Politics
Bill to Establish Local Government Electoral Commission Passes First Reading in the Senate
A new bill to establish a federal agency for local government elections has scaled its first reading on the floor of the Nigerian...
Dangote Refinery Not Yet Licensed, Still At 45% Pre-Commission Stage – NMDPRA
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has said the Dangote Refinery is not yet licenced and is still at the...
Edo State Deputy Governor Shaibu Survives Assassination Attempt
Philip Shaibu, the Edo State Deputy Governor, on Thursday, survived an assassination attempt on his life, with one of the police officers attached...
Cape Verde’s National Union of Civil Aviation Pilots To Embark On A 6-Day Strike
Cape Verde‘s National Union of Civil Aviation Pilots (SNPAC) announced today that it will embark on strike between 00:00 on July 24, 2024...
Finance Bill To Tax 50% Of Banks FX Gains Passes Second Reading
Nigeria’s Senate has passed for second reading a Bill seeking to amend the Finance Act 2023 and impose a “windfall” of 50 per...
Turkish Ministers Visit Niger To Secure Uranium Supplies For Nuclear Plant
On Wednesday, Turkey’s foreign, defence, and energy ministers visited Niger, the world’s biggest Uranium producer, in a bid to secure access to the...
JUST IN: Senate Sacks Ndume As Chief Whip Days After Criticising Tinubu
The Nigerian Senate has sacked Senator Ali Ndume, representing Borno south as Chief Whip following his recent criticism of President Bola Tinubu’s administration....
Liberia House Of Reps Summons Top Security Officials Over Heavy Army Presence At Airport During George Weah’s Arrival
Liberia’s House of Representatives has summoned top national security officials to explain the deployment of a large Armed Forces of Liberia at the...
Burkina Faso Creates Presidential Anti-Corruption Unit
Burkina Faso’s Head of State, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has created an anti-corruption unit and instituted a code of ethics and professional conduct for...
Burkina Faso to Revoke Mining Permits from Companies Refusing to Sell Equipment
Burkina Faso’s Head of State, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, stated that the country would withdraw its mining permits from countries that refuse to sell...
Court Orders Arrest Of Kuje Doctor Over Failure To Provide Binance Executive’s Medical Report
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered a bench (arrest) warrant for Abraham Ehizojie, a medical doctor at the Kuje Correctional Centre...
Kenyan Police Shoots Journalist, Catherine Wanjeri During Anti-Govt Protests In Nakuru
A yet-to-be-identified Kenyan police officer has reportedly shot a journalist who works for K24TV during a live coverage of the ongoing anti-government protests...