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Mali: Audit Uncovers Over $30 Million In Education Sector Irregularities, Calls For Legal Action
The Auditor General’s 2023 annual report has uncovered over 19 billion CFA francs ($30.4 million) in financial irregularities within Mali‘s education sector. The...
Tinubu Submits 2025-2027 Budget Framework to National Assembly, Seeks Approval to Borrow ₦1.76tn to Fund 2024 Budget Deficit
President Bola Tinubu has written to the National Assembly seeking approval for ₦1.767 trillion in new external borrowing. The Speaker of the House...
IG Urges Nigerians to Shun Use of Social Media to Report Police Misconduct Despite Concerns Over Transparency
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has called on Nigerians to avoid reporting police misconduct via social media and instead direct their...
FG Approves ₦47.9 Trillion Budget for 2025, Nigerians Question What 2024’s ₦35.5trn Achieved
The Nigerian government has approved a ₦47.9 trillion budget for the 2025 fiscal year, marking a 35 per cent increase from the ₦35.5...
Malian Customs Seize €1.27 Million at Bamako Airport
Malian customs officials intercepted €1,270,000 in cash at Modibo Keïta International Airport in Bamako on Monday, November 18, 2024. The money was concealed...
Despite Unaccounted $32 million, Nigeria’s Minister of Water Needs N5 billion More to Meet Yearly Toilet Building Target
The Minister of Water Resources, Prof. Joseph Utsev, has cited funding challenges as one of the significant setbacks in Nigeria’s efforts to achieve...
Senegalese Customs Seize Counterfeit Medicines, Drugs Worth Over $836,000 In Multiple Operations
Customs authorities in Senegal have seized counterfeit medicines and illegal drugs worth an estimated 523 million CFA francs ($836,000) in multiple operations across...
Following Arrest of Executives, Australian Mining Company Pays Mali $80 Million as Part of Tax Dispute Settlement
Australian gold miner Resolute Mining has paid $80 million to the Malian government for a $160 million settlement over a tax dispute. The...
Senegal’s Ruling Party Pastef Secures Legislative Majority Despite Opposition from Former President
The ruling party of President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Pastef of Senegal, emerged victorious in Sunday’s snap legislative elections, winning the majority of the...
Burkinabe Civil Society Calls for Extradition of Ex-Transitional President Damiba Over Destabilisation Plot
A Burkinabe civil society organisation has called on the Togolese government to extradite Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba, the former President of Burkina Faso’s...
World Bank Uncovers $32 Million of Missing Funds from Nigerian Water Project
The World Bank has disclosed that $32 million is unaccounted for in the Nigerian water infrastructure project, raising serious concerns about financial mismanagement...
NJC Retires Imo Chief Judge and Yobe Kadi for Age Falsification, Suspends Two Judges for Misconduct
On Friday, the National Judicial Council (NJC) announced that it has sanctioned four judges for misconduct, including age falsification. The decisions were made...