July 09
Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Begins Construction of 2,000 Housing Units in Eight States
Premium Times
"Last month, the first leg of the exercise included ground-breaking for 1,500 units in five northern states." Read more »
Nigeria: Peter Obi Advocates Investment in Health, Education, Donates N10m to Nursing College - Peter Obi
Premium Times
Mr Obi said he is particularly concerned about the training of nurses "because they are at the centre of our primary healthcare delivery". Read more »
Nigeria: NCAA to Sanction Airlines Who Deceive Passengers With Fake Departure Time Schedule
Leadership
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has warned that it will not hesitate to sanction any airline found to be involved in deceitful departure time scheduling of flights when… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu's Aide Deletes Statement Announcing Duty-Free Food Importation
Premium Times
Bayo Onanuga, in a statement quoting Agriculture Minister Abubakar Kyari and posted on his official X page, said the President approved a "150-Day Duty-Free Import Window for Food… Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos Plans to Increase Its GDP From Real Estate to 20 Percent
Vanguard
GOVERNOR Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has hinted that his administration is aiming at increasing the Gross Domestic Product, GDP contribution from the real estate sector 5-6… Read more »
Liberia: Boakai to Launch National Agriculture Development Plan
Liberian Observer
On Wednesday, July 10, President Joseph Nyumah Boakai is expected to launch the new National Agriculture Development Plan (NADP) for Liberia in Monrovia to drive agricultural… Read more »
Nigeria: Economic Hardship - Hanks Anuku Stages Protest Over Hunger in Nigeria
Premium Times
In a video that has since gone viral, the actor passionately addressed the widespread hunger and hardship in the country. Read more »
Liberia: Sinoe Port Acting Manager Outlines Challenges
Liberian Observer
Sinoe County acting Port Manager Rupert D. Smith has decried the poor condition of the port. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Debt-to-GDP Within World Bank/IMF Ceiling - DMO
Vanguard
The Debt Management Office (DMO) said Nigeria's debt-to- Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ratio is within the specifications of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) for… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Committed to Workers' Rights, Decent Wage - Labour Minister
Leadership
Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Hon. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, has sought collaboration efforts to create a conducive working environment and productivity in the country's… Read more »
Nigeria: Global Food Prices Steady in June, Cereal Production Hit Record High - FAO
This Day
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has stated that the benchmark for world food commodity prices remained stable in June. Read more »
Nigeria: Petrol Queues - Stations to Operate Longer Hours, Share Stock - NNPC
Premium Times
"We are getting fuel stations to run for longer hours and we are getting marketers to collaborate and share stocks..." Read more »
Liberia: Lufthansa Group and Brussels Airlines Launch Phonics and Reading Literacy Program With Rosetta Steps Education Center
Liberian Observer
Help Alliance, the corporate social arm of Lufthansa Group and Brussels Airlines, are pleased to announce the successful implementation of their joint phonics and reading literacy… Read more »
Ghana: Government Receives Five Bids for Saglemi Housing Project Completion
Accra Times
10 companies had initially submitted the bids, but only five - Afro Arab Properties Ltd, Quarm-LMI Consortium, Dredge Masters-Titanium, Broll Ghana Ltd, and Masiltin Group) were… Read more »
July 08
Nigeria: Court Acquits Nigerian Publisher of Cybercrime
Premium Times
He was previously arrested in August 2019 and incarcerated for about 179 days, charged with terrorism, treasonable felony, and cybercrime for accusing a Nigerian governor of… Read more »
Nigeria: Two Dead, 18 Rescued in Boat Mishap in Jigawa
Premium Times
Preliminary investigation revealed that the accident was primarily caused by powerful waves and overloading to the extent that the driver was unable to steer the canoe. Read more »
Ghana: VRA Issues Notice Over Possible Akosombo Dam Spillage
Accra Times
Last October, the dam spillage caused enormous havoc for communities living around the Volta and Eastern Regions. 88,000 people were affected, although no deaths were recorded Read more »
Nigeria: Fuel Scarcity - What We Are Doing to Restore Normalcy - Minister
Premium Times
Last Thursday, long queues resurfaced at filling stations across Abuja, Nigeria's capital city, as motorists struggle to purchase petrol Read more »
Nigeria: Resolve Minimum Wage Now to Avert Violent Protest, Govt Warned
Daily Trust
The Centre for Crisis Communication (CCC), on Monday, called on the federal government to avert Kenya-like violent protest in Nigeria by resolving the pending minimum wage issue… Read more »
Nigeria: Dangote Refinery Capable of Solving Nigeria's Forex Problems - S&P Global
Daily Trust
International financial analytics corporation, S&P Global, has described the 650,000 barrels per day (bpd) Dangote Oil Refinery and Petrochemicals company as capable of… Read more »
Liberia: LRA Real Estate Expansion Project Nets Over 20,000 Registered Properties in Bassa, Margibi
FrontPageAfrica
The Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) has registered and documented at least 20,000 real properties under its ongoing real estate decentralization project in Margibi and Grand Bassa… Read more »
Ghana: Elections 2024 - Mahama Pledges to Restore Fiscal Discipline to Revive Economy
Accra Times
According to the former president, the cedi's depreciation is a result of government's prioritizing revenue increase over expenditure cuts. Read more »
Nigeria: One Person Killed, 18 Rescued in Jigawa Boat Accident
Premium Times
The police say one woman is still missing as of Monday morning. Read more »
Nigeria: NLC, NMA Others Kick As Lawmaker Suggests Privatisation of Nigeria's Teaching Hospitals
Premium Times
NLC said it is "stoutly against privatising the teaching hospitals," saying doing so will only make healthcare unaffordable rather than improve the system. Read more »
Nigeria: Labour Dispute - Slash Elected Officials Pay By 50%, ZLP Urges Tinubu
Leadership
As debate over minimum wage for workers continues, national chairman of Zenith Labor Party (ZLP) Chief Dan Nwanyanwu has asked President Bola Tinubu to urgently reduce the cost of… Read more »