Nigeria to fight oil theft with drones – NNPC boss
Nigeria’s state oil company NNPC is set to deploy drones to check the movements of ships in the country’s waters in a bid to free […]
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Revamped Air Djibouti to start Africa wide freight service
One month after resuming activities, Djibouti’s national airline, Air Djibouti, is looking to remake itself as an Africa-wide air freight service, it said on Wednesday. […]
Cote d’Ivoire: New AfDB boss to focus on economic empowerment of women, youth
Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, the new boss of the African Development Bank (AfDB) said he will focus his first term on expanding opportunities and unleashing economic […]
Nigeria: First test tube baby to study medicine in Hungary
Nigeria’s first test tube baby, Miss Hannatu Kupchi, has secured admission into a Hungarian University to study medicine, the Nigerian newspaper, “The Nation”, reported on […]
Nigeria: Buhari appoints new head of National Petroleum Corporation
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Dr Ibe Kachikwu as new head of the country’s corruption-hit state oil company, weeks after sacking the entire board, […]
South Africa: MTN H1 profit declines by 11%
MTN Group Ltd., Africa’s largest wireless operator, on Wednesday reported a decline in revenue both locally, and at the group level, for the first six […]
Zambia: Dangote Cement plans $900 Mln investment
Dangote Cement plans to double investment in Zambia to around $900 million by building a second cement plant, the company’s vice-president said on Tuesday. Dangote […]
Benin to offer 800 troops for the anti-Boko Haram war
Benin will contribute 800 troops to a regional military force to combat the Islamist militant group Boko Haram, President Thomas Boni Yayi said. Benin’s President […]
Boko Haram Kills 11 in north Cameroon
Suspected Boko Haram attacks left more than 11 people dead and several others injured on Wednesday in Maroua, northern Cameroon, a region repeatedly targeted by […]
Nigeria’s Union Bank Pretax Profit up 2.3% in H1 2015
Union Bank of Nigeria plc (UBN) on Thursday said its 2015 first half (H1) pretax profit rose 2.3 percent to 6.61 billion naira ($33 million), […]