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Niger Government Accuses Nigeria Of Destabilisation, Summons Diplomatic Representative
The Nigerien government has accused Nigerian security officials and others of complicity in attacks on the Niger-Benin pipeline in the Dosso region, near...
Mali Transitional Government Begins Construction of Modern Court of Accounts Headquarters
Mali’s transitional government, under the leadership of General Assimi Goïta, has commenced the construction of headquarters for the newly established Court of Accounts...
Renewed Hardship: At Least 32 Children Killed in Stampede at Ibadan Carnival Over Cash, Food Giveaway
At least 32 children have died and many others injured in a stampede during a children’s carnival in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Wednesday....
Statistician-General Adeyemi Invited for Questioning by DSS Following Ransom Survey Report
Adeniran Adeyemi, the Statistician-General of the Federation, has been summoned for questioning by the Department of State Services (DSS) following the release of...
Ghana’s Supreme Court Dismisses Lawsuits Challenging Anti-LGBTQ Bill
Ghana’s Supreme Court has dismissed two cases challenging the constitutionality of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill. The bill seeks to...
Burkina Faso To Turn Seized Counterfeit Goods Worth $1.3 Million Into Fertilisers, Compost, Others
Fraudulent products worth 847,405,000 FCFA ($1.3 million), seized by the National Coordination for the Fight against Fraud (CNLF), will be repurposed for agro-pastoral...
NBS Website “Hacked” After Report on Kidnapping Rates and Ransom Payments
The website of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has been hacked after it released a report on security and kidnapping statistics from...
Burkina Faso Custom Seizes 28.6kg of Gold
Burkina Faso Customs, in collaboration with the National Police has intercepted 28.6 kilograms of gold valued at approximately 1.43 billion FCFA on December...
NAFDAC Shuts Down 150 Shops in Aba’s Eziukwu Market Over Tons of Fake and Expired Products
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has shut down 150 shops at Eziukwu Market, Aba, Abia State. The...
DR Congo Sues Apple Over Use of Minerals from Conflict Zones
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has filed criminal complaints against Apple in France and Belgium. The government accused the tech giant of...
CBN Sets Daily PoS Withdrawal Limit to N100,000, Imposes N500,000 Weekly Limit
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has introduced a daily cash withdrawal limit of N100,000 for point-of-sale (PoS) terminals per customer. The directive...
NBS Data Reveals Nigerians Paid ₦2.23tn in Ransom Between May 2023 and April 2024, Despite ₦3.85tn Security Budget
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that Nigerians paid ₦2.23 trillion as ransom to kidnappers between May 2023 and April 2024,...