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Borno Government’s N4 Billion Rail Project Was No Administrative Error, Nigerians Say
Borno State Government’s claim that the inclusion of a N4 billion rail project in its 2025 Budget Implementation Report was an administrative error...
Niger Formally Leaves International Criminal Court, Citing Selective Justice
Niger has formally withdrawn from the International Criminal Court, becoming the third country to leave the global judicial body after the Philippines and...
Abia Governor Otti Bans Commercial Motorcycles in Umuahia, Aba and Ohafia Metropolises from August 1
Abia State Governor Alex Otti has banned the operation of commercial motorcycles, commonly known as okada, and tricycles in the state’s three major...
Ivory Coast to Play World Cup Without Home-Based Fans as US Visa Restrictions Bite
Ivory Coast will compete in the 2026 FIFA World Cup without several hundred of its home-based supporters after they were denied US visitor...
Guinea Bans Unrefined Gold Exports in Push for Local Processing, Following Zimbabwe’s Lithium Move
Guinea has imposed a ban on the export of unrefined gold, joining a growing list of African nations seeking to extract greater value...
Ghana Records Africa’s Highest Lending Rate Despite Sharp Policy Rate Cuts, AfDB Report Shows
Ghana has been ranked as the African country with the highest lending rate despite recording significant reductions in its policy rate over the...
279 Kidnapped, 842 Killed Across Nigeria in May as Insecurity Worsens Under Tinubu
No fewer than 279 persons were kidnapped across Nigeria in May 2026, while 842 people lost their lives in 156 violent incidents recorded...
Japan Raises Visa Fees by 400 Percent for Nigerians and Other Foreign Nationals
The Japanese government has approved a significant increase in visa fees for Nigerians and other foreign nationals, marking the first revision of visa...
Burkina Faso Approves Health, Education and Urban Development Initiatives at Cabinet Meeting
Burkina Faso’s Council of Ministers convened on Thursday under the chairmanship of the country’s highest authorities, adopting a series of decisions spanning health,...
Zimbabwe Adds Its Name to a Growing List of African Countries Including Benin, Chad, Uganda, Rwanda, Cameroon and Egypt That Have Extended Presidential Terms
Zimbabwe’s lower house of parliament has passed a bill extending presidential terms from five to seven years, a move that would allow 83-year-old...
Nigeria’s Revenue Surges 49% as Poverty Hits 63%, Exposing Deep Economic Contradiction
Nigeria’s tax revenue jumped 49 percent in the first five months of 2026, reaching N15.8 trillion, driven by sweeping tax reforms and new...
Mauritanian Defence Minister Delivers Presidential Message to Niger’s General Tiani
The Mauritanian Minister of Defence, Hanana Ould Sidi, arrived in Niamey on Tuesday and was received in audience by General Abdourahamane Tiani, Niger’s...