On Wednesday, Eritrean authorities announced the suspension of all Ethiopian Airlines flights to the East African nation, effective September 30. Following a peace deal between the…
Author: Temitope Oke
A shipwreck off the coast of Mauritania has claimed the lives of at least twenty-five migrants, with many more still unaccounted for. The incident occurred near…
The mass trial for another group of 300 captured members of the Boko Haram terrorist group has commenced in Nigeria. In an update on the judicial…
Kenya’s President William Ruto has announced the inclusion of opposition figures and reinstated several dismissed ministers in a new ‘broad-based’ cabinet in response to recent anti-government…
Meta Platforms announced that it has taken down approximately 63,000 Facebook accounts in Nigeria allegedly involved in financial extortion schemes, predominantly targeting adult men in the…
African startups crossed the one-billion-dollar investment mark in the first half of 2024 as mergers and acquisitions surged, reflecting a gradual rebound and sustained investor confidence…
The Nigerian Senate passed the Finance Act (Amendment) Bill 2024 on Tuesday. The bill increased the windfall tax on banks’ realised foreign exchange gains from the…
Niger has announced a cut in fuel prices to help bolster its economy, which is still recovering from the aftermath of a political crisis following a…
The Kano State government has started desilting its 22 dams to aid dry-season farming. This entails removing silt, sediment, and accumulated deposits to enhance the dams’…
Nigeria’s House of Representatives has directed that the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and the distribution companies, DISCOs, immediately reverse the tariff hike for Band A…