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South Africa’s Central Bank Cuts Interest Rates as Inflation Reduces Beyond Expectations

South Africa’s central bank has reduced its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 8 per cent, marking the first rate cut...

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Edo Guber Election Will Be Free and Fair – Edo Rec Says Despite Ties to FCT Minister Wike

The Edo State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Anugbum Onuoha, has told political parties and the public he will be impartial in conducting the...

AFRICMIL, Others Advocates for Whistleblowers' Protection in Nigeria
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AFRICMIL, Others Advocate For Whistleblowers’ Protection in Nigeria

The African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) has called for the protection of informants to maintain a functional whistleblowing system in...

Gombe Teaching Hospital Bans Cryptocurrency Trading During Work Hours
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Gombe Teaching Hospital Bans Crypto ‘Mining’, Trading During Work Hours Due To Negligence Complaints By Patients

The Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe, has officially prohibited its staff from engaging in cryptocurrency trading during work hours. This was announced in a...

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Rwanda Administers First Mpox Vaccines in Africa

Africa has administered Mpox vaccines for the first time, with several hundred high-risk individuals receiving the shots in Rwanda, according to the African...

NECO Releases 2024 Results
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NECO Releases Results: 61 Per Cent of Candidates Pass, 21 Supervisors Blacklisted Over Malpractice

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the 2024 Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE) internal results. This was announced by NECO’s Registrar, Professor...

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DSS is Planning to Arrest Investigative Journalist Fisayo Soyombo- FIJ Says

The Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) has reported that its founder and editor-in-chief, Fisayo Soyombo, may be facing imminent Department of State Services...

Ghana's Economy Q2 2024
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Ghana’s Economy Grows by 6.9 Per Cent In Q2 2024 – GSS Report

Ghana‘s economy grew by 6.9 per cent in the second quarter (Q2) of 2024, a notable increase from 2.5 per cent during the same...

Canada to Slash Foreign Student Permits
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Canada to Slash Foreign Student Permits by 10%, Tighten Immigration Rules

Canada has announced plans to reduce foreign student permits by 10 per cent starting in 2025. Immigration Minister Marc Miller revealed that the...

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Government Imposed Taxes the Cause of High Fuel Prices, Not Oil Producers — OPEC Chief

The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais has pointed to taxes imposed by governments, especially in major...

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Lawyer Appeals Death Sentences for Three Americans Convicted in Congo Coup Attempt

The lawyer representing three Americans sentenced to death in the Democratic Republic of Congo for their involvement in an alleged coup attempt has...

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Gunshots Fired as EFCC Attempts to Arrest Ex-Gov. Yahaya Bello at Kogi Governor’s Lodge

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) clashed with security personnel at the Kogi State Governor’s Lodge in Asokoro, Abuja, on...