The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Forum (NECA) has declared that the Dangote Refinery would turbo-charge the engine of the Nigerian economy, unstrap the strings holding its growth and bring succor to a country that is in dire need of industrial renaissance. The NECA also declared that the refinery was capable of generating the total power requirement […]
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In her overview of the task of nation building, the United Nations (UN) Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed has charged state governors in Nigeria to deliver on their campaign promises before leaving office. According to a statement issued yesterday by Dr Oluseyi Soremekun of the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) the UN Deputy Secretary General […]
President William Ruto has been outspoken on the plight of African leaders at the hands of counterparts from the so-called developed world, saying that at times they are treated like “school children” when they attend international meetings to which they are invited. His latest comments were made on May 17 while addressing the South Africa-based Pan African […]
Mogadishu — Somalia’s Ministry of Security said two shipments bound for Al-Shabaab have been intercepted on Thursday at Mogadishu harbor and the airport. In a press conference, Mohamed Ali Hagaa, who is the state minister for security said NISA has captured explosives belonging to al-Shabab militants hidden in commercial goods. Hagaa added that 10 suspects, […]
Yaounde — In Cameroon, thousands of people are demonstrating this week, calling for peace and reconciliation ahead of National Day on May 20. Peace caravans led by activists, clerics and traditional rulers are calling for an end to hate speech and the separatist conflict that has killed more than 6,000 people in Cameroon since 2017. […]
The Swapo Party Youth League has come out against the recent Supreme Court judgement which mandates the government to acknowledge same-sex marriages performed by foreign individuals or outside the territory of Namibia. Youth league secretary Ephraim Nekongo acknowledged the independence and authority of the courts in adjudicating matters, but emphasised that they are bound to […]
He takes over from Catriona Laing who recently concluded four years as High Commissioner to Nigeria. PREMIUM TIMES reported his appointment as Ms Laing’s successor. The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery, on Thursday presented his credentials to Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari. The event which took place at the State House in Abuja officially […]
The residents want the government to reinforce security in the affected communities. Residents of a mainly herders community in Mangu Local Government in Plateau State, Central Nigeria, where scores of people were killed on Monday in what appears to be coordinated attacks said they fear being targeted in reprisal attacks. The original attacks, which targeted […]
He takes over from Catriona Laing who recently concluded four years as High Commissioner to Nigeria. PREMIUM TIMES reported his appointment as Ms Laing’s successor. The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery, on Thursday presented his credentials to Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari. The event which took place at the State House in Abuja officially […]
The Independent Corrupt Practices Commission, ICPC, has secured the conviction of two fraudsters, Aso Morrison and Frank Biobarakuma. The suspects were first arraigned sometime in March 2013, before Justice B. Georgewill of Rivers State High Court on a 17-count charge of conspiracy, forgery and obtaining by false pretence. They were convicted and sentenced to seven […]
Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Professor Kingsley Moghalu, has said that the plan by President Muhammadu Buhari to borrow a fresh $800 million loan from the World Bank is unsustainable and should be left for the incoming administration to decide on. Speaking in an interview on Channels Television on ‘Economic […]
The Australian doctor and his wife were kidnapped by al-Qaida-linked extremists in northern Burkina Faso. The couple had been running their medical clinic for four decades in the landlocked country. Al-Qaida-linked extremists released an Australian doctor after holding him captive for more than seven years in West Africa, the Australian government said on Friday. The […]
THE Primary and Secondary Education Ministry will next week carry out a nationwide 2022 curriculum review consultation. The review will be held on May 23 and 24 with every school used a consultation centre. Government has been under pressure to suspend the new curriculum with students’ guardians saying it is expensive and implementation was rushed. […]
The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) CEO Emmanuel Matsvaire who has been accused of several allegations is reportedly being shielded by the company board chair Patrick Devenish and other influential politicians. There is a dossier which was reportedly handed over to the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) which raises pertinent questions about Matsvaire’s fitness to […]
Gay activist and former Mr Gay Namibia Wendelinus Hamutenya this week took to social media to celebrate the Supreme Court judgement which compels the government to recognise same-sex marriages legally concluded outside Namibia. The Supreme Court delivered the judgement on Tuesday. “As we speak, same-sex marriage is recognised in Namibia. For those who were talking […]
South Africans Brace for Stage 8 Blackouts in Winter 2023 Power utility Eskom predicts severe electricity shortages during winter with a minimum of Stage 5 power cuts and a strong possibility of Stage 8 over July and August, reports News24. Stage 8 means consumers will be without electricity for 16 hours in a 32-hour cycle. Eskom […]
Earlier this week the Namibian Supreme Court ruled that the government’s refusal to recognise the validity of same-sex marriages concluded outside Namibia for the purpose of immigration law infringes the interrelated rights to dignity and equality guaranteed in the Namibian Constitution. While the judgement will, for now, only benefit a few same-sex couples who marry […]
Stats SA’s latest retail sales data show a 6.6% reduction in spending on food, beverages and tobacco. Retail sales fell for a fourth consecutive quarter in South Africa, signifying the effects of an increasingly difficult economic climate. This is becoming more apparent as household belts are getting uncomfortably tight with scaled-back spending. This was revealed […]