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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 […]
admin - June 17, 2025

NIGERIA: Tinubu Flags Off INEC Headquarters Construction, Pledges Support for Stronger Electoral System

  By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria    President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday officially flagged off the construction of a new permanent headquarters for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja, pledging his full support for a more efficient and transparent electoral system in Nigeria.     Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony, President Tinubu described […]
admin - June 17, 2025

KENYA: Three Suspects Plead Not Guilty To Murder Of Charles, A Parliament Member 

  By Lisbeth Micheni, Kenya   Three men accused of murdering Kasipul Member of Parliament Charles Ong’ondo Were have denied the charges before the High Court and will remain in custody for a month as the court awaits further updates.   The suspects; William Imoli Shigali, Edwin Oduor Odhiambo also known as Machuani, and Ebel […]
admin - June 17, 2025

NIGERIA: Benue Assembly Confronts Security Agencies Over Protest Arrests

  By Onoja Baba, Nigeria  The Benue State House of Assembly has issued a stern rebuke to security agencies in the state following the arrest of several youths who participated in protests against insecurity.   During an emergency plenary on Tuesday, Speaker Aondona Dajoh condemned what he described as the heavy-handedness of law enforcement officers […]
admin - June 17, 2025

MALAWI: Tension In Mzuzu As Youth With Pangas Disrupt Anti-Government Demos

  By Smile Hamilton, Malawi   A group of young men wielding pangas disrupted demonstrations that were planned to demand the resignation of three cabinet ministers.   The demonstrations, organized by vendors in Mzuzu, aimed to pressure authorities into revoking retail licenses from foreign nationals conducting business in the city.   Alexander Sikwese, chairperson of […]
admin - June 17, 2025

South Sudan Commemorates African Child Day

  By Deborah Akur Chol, South Sudan   South Sudan proudly joins the global community in celebrating African Child Day, observed annually on June 16th.   This day honours the legacy of the 1976 Soweto uprising in South Africa, where students bravely protested against an inadequate education system.   African Child Day serves not only […]
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