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Dangote Sells Refined Petrol Meant for Nigeria to International Market in Dollars

New details reveal that Dangote Refinery has signed a contract with Vitol to supply five cargoes, each containing 38,000 metric tonnes of refined...

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Ondo Governship: PDP Candidate Rejects Results, Accuses APC and INEC of Criminality, Threatens Legal Action

The Ondo State governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Agboola Ajayi, has refused to accept the results of the recently concluded...

Human RightsNews

Ugandan Opposition Leader Besigye Abducted in Kenya, Detained in Ugandan Military Jail- Wife Says

Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye has reportedly been kidnapped in Kenya and taken to a Ugandan military jail. His wife, Winnie Byanyima, revealed...

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Couple Assaulted for ‘Overtaking’ Soldier’s Vehicle, Demand Dismissal of the Brutal Army General and ₦150 Million Compensation

A viral video has surfaced online showing a Nigerian Army Major General, G.S. Mohammed, and his aide, Corporal A. Abubakar, assaulting a couple...

BusinessNews

FG’s Renewed Hope One-bedroom Apartments Cost ₦8 Million, Require 10 Years of Full Savings for Minimum Wage Earners

The Nigerian Federal Government has disclosed the pricing structure of its Renewed Hope Housing Programme. Housing Minister Musa Dangiwa provided the details on...

Mali's Audit Education Sector
FinanceNews

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...

Bills to Remove Immunity
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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...

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IG Urges Nigerians to Shun Use of Social Media to Report Police Misconduct Despite Concerns Over Transparency

The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has called on Nigerians to avoid reporting police misconduct via social media and instead direct their...

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...

Malian Customs Bamako Airport
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Malian Customs Seize €1.27 Million at Bamako Airport

Malian customs officials intercepted €1,270,000 in cash at Modibo Keïta International Airport in Bamako on Monday, November 18, 2024. The money was concealed...

HealthNews

Despite Unaccounted $32 million, Nigeria’s Minister of Water Needs N5 billion More to Meet Yearly Toilet Building Target

The Minister of Water Resources, Prof. Joseph Utsev, has cited funding challenges as one of the significant setbacks in Nigeria’s efforts to achieve...

Senegal Customs Counterfeit Drugs
HealthNews

Senegalese Customs Seize Counterfeit Medicines, Drugs Worth Over $836,000 In Multiple Operations

Customs authorities in Senegal have seized counterfeit medicines and illegal drugs worth an estimated 523 million CFA francs ($836,000) in multiple operations across...