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, said the new Port Harcourt refinery is over 90 percent completed. Read more »
December 09
Ghana: Ghana's President John Mahama Makes a Comeback - What Lies Ahead [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
John Dramani Mahama, Ghana's incoming president, has won a chance to rewrite his legacy. He was voted out of office in 2016 by the highest margin in the post-independence history… Read more »
Liberia: Liberia's Education System Faces Persistent Challenges Despite High Hopes
RFI
When former president Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, the Harvard University-trained leader, ascended to power in Liberia in 2005, her compatriots celebrated her intention to consign the… Read more »
Nigeria: New Port Harcourt Refinery Maintenance Reaches Over 90% - Kyari
Vanguard
THE Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, said the new Port Harcourt refinery maintenance has reached more than 90 per cent. Read more »
Nigeria: France-Nigeria Mining Pact
This Day
The pact is both an opportunity and a risk, argues ABIODUN J. OLUWADARE Read more »
Nigeria: Magistrates in Cross River Threaten to Embark On Indefinite Strike
Premium Times
The magistrates earlier embarked on a three-day warning strike. Read more »
Nigeria: 2025 Budget - Senate Panel Threatens MDAs With Zero Allocations
Premium Times
"Any agency that fails to appear before this committee upon invitation risks zero allocation in the 2025 budget because records of how appropriations made for 2024 are expended… Read more »
Nigeria: Tax Reform Bills Suffer Setback in Senate As South-East Senators Demand Wider Consultations
This Day
As the tax reform bills continue to generate controversy in the country, the South-east Caucus in the Senate on Monday threw their weight behind stakeholders in the polity who are… Read more »
Nigeria: Tax Bills - South-East Senators to Consult Governors, Constituents, Others
Premium Times
"As much as the entire senators from South-east are not against the Tax Reform Bills before both chambers of the National Assembly for consideration, we want wider consultations to… Read more »
Nigeria: Port Harcourt Refinery, Naira's Appreciation Signal Positive Change, Says APC Women Leader
This Day
National Women Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Mary Idele Alile, has described the revival of the Port Harcourt Refinery and the recent resilience of the Naira… Read more »
Nigeria: Dangote Refinery Seeks to Amend Suit Against NNPCL, Others
Premium Times
Others sued by Dangote refinery include AYM Shafa Limited, A. A. Rano Limited and Matrix Petroleum Services Limited. Read more »
Ghana: GFA, NRSA Launch Campaign to Enhance Road Safety Awareness
Ghanaian Times
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) and National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) have launched a Road Safety Campaign to raise awareness about road safety in the country. Read more »
Nigeria: Kenya, Nigeria Attract 76 Percent of African Startup Funds in Nov
Capital FM
76 percent of funding raised by African start-ups last month went to Kenya and Nigeria. Read more »
Liberia: President Boakai Announces Government's Plan to Create Agricultural Bank for Improved Farmer Loan Access
FrontPageAfrica
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. has announced that the Government of Liberia is in the process of establishing an agricultural bank designed to provide farmers with easier… Read more »
Liberia: Government's Plan to Hire Turkish Firm Albayrak Group for RIA Renovation Sparks Controversy Amid Links to Ex-Guinean President Alpha Condé
FrontPageAfrica
Impeccable sources within the National Investment Commission particularly close to President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, have reliably confided in this paper about ongoing plans by the… Read more »
Nigeria: NASS Roundup - Tax Bills, Tinubu's MTEF/FSP Request, Port Harcourt Refinery Probe Plan, Other Top Stories From Senate
Premium Times
The Senate constituted a nine-member committee to meet with the federal government delegation on the four tax bills transmitted by President Bola Tinubu. Read more »
Nigeria: Updated - Governor Orders Arrest of Farmers' Group Official for Allegedly Diverting Federal Agric Inputs
Premium Times
Governor Namadi ordered the arrest during an unscheduled visit to the inputs distribution centres of the federal government's National Agricultural Growth Scheme and Agro Pocket… Read more »
Liberia: Speaker Koffa Flexes Authority, Declares Majority Bloc's Budget Hearings Invalid
Liberian Investigator
Speaker J. Fonati Koffa has drawn a hard line following the Supreme Court's recent ruling, urging all government spending entities to disregard invitations for budget hearings… Read more »
Liberia: Truck Fire in Garjay Town, River Cess County, Causes Massive Loss
Liberian Investigator
At approximately 4 a.m. on Sunday, a commercial truck, plate number C41372, carrying goods from Monrovia was consumed by flames in Garjay Town, River Cess County, in South-Central… Read more »
Liberia: The Liberian Government Should Sustainably Manage Its Debt Going Forward [opinion]
Liberian Investigator
Around 2010, the Global Community waived about 4b USD debt for the Republic of Liberia. That was a promise fulfilled in lieu of the Government's commitment to meeting the Heavily… Read more »
Nigeria: The Hidden Costs of Ignoring Identity Protection in Business
Daily Trust
Identity theft has become an ever-evolving menace in today's interconnected world; its impacts are felt across organizations of all kinds and sizes. Cybercriminals have grown… Read more »
Ghana: Ghana's Ex-President Poised to Win Election Amid Economic Discontent
Daba Finance
Ghana's opposition leader, John Mahama, has secured victory in the December 7 presidential election. He secured 57.6% of the votes counted in three-quarters of the constituencies.… Read more »
Nigeria: Firm, Nfiu Partner to Enhance Financial Security in Nigeria
This Day
PalmPay, a leading fintech company in Nigeria, has reiterated its commitment to combating financial fraud through cutting-edge technology. Read more »
Nigeria: Sanwo-Olu - Lagos Has Created Enabling Environment for Tech Innovation
This Day
Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said the Lagos State government has created an enabling environment for technology innovation to thrive in the state, through its… Read more »
Nigeria: Coronation Joins Afis As Gold Sponsor, Championing Innovation in African Finance
This Day
Coronation Group has proudly announced its participation as a Gold Sponsor at the highly anticipated Africa Financial Summit (AFIS), scheduled to take place this week in… Read more »
