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admin - June 18, 2025

KENYA: Governor Sakaja Distances City Hall From Protest Violence, Condemns Hawker Shooting

By Lisbeth Micheni, Kenya Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has distanced himself and his administration from the violence and destruction that marred recent protests in the city. Speaking during a press briefing held at City Hall on Tuesday afternoon, Sakaja strongly condemned the chaos, especially the reported shooting of […]

admin - June 18, 2025

Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea Ink Deal on Project Implementation Roadmap

By Lisa Chankat Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea have signed a joint communiqué outlining the roadmap for the implementation of the Gulf of Guinea Gas Pipeline (GOGGP) Project Treaty. The communique was signed by the Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, and Equatorial Guinea’s Minister of Hydrocarbons and Mining Development, Antonio […]

admin - June 18, 2025

NIGERIA: Malami Mourns Nearly 200 Killed In Kebbi Attack

By Onoja Baba, Nigeria Former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has expressed deep sorrow over the brutal killing of nearly 200 people in Tadurga Ward, Zuru Local Government Area of Kebbi State. Malami made this known in a statement issued by Mohammed Bello Doka, the Special Assistant […]

admin - June 18, 2025

MALAWI: UTM Pledges New Investigation Into Vice President Chilima Plane Crash

By Smile Hamilton, Malawi Dalitso Kabambe, the presidential candidate for the United Transformation Movement (UTM), has vowed to institute a fresh investigation into the June 2024 plane crash that killed Malawi’s former Vice President Dr. Saulos Chilima and eight others if the party assumes power. Speaking on Tuesday, during a candlelight memorial […]

admin - June 18, 2025

Nigerian Troops Kill Scores Of Boko Haram Fighters In Lake Chad Ambush

By Onoja Baba, Nigeria Troops of the Nigerian Army operating under Operation Hadin Kai have successfully repelled an attempted infiltration by Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists at the Naval Base Lake Chad in the Fish Dam area. The attack, which occurred in the early hours of Tuesday around 2 AM, targeted newly […]

admin - June 18, 2025

NIGERIA: NUPRC Issues New Guidelines For Advanced Cargo Declaration.

By Lisa Chankat The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has released new guidelines for the advanced cargo declaration regime, a move aimed at enhancing transparency, accountability and efficiency in Nigeria’s crude oil and petroleum exports. The guidelines issued under the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Advance Cargo Declaration Regulation, 2024, are designed to […]

admin - June 18, 2025

NIGERIA: Ododo Celebrates Yahaya Bello At 50, Calls Him Pathfinder

By Onoja Baba, Nigeria Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo, has extended warm birthday wishes to his predecessor, Yahaya Bello, on the occasion of his 50th birthday. In a statement released on Wednesday by his Special Adviser on Media, Ismail Isah, Governor Ododo described Bello’s 50th birthday as a significant milestone in the […]

admin - June 18, 2025

NIGERIA: PCNGI Launches MOBILITY CNG Framework.

By Lisa Chankat To ensure the sufficient and effective supply of Compressed Natural Gas, the Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas has launched the mobility CNG frame work. The framework also has the objective of standardizing supply chain standards, pricing management structure and stimulation of demand. At the lunch in abuja, […]

admin - June 17, 2025

NIGERIA: UTME 2025: JAMB Proposes Sanctions for 11 CBT Centres Over Registration Infractions

By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has proposed strict sanctions against 11 computer-based test (CBT) centres and their registrants implicated in fingerprint irregularities during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) registration. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, disclosed the recommendations in Abuja following a stakeholders’ session […]

admin - June 17, 2025

NIGERIA: FG Launches Registration Portal For 2025 National Youth Conference

By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria The Federal Government has launched the registration portal for the 2025 National Youth Conference, also known as Youth Confab 2025. The Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, announced the launch on Monday in Abuja, stating that the conference would be youth-led, inclusive, and non-partisan. According to […]