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Nigeria’s Inflation Hits New High Of 34.19% Due To Escalating Food Prices
Nigeria’s inflation rate reached a new high of 34.19% in June 2024, according to the data published by the National Bureau of Statistics...
Gambia Parliament Rejects Bill To Lift Ban On Female Genital Mutilation
The parliament of Gambia on Monday rejected a bill against lifting the ban on female genital mutilation (FGM). This comes after Gambian lawmakers...
e-CMR: IGP Suspends Proposed Collection Of Controversial Levies From Vehicle Owners
The Nigerian Police Force has suspended the electronic central motor registry registration process (e-CMR), a proposed database criticised as an illegal revenue-generating scheme....
Somalia: Bomb Blast Kills At Least 5 At Mogadishu Cafe During Euro 2024 Final
Late Sunday, July 14, a powerful car bomb exploded at Top Coffee Restaurant in Mogadishu, Somalia, killing five people and injuring around 20...
Court Grants SERAP’s Suit Requesting Lai Mohammed To Disclose Agreement Between Buhari-led Administration And X
In a landmark verdict, Justice Nnamdi Okwy Dimgba of the Federal High Court in Lagos ordered former Minister Lai Mohammed and the Ministry...
Argentina Beats Colombia to Win Third Straight Major Tournament
Argentina secured their record 16th Copa América title with a dramatic 1-0 victory over Colombia at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday, a...
Liberia Signs US$20.4m MOU For Costal Communities’ Resilience
The Government of Liberia has signed a US$20.4M Climate Change Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with partners to boost the resilience of vulnerable coastal...
Spain Wins Euro 2024 Title with Thrilling 2-1 Win over England
The Euro 2024 final, played in Berlin today, ended with Spain’s 2-1 win over England to emerge champions of the tournament. This win...
NNPC Loses 12.8% Stake In Dangote Refinery Due To Unpaid Balance
Aliko Dangote, Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Refinery, has said the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) now holds only a 7.2 per cent...
Despite Allegation of Diverting COVID-19 Palliatives, Tinubu Appoints Mojisola Macaulay As Director of NSITF
President Bola Tinubu has appointed former Lagos State House of Assembly member, Mojisolaoluwa Kehinde Alli-Macaulay as the new Executive Director of Operations at...
EXCLUSIVE: Oyo State Ex-Deputy Governor, Hazeem Gbolarumi Threatens To Kill Car Dealer For Demanding Payment
In April 2018, Samson Adeoye, the Executive Director of Lagos car dealership 3D’s Stars General International Limited, was introduced by a friend to...
AfDB’s Adesina Critisises Tinubu’s Duty-Free Food Imports Policy
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, has raised critical concerns over President Bola Tinubu‘s duty-free food imports directive,...