November 21
Nigeria: Senate Approves Tinubu's Request to Borrow $2.2bn
Premium Times
The Senate said obtaining the loan will strengthen the nation's foreign reserve. Read more »
Liberia: Prominent Opposition Leader Condemns Govt Fiscal Policies
Liberian Observer
Barely 72 hours after the executive submitted the 2025 draft national budget to the House of Representatives, opposition leader Simeon Freeman of the Movement for Progressive… Read more »
Liberia: Legislative Crisis in Liberia - a Threat to the Economy, Legal, Governance and Stability [opinion]
Liberian Observer
The ongoing political standoff in Liberia's House of Representatives involving Speaker J. Fonati Koffa and a faction of lawmakers has escalated into a multidimensional crisis with… Read more »
Nigeria: NEC Moves to End Grid Collapse, to Unveil Position On State Police [press release]
Premium Times
NEC constitutes a committee on national electrification to help address the challenges in the power sector. Read more »
Nigeria: Naira Gains N28.85 Against Dollar At Official Market
Vanguard
The Naira on Thursday appreciated at the official market trading at N1,658.67 against the dollar. Read more »
Nigeria: Law to Compel Social Media Platforms to Set Up Offices in Nigeria Underway
Leadership
A Bill that will mandate social media platforms, data controllers, and data processors operating in Nigeria to set up physical offices in the country, has successfully passed its… Read more »
Nigeria: We Won't Raise Taxes On an Already Burdened People - Tinubu
Leadership
President Bola Tinubu has assured that his administration will continue prioritising the welfare of the poor and most vulnerable even as the economic reforms bear fruit. Read more »
Nigeria: Federal Govt Terminates Julius Berger's N740bn Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Road Contract
Leadership
The Federal Government has finally issued a termination letter to Julius Berger PLC over the construction of Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano road project reviewed at N740 billion naira. Read more »
Nigeria: 715 INEC Offices Moved Out of Local Govt Secretariats - Yakubu
Vanguard
Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu on Thursday disclosed that 715 offices of the commission, representing 92.4 percent, had over the… Read more »
Nigeria: We'll Continue to Prioritise Social Investment Programmes - Tinubu Tells IMF Chief
Vanguard
President Bola Tinubu has assured of his commitment to prioritise the welfare of the poor and most vulnerable Nigerians even as his economic reforms bear fruit. Read more »
Nigeria: Atiku Slams Tinubu, Says Loan Burden Crushing Nigeria's Economy
Vanguard
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has again slammed President Bola Tinubu's seemingly insatiable appetite for foreign loans. Read more »
Nigeria: Overhead Takes N432.6bn, As Sanwo-Olu Presents N3trn 2025 Budget
Vanguard
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, presented the Appropriation Bill of over N3 trillion for year 2025 to members of the State House of Assembly for consideration and… Read more »
Nigeria: NAFDAC Warns Katsina Water Producers Against Substandard Products
This Day
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned water producers in Katsina State against producing and the selling substandard products to… Read more »
Nigeria: Your Loans Putting Pressure On the Economy, Atiku Tells Tinubu
Daily Trust
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar says the loans being taken by the present administration is putting "insufferable" pressure on the country's economy. Read more »
Liberia: House of Representatives Condemns Attempts to Undermine Leadership, Reaffirms Commitment to Democracy
FrontPageAfrica
The leadership of Liberia's House of Representatives has issued a strong statement condemning what it describes as "unconstitutional and unlawful attempts" to undermine the… Read more »
Ghana: Ghana's Economic Diplomacy - How Three Presidents With Different Ideologies Dealt With the IMF and World Bank [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Since independence in 1956, Ghana's leaders have followed a variety of global ideologies, from centre-right to socialist. But the country has also blended these with local… Read more »
West Africa: Gambia, Ghana Sign MOU On Ecowas Roaming Implementation
Foroyaa
The Gambia Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) and the National Communications Authority (NCA) of Ghana on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on ECOWAS… Read more »
Nigeria: 'You Have No Power to Fire Me,' Says Sacked Unizik VC
Premium Times
Mr Odoh, a professor, who emerged as the seventh substantive vice-chancellor of the university on 29 October, had his appointment nullified by the Federal Ministry of Education on… Read more »
Ghana: Road Crash Deaths in Accra Decline By 14 Percent - Ama Report
Ghanaian Times
Road crash fatalities in Accra declined by 14 per cent in 2023, marking it the third consecutive year of reduction in reported deaths, according to the 2023 Accra Road Safety… Read more »
Nigeria: Reps Recommend N500m Recapitalisation for Discos
Premium Times
The lawmakers noted that the activities of DISCOS in the country were posing a threat to the economic stability and welfare of Nigerians. Read more »
Liberia: Findley Rejects Port Autonomy Bill, Calls for Privatization
Liberian Investigator
Grand Bassa County Senator Gbehzohngar Findley has come out strongly against the Senate's recently passed Autonomy Bill, arguing that the proposed legislation fails to address… Read more »
Nigeria: Labour Party Begins Grassroots Mobilisation to 'Clinch 2027 Presidency'
Vanguard
The Labour Party (LP) has launched a strategic initiative to strengthen grassroots mobilization and empower youth leaders across the country as part of its preparation for the 2027… Read more »
Nigeria: UK Govt Backs Stakeholder Roundtable to Address Cybersecurity Challenges in Nigeria
This Day
Key stakeholders from government and the private sector have converged in Abuja and Lagos at the Nigeria Cybersecurity Stakeholder Roundtable organised with support from the UK's… Read more »
Nigeria: Global Revenue for 4G, 5G Infrastructure to Reach $6bn By 2027 - Report
This Day
SNS Telecom & IT, a global research and consulting company has predicted that global revenue for 4G and 5G private network infrastructure would reach $6 billion by 2027, double… Read more »
November 20
Nigeria: Jigawa Tanker Explosion Killed 209, Injured 99 - Report
Premium Times
The petrol tanker exploded in Majiya town in Jigawa on 14 October. Read more »
