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Egypt Capitalises On Falling Wheat Prices With Massive Purchase
Egypt’s state-run grain buyer, General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), has announced plans to buy up to 3.8 million tons of wheat through...
Uganda Central Bank Lowers Interest Rate to 10% As Inflation Outlook Improves
Uganda’s central bank has reduced its key lending rate by 25 basis points to 10 per cent, marking the first cut in a...
NIS Indefinitely Suspends Immigration Officer for Begging Traveler at Lagos Airport
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has indefinitely suspended an officer caught on camera begging a traveller for money at the Murtala Muhammed International...
U.S. Deploys Warships, Fighter Jets To Middle East Amid Calls For Ceasefire
The United States has reportedly sent more fighter jets, missiles and warships to the Middle East in anticipation of an Iranian attack on...
Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh Assassinated in Iran
Ismail Haniyeh, the political chief of Hamas, has reportedly been assassinated in Tehran, Iran, late Tuesday night. According to a statement from Hamas...
Peter Obi Congratulates Nigerian- born Dr Alban on Induction into European Hall of Fame
Alban Uzoma Nwapa, widely known as Dr Alban, the Nigerian-born Swedish musician and producer who performed the hit “It’s My Life,” has been...
Meta Removes 63,000 Nigerian Instagram Accounts Over Sextortion Scams Days After FCCPC Fined It $220m For Discriminatory Practices
Meta has removed 63,000 Nigerian Instagram accounts involved in financial sextortion scams. Meta made this known on Wednesday in a statement titled “Combating...
Bangladesh Shuts Schools And Universities Following Job Quota Protests
Bangladesh has issued an indefinite closure order for all schools, universities, and Islamic seminaries following violent protests that resulted in the deaths of...
Kano Govt Reinstates Gaya Emir, Appoints New Emirs for Karaye and Rano
The Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has approved the appointment of three second-class Emirs over the newly created emirates in Rano, Gaya, and...
Congo: Militia Attack Kills Over 50, Including 9 Soldiers
More than 50 people, including nine soldiers, were killed in an attack by the Mobondo militia on a military position in Kinsele, about...
Darkness and Despair: Residents of Èbúté Metta West Lament 6 Months Without Power Supply
For six months, some parts of Jones Street, Jebba, Ondo, and Odaliki in Èbúté Metta West have been thrown into darkness due to...
22 Students Killed, 154 Rescued In Plateau School Building Collapse
The death toll from the school building collapse in Jos, Plateau State, has risen to 22. An update from the state Commissioner for Information,...