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Customs Duty Exchange Rate Exceeds Official Rate Of N1581/$
The exchange rate utilised by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) for duties collection has surpassed the official closing rate of the Naira against...
Just In: Minister Of Education Orders JAMB, Institutions Not To Admit Anyone Below 18
Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman, has mandated the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and all universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education...
Cape Verdean Police Records ‘Unusual’ Increase In Cybercrime Via Social Media
On Wednesday, the Cape Verdean Judicial Police (PJ) expressed concern about the increase in an “unusual” number of complaints about cybercrimes in the...
Nigerian Doctor-Patient Ratio 1000 Per Cent Below WHO Standard – NMA
The President of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Prof. Bala Audu, has revealed that Nigeria’s doctor-patient ratio is far below the World Health...
Cardoso Warns High Interest Rates Will Persist If Inflation Keeps Rising
Yemi Cardoso, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has cautioned that the CBN will keep interest rates high for longer if...
Africa Faces Highest Global Cyber-Attacks, Averaging 2,960 Weekly In Q2 2024 – Report
Africa experienced the highest average weekly cyber-attacks per organisation globally, with an average of 2,960 attacks in Q2 2024—a 37 per cent increase...
Cape Verde’s National Union of Civil Aviation Pilots To Embark On A 6-Day Strike
Cape Verde‘s National Union of Civil Aviation Pilots (SNPAC) announced today that it will embark on strike between 00:00 on July 24, 2024...
Finance Bill To Tax 50% Of Banks FX Gains Passes Second Reading
Nigeria’s Senate has passed for second reading a Bill seeking to amend the Finance Act 2023 and impose a “windfall” of 50 per...
Economic Hardship: TotalEnergies To Sell Nigeria Onshore Assets To Chappal Energies For $860M
TotalEnergies has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its onshore oil assets in Nigeria to indigenous firm Chappal Energies for $860 million,...
Ayo Edebiri, Nigerian-Born American Actress, Earns Emmy Nomination for ‘The Bear’; ‘Shogun’ Tops with 25 Nominations
Emmy voters have made their choices. The Television Academy revealed the nominations for the 76th Emmy Awards on Wednesday morning. This year’s list...
Ghana’s Supreme Court Delays Judgement on Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill
The Supreme Court of Ghana has delayed its judgement on an application that seeks the apex court to restrain parliament from sending an...
Turkish Ministers Visit Niger To Secure Uranium Supplies For Nuclear Plant
On Wednesday, Turkey’s foreign, defence, and energy ministers visited Niger, the world’s biggest Uranium producer, in a bid to secure access to the...