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Sahel Region Produces Over 6,000 Tonnes Crops in 2023-2024 Dry Season Despite Security Challenges
Despite ongoing security challenges, the Sahel region produced 6,640.5 tonnes of crops across 411 hectares in the 2023-2024 dry agricultural season. This is...
Malian Customs Seize Over a Ton of Explosives Concealed in Passenger Bus
Malian customs officials have seized more than a ton of explosives concealed in a passenger bus from Ghana, the Directorate of Intelligence and...
Delta State EXCO Approves N936 Billion Budget Proposal For 2025
The Delta State Executive Council (EXCO) has approved a proposed budget of N936 billion for the 2025 fiscal year, following a council meeting...
Families of Patients Protest Electricity Blackout at UCH Ibadan
Families of patients and patients at the University College Hospital (UCH) have protested, decrying the prolonged lack of electricity and water at the...
Shares of Australian Mining Company Fall 32% After Mali Detains CEO and Two Executives on Corruption Charges
Shares of Resolute Mining, an Australian gold mining company, dropped by 32 per cent on Monday. This sharp decline marks the company’s worst...
Canada Tightens International Student Policy, Ends Fast-Track Study Permits for Nigeria and SDS Countries
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced it will no longer accept study permit applications under the Student Direct Stream (SDS) and...
Canadian Mining Company B2Gold Pays Mali $30 Million To Settle Mining Tax Dispute
The Canadian mining company B2Gold has paid the Malian government $30 million (18.3 billion FCFA) to settle a tax dispute related to gold...
Sanwo-Olu Hosts Justice Kekere-Ekun for Dinner Despite NBA President’s Directive
The governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, hosted a special dinner on Saturday, honouring the newly appointed Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice...
Obi Urges Nigerian Students to ‘Go Global’ for Opportunities, Donates N60 Million to Schools in Anambra
Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has encouraged those seeking better opportunities abroad after graduation to pursue their aspirations, vowing that a...
NDLEA Intercepts Over 31 Million Opioid Pills at Apapa Seaport, Several Grams of Cannabis at Lagos Airport
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) disclosed on Sunday that it recently intercepted over 31 million pills of opioids at Lagos’ Apapa...
Senegalese Army Seizes Equipment in Crackdown on Illegal Gold Mining Near Falémé River
The Senegalese army seized 37 pumps and other equipment used in illegal gold mining on November 9 in Sekhoto, near the Falémé River,...
Mali Detains 3 Executives From Australian Gold Mining Firm
Three foreign executives from the Australian mining company Resolute, which operates a gold mine in Mali, were arrested in Bamako on Friday, AFP...