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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...
UAE Denies Affiliation With Visa Verification Website Shared By Nigerian Government
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has denied any affiliation with a website shared by the Nigerian Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed...
Tinubu Requests N6.2 Trillion Increase in 2024 Budget
President Bola Tinubu has written to the National Assembly to consider and approve an augmentation of the 2024 appropriation act by N6.2 trillion....
Interpol Arrests 300 In Global Operation Against West African Crime Groups
The International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) has arrested 300 people, seized $3 million and blocked 720 bank accounts in a global operation targeted...
JUST IN: Senate Sacks Ndume As Chief Whip Days After Criticising Tinubu
The Nigerian Senate has sacked Senator Ali Ndume, representing Borno south as Chief Whip following his recent criticism of President Bola Tinubu’s administration....
Burkina Faso Creates Presidential Anti-Corruption Unit
Burkina Faso’s Head of State, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has created an anti-corruption unit and instituted a code of ethics and professional conduct for...
Ex-Goldman Banker Under House Arrest In U.S. For Alleged Bribery To Ghana Officials
Asante Berko, a former Goldman Sachs Group executive, has been brought from the United Kingdom to New York to face charges related to...