April 07
Liberia: LIMA Formulates Multi-Year Strategic Roadmap Toward a Vibrant Maritime Sector
New Dawn
The Liberia Maritime Authority (LiMA) has begun formulating a multi-year strategic plan that will guide the institution's operations over five years, 2024-2029. The process got… Read more »
Nigeria: Arrest of Trailers Loaded With Passengers Will Continue Across Nigeria - FRSC
Premium Times
The JTF established by the corps marshal had apprehended 35 trailers carrying 982 passengers between March 23 and March 30. Read more »
Nigeria: The 'Band A' Tariff Hike and Related Matters
This Day
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), alongside other policymakers and actors in the power sector space, must have thought it was a resistance-free, genius idea to… Read more »
Nigeria: Hike in Electricity Tariff Will Worsen Living Conditions, Cost of Doing Business,
This Day
Says with necessary motivation, military has capacity to end insecurity Read more »
Nigeria: New Minimum Wage - Is Labour Not Looking Too High?
Daily Trust
The great expectation in labour circles across Nigeria today rests on a simple question: how much shall the new national minimum wage be? Incidentally this question had been raging… Read more »
Nigeria: Reverse the Electricity Tariff Hike
Daily Trust
In line with the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration's policy on subsidy removal, Nigerians last Wednesday received the rude shock that the Nigerian Electricity Regulation… Read more »
Nigeria: US Construction Giant Appoints Ogun CP's Brother Alamutu Into Leadership Team
Leadership
A United States-based construction giant, STV, has elevated Architect Ekundayo Alamutu into its senior leadership team to support the growing New York City construction management… Read more »
Nigeria: Electricity Subsidy - FG Raising Funds for Cash-Strapped Discos - - Falana
Vanguard
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana said electricity subsidy non-existent, adding that the Federal Government is rather raising funds for cash-strapped the electricity distribution… Read more »
April 05
Ghana: President Akufo-Addo Appoints New CEO for GNPC
GhanaToday
Joseph Abuabu Dadzie has been appointed as the acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC). Read more »
Liberia: House Lifts Moratoriurn On Exportation of Unprocessed Rubber
New Republic
The Honorable House of Representatives- HOR, has unanimously voted to lift the moratorium on the exportation of unprocessed rubber. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Recommends Mining Model to Miners [press release]
Premium Times
Mr Alake, in his response, pledged the support of the Federal Government for SROL, particularly because it promotes local content and positively impacts the host community with… Read more »
Ghana: Embrace Measures to Avoid Budget Overruns [editorial]
Ghanaian Times
Budgets overruns constitute one huge public financial management problem in Ghana. Read more »
Nigeria: Hike in Electricity Tariff, Insensitive, Inhuman, Evil - Reps Minority Caucus
Vanguard
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Liberia: AML Workers Union Leadership Sworn in
New Republic
When you are making decisions, be mindful that you are not making decisions only in the interest of the employees; you're making decisions in the interest of the management as… Read more »
Nigeria: Electricity Tariff Increase and the Big Lie, By Jibrin Ibrahim [opinion]
Premium Times
The original sin was the mode of privatisation of the Nigerian electricity sector. Read more »
Liberia: LERC Commissioner-Designate Amara Kamara Underscores the Critical Importance of Electricity At Confirmation Hearing
FrontPageAfrica
During his confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Lands, Mines, Energy, Mineral Resources, and Environment, Mr. Amara M. Kamara, the designated Commissioner of the… Read more »
Liberia: Bong Lawmaker Requests Notice From MFDP Before Implementing De-Harmonization Plan
FrontPageAfrica
Bong County District#5 Representative, Eugene J.M. Kollie, has written House Speaker, Fonati Koffa, requesting the appearance of Finance and Development Planning Minister, Boima… Read more »
April 04
Senegal: Senegal's New Leader Announces Audit of Oil, Gas and Mining Sectors
RFI
In his first speech to the nation since his election as president of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye said one of his first policy moves would be to audit the country's oil, gas and… Read more »
Africa: Ghana Ranks 1st in West Africa, 5th in Africa On World Economics Governance Index
GhanaToday
Ghana has been ranked the 1st West African country by the World Economics Research based in London, the United Kingdom. Ghana gained 61.7 points on the World Economics Governance… Read more »
Nigeria: Failure to Arraign Binance Officials in Tax Evasion, Money Laundering Cases
Premium Times
Binance and its two officials - Tigran Gambaryan and Nadeem Anjarwalla - were scheduled to be arraigned before the Federal High Court in Abuja on five counts of money laundering… Read more »
Nigeria: How New Gas Price Template for Strategic Sectors Will Benefit Nigerians
Premium Times
On Easter Monday, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority announced the establishment of the year 2024 Domestic Base Price and applicable wholesale… Read more »
Nigeria: Telecoms Union Suspends Planned Strike
Vanguard
The Private Telecommunications and Communications Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PTECSSAN) has suspended its planned strike, which was to begin on Thursday. Read more »
Nigeria: Did Davido Just Acquire a Private Jet?
Daily Trust
At exactly 5:57pm on Thursday, April 4, 2024, music star David Adeleke, better known as Davido, tweeted, "Bombardier 7500 Tear Rubber". Read more »
Nigeria: Vaccine - Gavi Announces $250m Grant to Nigeria As Tinubu Urges Greater Collaboration With Organisation [press release]
Premium Times
President Tinubu said partnership on local vaccine production has become necessary owing to the challenges faced by developing countries, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu to Gavi CEO - Nigerian Manufacturers Capable, Ready to Produce Vaccines
Vanguard
President Bola Tinubu has called on Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, to collaborate with potential Nigerian vaccine manufacturers to ensure equitable access to life-saving vaccines for… Read more »