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NAFDAC Warns Medicine Dealers Against Selling Counterfeit, Harmful Drugs
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned members of the Nigerian Association of Patent and Proprietary Medicine...
Kano Police Parade 89 Crime Suspects, Warn Residents to Desist from October 1 Protests
The Kano State Police Command has warned residents against engaging in protests on October 1, the day of Nigeria’s Independence Day celebration. The...
UN Extends Kenya-led Security Mission In Haiti
The United Nations Security Council has extended a security mission led by the Kenya Police in the crime-ravaged Haiti Republic. The authorisation was...
Algeria and Niger Advance Talks on Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline Project
Algeria and Niger have reaffirmed their commitment to the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline (TSGP) project, which aims to connect Nigeria to Europe through Niger...
Mali Postpones Academic Year to November Amid National Disaster
The start of the 2024-2025 academic year, originally slated for Tuesday, October 1, has been officially postponed to Monday, November 4, 2024. This...
Tanzania Mandates Gold Dealers To Be Selling 20% Of Gold To Central Bank Starting Oct. 1
Tanzania’s mining regulator has mandated that all mining companies and traders exporting gold must sell at least 20 per cent of their gold...
Death Toll From Mass Shootings in South Africa Rises to 18
The death toll from mass shootings in Lusikisiki village, Eastern Cape, South Africa, has risen to 18. Another victim died, authorities confirmed on...
Anthony Joshua Hit with 28-Day Suspension After KO Loss to Dubois
Nigerian-British heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua has been given a 28-day suspension from boxing by the British Boxing Board of Control following his knockout...
Zimbabwe’s ZiG Drops Over 40% After Exchange Rate Adjustments
Zimbabwe’s new currency, the ZiG, fell by over 40 per cent after the central bank adjusted the official exchange rate to match the...
Ondo: APC Leader Gbogi Emmanuel Quits Party Says APC Now a “Weapon of Poverty”
A prominent All Progressives Congress (APC) leader, Mr Gbogi Emmanuel, has resigned from the party, criticising it for abandoning the principles of democracy...
Nigeria Acquires Additional N2.6trn World Bank Loan
Nigeria’s federal government has acquired an additional ₦2.6 trillion ($1.57bn) loan from the World Bank Group. World Bank disclosed this in a statement...
Uganda’s Bobi Wine To Run For President In 2026
Uganda’s young opposition politician, Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has declared his intention to contest in the presidential election coming up...