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Burkina Faso To Produce Fertilisers Worth $24.9 Million To Boost Agriculture

Burkina Faso’s government and its partners plan to urgently produce mineral fertilisers worth 15 billion CFA Franc ($24.9 Million) to enhance agricultural productivity....

Marketers Reveals Petrol Landing Cost At ₦1,117/litre
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Marketers Reveal Petrol Landing Cost At ₦1,117/litre

Nigeria’s landing cost of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, now costs ₦1,117 per litre as of Tuesday, July 16, 2024....

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Customs Duty Exchange Rate Exceeds Official Rate Of N1581/$

The exchange rate utilised by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) for duties collection has surpassed the official closing rate of the Naira against...

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Just In: Minister Of Education Orders JAMB, Institutions Not To Admit Anyone Below 18

Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman, has mandated the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and all universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education...

Cape Verdean Police Records 'Unusual' Increase In Cybercrime Via Social Media
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Cape Verdean Police Records ‘Unusual’ Increase In Cybercrime Via Social Media

On Wednesday, the Cape Verdean Judicial Police (PJ) expressed concern about the increase in an “unusual” number of complaints about cybercrimes in the...

Rivers State Shuts Hospitals
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Nigerian Doctor-Patient Ratio 1000 Per Cent Below WHO Standard – NMA

The President of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Prof. Bala Audu, has revealed that Nigeria’s doctor-patient ratio is far below the World Health...

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Cardoso Warns High Interest Rates Will Persist If Inflation Keeps Rising

Yemi Cardoso, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has cautioned that the CBN will keep interest rates high for longer if...

Africa cyber-attacks Q2 2024
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Africa Faces Highest Global Cyber-Attacks, Averaging 2,960 Weekly In Q2 2024 – Report

Africa experienced the highest average weekly cyber-attacks per organisation globally, with an average of 2,960 attacks in Q2 2024—a 37 per cent increase...

Cape Verdes National Union of Civil Aviation Pilots Issues Strike Notice
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Cape Verde’s National Union of Civil Aviation Pilots To Embark On A 6-Day Strike

Cape Verde‘s National Union of Civil Aviation Pilots (SNPAC) announced today that it will embark on strike between 00:00 on July 24, 2024...

Tinubunomics Finance Bill To Tax 50 Of Banks FX Gains Passes Second Reading
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Finance Bill To Tax 50% Of Banks FX Gains Passes Second Reading

Nigeria’s Senate has passed for second reading a Bill seeking to amend the Finance Act 2023 and impose a “windfall” of 50 per...

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Economic Hardship: TotalEnergies To Sell Nigeria Onshore Assets To Chappal Energies For $860M

TotalEnergies has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its onshore oil assets in Nigeria to indigenous firm Chappal Energies for $860 million,...

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Ayo Edebiri, Nigerian-Born American Actress, Earns Emmy Nomination for ‘The Bear’; ‘Shogun’ Tops with 25 Nominations

Emmy voters have made their choices. The Television Academy revealed the nominations for the 76th Emmy Awards on Wednesday morning. This year’s list...