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Russia Legalizes Crypto Payments for International Trade to Counter Sanctions
Russia’s lower parliament has approved a new law allowing the use of cryptocurrencies for international payments. The law is set to take effect...
Egypt Capitalises On Falling Wheat Prices With Massive Purchase
Egypt’s state-run grain buyer, General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), has announced plans to buy up to 3.8 million tons of wheat through...
Breaking: Gas Explosion at Mobil Filling Station Ikeja
A gas explosion reportedly occurred at a Mobil Oil Nigeria Plc filling station on Obafemi Awolowo Road, Ikeja, Lagos. The flames consumed several...
Uganda Central Bank Lowers Interest Rate to 10% As Inflation Outlook Improves
Uganda’s central bank has reduced its key lending rate by 25 basis points to 10 per cent, marking the first cut in a...
NIS Indefinitely Suspends Immigration Officer for Begging Traveler at Lagos Airport
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has indefinitely suspended an officer caught on camera begging a traveller for money at the Murtala Muhammed International...
FG Warns Foreign Nations to Stay Clear of Nigeria’s Internal Affairs Over Protests
The Federal Government of Nigeria has warned foreign countries to desist from meddling in the nation’s internal affairs as reports abound of foreign...
Kenya Hires German Firm To Print Banknotes
Kenya Central Bank Governor Kamau Thugge said Kenya hired a German money printing firm to replace De La Rue, who exited in 2023...
Nigerian Poly Expels 27 Students For Protesting Against Unlawful EFCC Arrests
The Federal Polytechnic, Ede in Osun State, has reportedly expelled 27 students and suspended 10 others for participating in a protest against unlawful...
#EndBadGovernance: Threats Ensue After WAW, FIJ Stories On Rasheedat Adu’s N50,000 Bribe Rejection
In response to the recent West Africa Weekly report on the N50,000 bribe offered to journalists covering the #EndBadGovernance protests at the Lekki...
Uba Sani relaxes 24-hour curfew in Kaduna, Zaria
Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has relaxed the 24-hour curfew imposed in the state following the breakdown of law and order on...
Armed Security Men Invade NLC Office Hours After Communique Condemning Killing Of Protesters
Armed security men reportedly invaded the headquarters of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) a few hours after the union issued a communique condemning...
Ese Lovina Ukpeseraye Makes History as Nigeria’s First Olympic Cyclist
Ese Lovina Ukpeseraye has become the first Nigerian cyclist to participate in the Olympic Games. Ese, the 25-year-old track cyclist, is Nigeria’s leading...