East Africa
7 Feb
The Africa Business Leadership and Investment Summit (ABLIS), a premier platform for fostering economic growth and sustainable investments across the continent, has announced the postponement and relocation of its 2025 edition due to escalating security concerns in East Africa. Originally set to be held in Rwanda, the summit will now take place from April 21st…
3 Oct
The UN has said new estimates from humanitarians in East Africa indicate that nearly 67 million people in the region are now in need of assistance. UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric made this known on Wednesday while briefing reporters in New York. “That is more than 20 per cent of the total number of people in…
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Members of the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) at the University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan have embarked on an indefinite strike, an official said on Monday.
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A member of the House of Representatives, Philip Agbese, has filed a N1 billion defamation lawsuit against Tigran Gambaryan, an executive at Binance, over allegations that he and two other lawmakers demanded a $150 million bribe.
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National President of the Miners Association of Nigeria (MAN), Dele Ayanleke, has revealed that many foreign mining companies the country are operating independently.
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A Kano High Court, yesterday, issued an order of perpetual injunction restraining the Federal Government from tampering with the monthly statutory allocation of the 44 council areas in the state.
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Comptroller General (CG) of the Nigeria Customs Service, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, has lamented the increasing smuggling of petroleum products across the country’s borders, saying the discrepancies in the price of petrol..
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Reigning National Sports Festival double sprint champion, Tima Godbless, at the weekend, delivered a sensational performance at the Tyson Invitational, clocking a personal best of 7.08 seconds in the 60m final to secure the fastest time of the meet.
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Mr. Segun Ajayi-Kadir, Director-General, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) says seven manufacturing sectoral groups showed improvements in confidence levels in the fourth quarter of 2024. He made the assertion on Monday in Lagos via the Manufacturers CEO Confidence Index (MCCI). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the MCCI is a barometer used to…
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The Kano State government has condemned the All Progressives Congress (APC) plan to establish a 'shadow government,' calling it a desperate attempt to destabilise the state. Alhaji Usman Alhaji, the former Secretary to the Kano State Government and National Chairman of the APC Patriotic Volunteers, announced on Saturday the group's intention to form a shadow…
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A member of the House of Representatives, Philip Agbese, has explained his decision to file a defamation lawsuit against Tigran Gambaryan, an executive at Binance, over allegations that he and two other lawmakers demanded a $150 million bribe. In a statement on Monday, Agbese, who serves as the Deputy Spokesperson of the House, revealed that…
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Former President Goodluck Jonathan, on Monday, flag off the new Olympic-standard 25,000-capacity Bayelsa stadium project at Igbogene, Yenagoa, as part of the activities marking the 5th anniversary of governor Douye Diri. The former president performed the groundbreaking ceremony on a day Gov. Diri restated his appeal for support of the the federal government as well…