Despite Persisting Inflation, Naira Volatility, Federal Agency Gives Traders One Month to Reduce Prices or Face Penalties
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has given traders and market stakeholders across Nigeria a one-month deadline to reduce the prices...
Nigeria’s Kidnapping Crisis: Ransom Demands Reach ₦10.99 billion in One Year- SBI
Kidnappers in Nigeria demanded approximately ₦10.99 billion in ransom between July 2023 and June 2024. This is according to a report published by...
Burkina Faso Government Nationalises Two Gold Mines To End Legal Dispute Between Competing Companies
Burkina Faso has taken control of two major gold mines after reaching an agreement with mining companies Endeavour Mining and Lilium Mining. The...
France Charges Telegram CEO with Multiple Offenses, Demands €5 Million Bail
French authorities have charged Telegram CEO Pavel Durov with multiple offences related to alleged illegal activities on his messaging platform. Durov, arrested on...
S’African Johann Rupert Overtakes Dangote To Become Africa’s Richest Man
South African billionaire Johann Rupert has overtaken Nigeria’s Aliko Dangote to become Africa’s richest person. This is according to the latest Bloomberg Billionaires...
Lagos: Nurse Arrested After Woman Dies Following Buttocks Enlargement Injection
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a nurse in connection with the death of a 36-year-old woman identified as Abiola. The command’s...
Edo Police To Begin Arresting Drivers Of Tinted Glasses, Unregistered Vehicles
The Edo State Police Command has ordered the arrest of drivers operating vehicles with tinted glass, unregistered cars, or vehicles with covered plate...
South Africa Probes $7 Billion Corruption in State-Owned Companies
The Special Investigative Unit (SIU) on Tuesday revealed that it is investigating over $7 billion in alleged corruption across major state-owned companies in...
For Economic Recovery, Nigerian Govt. Must Stop Inconsistent Policies and Weaponising Insecurity- Okonjo-Iweala
Nigeria’s economic growth has been on a downward trend since 2014, according to the World Trade Organisation Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. Speaking at the...
Abuja High Court Freezes 32 Bank Accounts Linked to #EndBadGovernance Protest
A Federal High Court in Abuja has frozen the bank accounts of 32 individuals and companies linked to the #EndBadGovernance protest. The accounts...
21 Killed in Mali Drone Airstrikes, Rebel Group Blames Military
At least 21 people were killed in a drone attack on Sunday in Tinzaouaten, a town in northern Mali near the Algerian border....
Security Forces Arrest 18 Gunmen Linked to Notorious Bandit Bello Turji in Sokoto
Nigerian security forces have arrested 18 gunmen associated with notorious bandit leader Bello Turji near the Nigeria-Niger border in Sokoto State. The arrests...