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The Federal High Court in Abuja has issued a subpoena compelling the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Head of the Legal Services Department of the apex bank to appear before it with specific documents on Monday, September 2, 2024.
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CBN Hikes Interest Rate to 27.25%, Marking 8.5% Increase Under New Leadership

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has voted to increase the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR), raising it from 26.75% to 27.25 %. Speaking...

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US Mission Commends Conduct Of Edo Election, Silent On Irregularities

The United States Mission in Nigeria has commended the ‘peaceful’ conduct of the just-concluded governorship election in Edo State, ignoring the myriads of...

Kenya's Boniface Mwangi Announces March Leading To Ruto's Office To Demand Justice For Murdered and Disappeared Protesters
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Boniface Mwangi Leads Protest Demanding Justice for Abducted and Killed Gen-Z Protesters in Kenya

Activist Boniface Mwangi leading the Finance Bill 2024 protest in Nairobi CBD on June 18 | PHOTO/Boniface Mwangi Boniface Mwangi, a Kenyan photojournalist...

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Diesel Prices Surge By 64.58 Per Cent In August, Worsening Financial Strain For Consumers

Nigerians faced a rise in diesel prices in August 2024, as the cost of diesel increased by 64.58 per cent compared to the...

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Cote d’Ivoire Calls for Investments in Its Growing Cashew Industry

Kouassi Adjoumani, Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food Production, has called on local and international investors to tap into the growing cashew...

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X Updates Block Feature, Allows Blocked Accounts to View Public Posts

X, formerly Twitter, has updated its block feature to let blocked accounts see public posts. An app researcher, Nima Owji, recently discovered this...

Red Cross Evacuates 117 People
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As FG Donates More Rice to Maiduguri Flood Victims, Red Cross Evacuates 117 People From Affected Medical Centres, Gives Relief Materials

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has evacuated 117 people from four medical facilities affected by rising floodwaters in Borno State....

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Borno Government Confirms 2 Cholera Cases In Flood-Displaced Camp

The Borno State government has confirmed two cholera cases at a camp in Maiduguri housing people displaced by floods. The state’s health commissioner,...

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Unauthorized Aircraft Seized At Sierra Leone Airport, 4 Passengers Detained

An aircraft that landed at Lungi International Airport without permission on September 19 has been seized, according to the Sierra Leone Civil Aviation...

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Ogun Drivers Protest Agberos’ Extortion, Demand End to Multiple Levies

Commercial minibus drivers operating primarily in the Mowe-Ibafo-Arepo areas of Ogun State took to the expressway on Monday, protesting multiple levies imposed by...

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New French Interior Minister Believes French Colonisation Of Africa Was “Beautiful”

The newly appointed French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau believes France’s colonisation of Africa was “beautiful”.  He shared this view while speaking in 2023...

EFCC Skit Makers
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EFCC Condemns Skit Makers For Caricature, Claims Its Operatives Are Not Bullies Despite Assaults

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has again condemned the illegal and irresponsible use of its operational identities for skit-making. The EFCC...