Nigeria to import 75% fuel for local consumption in 2016
The Nigerian Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, on Sunday, said fuel importation will continue beyond 2016. Addressing a press conference shortly after […]
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Nigeria: Government to review mining licences
Nigeria government is set to review all its mining licences as its wants to overhaul a largely unproductive sector dominated by artisan miners, the mining […]
Boko Haram forces 1 mln children out of school, 600 teachers killed – UN
Boko Haram’s insurgency in and around Nigeria has kept over a million children from school, adding to the 11 million children already out of school […]
Nigeria: Governor of oil state sacked by court ruling
A Nigerian appeal court on Thursday has upheld the ruling of a lower court which voided the election of the governor of southern oil-rich state […]
Mali: Rice harvest increases 13%
Mali, West Africa’s second largest rice producer after Nigeria, has produced 2,451,321 tonnes of rice in 2015, up 13 percent from last season, government statistics […]
Africa loses $148bn to corruption yearly – AfDB Boss
African countries are losing $148 billion every year due to corruption, President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina said during the commemoration of International […]
Nigeria: Kidnapped Polish seamen freed
Five Polish sailors who were kidnapped by pirates from a cargo ship off Nigeria’s coast in late November have been freed and are returning home […]
Cameroon: No Chibok girls among freed hostages
Cameroonian government on Tuesday said none of the recently rescued 900 hostages held captive by Boko Haram are the abducted Chibok girls. On December 2nd, […]
Nigeria: NGOs to launch “Stop the Bleeding” campaign
Nigeria is bleeding. But it’s not a physical wound; it’s a financial one, and it’s allowing more to leave in illicit flows – money that […]
Lake Chad: Suicide blasts kill at least 19 according to state TV
At least 19 people killed and 130 wounded on Saturday, after three female suicide bombers attacked a busy market on the Chadian island of Koulfoua. […]