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Virgin Islands Court Grants Chinese Zhongshan the Right to Seize $25 Million from Nigeria Over Ogun State Trade Zone Dispute

The British Virgin Islands (BVI) High Court has approved the seizure of £20 million ($25 million) from Nigeria’s foreign assets by Chinese investors...

Mali's Audit Education Sector
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Mali: Audit Uncovers Over $30 Million In Education Sector Irregularities, Calls For Legal Action

The Auditor General’s 2023 annual report has uncovered over 19 billion CFA francs ($30.4 million) in financial irregularities within Mali‘s education sector. The...

House Defers Bill Seeking to Amend Description of Islamic Law in Nigeria's Constitution
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Tinubu Submits 2025-2027 Budget Framework to National Assembly, Seeks Approval to Borrow ₦1.76tn to Fund 2024 Budget Deficit

President Bola Tinubu has written to the National Assembly seeking approval for ₦1.767 trillion in new external borrowing. The Speaker of the House...

Tinubu Requests N6.2 Trillion Increase in 2024 Budget
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FG Approves ₦47.9 Trillion Budget for 2025, Nigerians Question What 2024’s ₦35.5trn Achieved

The Nigerian government has approved a ₦47.9 trillion budget for the 2025 fiscal year, marking a 35 per cent increase from the ₦35.5...

Australian Resolute and Mali
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Following Arrest of Executives, Australian Mining Company Pays Mali $80 Million as Part of Tax Dispute Settlement

Australian gold miner Resolute Mining has paid $80 million to the Malian government for a $160 million settlement over a tax dispute. The...

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World Bank Uncovers $32 Million of Missing Funds from Nigerian Water Project

The World Bank has disclosed that $32 million is unaccounted for in the Nigerian water infrastructure project, raising serious concerns about financial mismanagement...

Nigeria’s October Inflation
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Nigeria’s Inflation Rate Hits 33.88% in October As Food Prices Skyrocket

Nigeria’s inflation rate rose to 33.88 per cent in October 2024, up from 32.70 per cent in September, the National Bureau of Statistics...

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Axian Energy Secures Funding to Build Solar Plants With 60 MW Capacity in Kolda, Senegal

Two new solar power plants with a combined 60 MW capacity will be built in Kolda, Senegal. This was announced on Wednesday by...

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Customs Hits N5.07 Trillion Revenue Target Following Forex Crisis and Higher Tariffs

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) announced on Tuesday that it has met its 2024 annual revenue target of N5.97 trillion. This was revealed...

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization
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Okonjo-Iweala Set to Secure Second Term as WTO Director-General

Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, is set to secure a second term as Director-General without facing any opposition....

Burkina Faso Officials Embezzling
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Burkina Faso Authorities Arrest 2 Officials for Embezzling Billions in Humanitarian and Agricultural Funds

Two public officials accused of embezzling several billion CFA francs have been taken into custody, according to Burkina Faso’s public prosecutor at the...

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Abia Governor Otti: We’ve Cleared N90 Billion of Inherited N191 Billion Debt Without Borrowing

Governor Alex Otti of Abia State reported that his administration cleared N90 billion of the N191 billion debt inherited in May 2023 without...