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Families of Patients Protest Electricity Blackout at UCH Ibadan
Families of patients and patients at the University College Hospital (UCH) have protested, decrying the prolonged lack of electricity and water at the...
Shares of Australian Mining Company Fall 32% After Mali Detains CEO and Two Executives on Corruption Charges
Shares of Resolute Mining, an Australian gold mining company, dropped by 32 per cent on Monday. This sharp decline marks the company’s worst...
Canada Tightens International Student Policy, Ends Fast-Track Study Permits for Nigeria and SDS Countries
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced it will no longer accept study permit applications under the Student Direct Stream (SDS) and...
Canadian Mining Company B2Gold Pays Mali $30 Million To Settle Mining Tax Dispute
The Canadian mining company B2Gold has paid the Malian government $30 million (18.3 billion FCFA) to settle a tax dispute related to gold...
Sanwo-Olu Hosts Justice Kekere-Ekun for Dinner Despite NBA President’s Directive
The governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, hosted a special dinner on Saturday, honouring the newly appointed Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice...
Obi Urges Nigerian Students to ‘Go Global’ for Opportunities, Donates N60 Million to Schools in Anambra
Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has encouraged those seeking better opportunities abroad after graduation to pursue their aspirations, vowing that a...
NDLEA Intercepts Over 31 Million Opioid Pills at Apapa Seaport, Several Grams of Cannabis at Lagos Airport
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) disclosed on Sunday that it recently intercepted over 31 million pills of opioids at Lagos’ Apapa...
Senegalese Army Seizes Equipment in Crackdown on Illegal Gold Mining Near Falémé River
The Senegalese army seized 37 pumps and other equipment used in illegal gold mining on November 9 in Sekhoto, near the Falémé River,...
Mali Detains 3 Executives From Australian Gold Mining Firm
Three foreign executives from the Australian mining company Resolute, which operates a gold mine in Mali, were arrested in Bamako on Friday, AFP...
Burkina Faso Authorities Foil Plot To Destabilise Government, Arrest Suspect
Burkina Faso’s transitional authorities have announced that they have foiled a new plot to destabilise the government, state television reported. According to officials,...
Okonjo-Iweala Set to Secure Second Term as WTO Director-General
Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, is set to secure a second term as Director-General without facing any opposition....
Burkina Faso Passes Bill to Ease Prison Overcrowding Through Community Service
The Transitional Legislative Assembly in Burkina Faso passed a bill on Friday to implement community service as an alternative to imprisonment, aiming to...