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Group Urges Nigerian Lawmakers To Summon Bill Gates, AfDB’s Adesina to Testify On GMO
The Global Prolife Alliance (GPA), has urged the Nigerian National Assembly to summon Bill Gates and Dr Akinwumi Adeshina to testify before the...
Kenya Wildlife Service Alerts Langata Residents of Roaming Lions, Urges Vigilance
The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has issued a warning cautioning residents in Lang’ata, Nairobi of three lions roaming in the area. This warning...
Western Liberal Democracy has failed Us – Obasanjo
Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo has advocated for an alternative system of government he termed “Afro-democracy,” igniting a debate on the future of...
Tinubu Suspends Implementation of 0.5% Cybersecurity Levy Amid Public Backlash
President Bola Tinubu has suspended the implementation of a 0.5 per cent Cybersecurity Levy proposed by the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, to...
Electricity Fee Hike: NUC, TLC take protest to NERC, DisCos Offices
In an effort spearheaded by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), members of organised labour have commenced nationwide...
HoR Speaker, Tajudeen Abass decries low tax collection in Nigeria
Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abass, has decried that Nigeria’s Value Added Tax (VAT) is the lowest in Africa, indicating the...
Census on Hold: N200 Billion Spent, New Date Uncertain After Delay
Following the postponement of the 2023 population and housing census by former President Muhammadu Buhari, West Africa Weekly provides comprehensive coverage of the...
Norway’s Health Minister Resigns Amid Plagiarism Scandal
Norwegian Health Minister Ingvild Kjerkol resigned on Friday following allegations of plagiarism in her master’s thesis. This comes after a probe by Nord...
N’Assembly passes Student loan bill, requirements amended
The National Assembly has passed the Student Loans (Access to Higher Education) Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill, 2024, following considerations by both the...
Banks, MTN, Others Affected by Undersea Cable Damage in Parts of Africa
Damage to multiple undersea cables off the west coast of Africa has resulted in widespread internet outages across the continent, impacting telecommunications companies,...
Beyond Brain Drain: Nigeria’s Healthcare Workforce Crisis
On November 29, 2023, no fewer than five wards, comprising about 150 beds, were closed at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, due...
Again, over 1,500 sacked OAUTH workers protest
Over 1,500 workers who were recently laid off from the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital (OAUTH) staged a successful protest on Friday, urging...