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Guinea-Bissau Judicial Police Burns 2,633kg of Cocaine Seized on Arrival at Bissau Airport
Guinea-Bissau’s Judicial Police has incinerated 2,633.1 kilograms of cocaine on Thursday, following a record-breaking seizure earlier this month. The drugs, confiscated during “Operation...
Again, UI Students Protest Hike In School Fees
Students of the University of Ibadan have trooped out again to protest the hike in school fees and the victimisation of student activists...
CBN Withdraws 2024-2025 Policy Guidelines Over ‘Misrepresentation’
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has temporarily withdrawn its publication on Monetary, Credit, Foreign Trade, and Exchange Policy Guidelines for the fiscal...
NNPC Vows To Revive Abandoned LNG Projects After Past Failed Promises
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) has pledged to revive the Olokola and the Brass Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) projects, both worth...
Governor Peter Mbah’s Petrol Station Set on Fire by Arsonists, No Casualties Reported
A fire broke out at a Pinnacle Oil filling station, owned by Enugu State’s Governor Peter Mbah, on Friday morning. The station, located...
South Africa’s Central Bank Cuts Interest Rates as Inflation Reduces Beyond Expectations
South Africa’s central bank has reduced its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 8 per cent, marking the first rate cut...
Edo Guber Election Will Be Free and Fair – Edo Rec Says Despite Ties to FCT Minister Wike
The Edo State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Anugbum Onuoha, has told political parties and the public he will be impartial in conducting the...
AFRICMIL, Others Advocate For Whistleblowers’ Protection in Nigeria
The African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) has called for the protection of informants to maintain a functional whistleblowing system in...
Gombe Teaching Hospital Bans Crypto ‘Mining’, Trading During Work Hours Due To Negligence Complaints By Patients
The Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe, has officially prohibited its staff from engaging in cryptocurrency trading during work hours. This was announced in a...
Rwanda Administers First Mpox Vaccines in Africa
Africa has administered Mpox vaccines for the first time, with several hundred high-risk individuals receiving the shots in Rwanda, according to the African...
NECO Releases Results: 61 Per Cent of Candidates Pass, 21 Supervisors Blacklisted Over Malpractice
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the 2024 Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE) internal results. This was announced by NECO’s Registrar, Professor...
DSS is Planning to Arrest Investigative Journalist Fisayo Soyombo- FIJ Says
The Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) has reported that its founder and editor-in-chief, Fisayo Soyombo, may be facing imminent Department of State Services...