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GRV Queries Lagos Government on $100 million Paid by Dangote Refinery for Land
Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, 2023 Lagos Guber Candidate of the Labour Party, has raised questions about the claim by Dangote Group CEO Aliko Dangote that...
Microsoft IT Outage: CrowdStrike Says ‘Significant Number’ Of The 8.5 Million Affected Devices Are Now Working
CrowdStrike has reported that a significant number of the devices affected by Friday’s software update glitch are back online. The outage, which hit...
Burkina Faso: Police Dismantle Counterfeit Currency Gang Operating From Prison
Authorities in Burkina Faso have apprehended several prisoners and their accomplices involved in currency counterfeiting. This was revealed when the alleged criminals were...
ECOWAS Organise In-Mission Training For Personnel Deployed For ‘Operation Restore Democracy’ In Gambia
Amidst the increasing political instability and security challenges in the ECOWAS region, the bloc is organising a three-day in-mission training for staff officers...
COVID-19 Still Kills 1,700 Persons Weekly – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) reported on Thursday that, globally, COVID-19 still kills about 1,700 persons weekly, urging at-risk populations to keep up...
15-Year-Old Becomes First Sierra Leonean to Qualify For Junior Olympic Games
A 15-year-old named Peter Bewie emerged as the first Sierra Leonean athlete to qualify for the Junior Olympic Games during his participation at...
Withdrawal From ECOWAS is Irreversible – Mali Foreign Minister
Mali’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdoulaye Diop, has said that the country’s withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is...
ECOWAS Disappointed With Lack Of Progress In Reconciling With Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said it was displeased over the lack of progress made so far in the reconciliation...
ECOWAS Appoints President Faye To Mediate With Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso Leaders
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has appointed the Senegalese President, Basirou Diomaye Faye as the mediator between ECOWAS and the...
Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso Solidify Break from ECOWAS, Form New Alliance
The military regimes of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso have officially marked their separation from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS),...
Togo Enforces COVID-19 Measures For Returning Hajj Pilgrims
Togo has tightened COVID-19 controls for pilgrims returning from the annual Muslim hajj pilgrimage, following Senegal’s lead. Togo is now the second West...
Mali’s Goita Accuses France Of Printing Counterfeit CFA Francs In Repeat Of 1960 ‘Operation Persil’
Mali’s transitional President, Colonel Assimi Goïta, has accused the French government of attempting to destabilise the country’s economy by injecting counterfeit CFA franc...