MCKINSEY and Company Africa Ltd will pay over $122 million to resolve a US investigation into a bribery scheme linked to South Africa’s state-owned enterprises, Eskom and Transnet. The Justice Department announced the settlement on Thursday, highlighting McKinsey Africa’s role in conspiring…
NEARLY 20 Kenyan police officers deployed to Haiti as part of a UN-backed anti-gang mission have tendered resignation letters over the past two months, citing delayed salaries and challenging working conditions. The officers, who are part of the Multinational Security…
DECADES after independence, the legacy of colonialism continues to burden many African countries. Through a controversial system of colonial taxes, France collects billions annually from its former colonies, maintaining a grip on their economies. What is the colonial tax? The…
JANUSZ Walus, the man convicted of assassinating South African anti-apartheid leader Chris Hani in 1993, has been deported to Poland following his parole release last year. The 71-year-old Polish immigrant, linked to the far-right, was responsible for the murder that…
NAMIBIA’S newly elected president, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, marked a historic milestone as she addressed the media following her victory in the country’s recent elections. Speaking at a South West Africa People’s Organisation (SWAPO) Party press conference in Windhoek, the president-elect expressed pride…
THE President of Germany, Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier, will visit Nigeria for an official three-day trip from December 10 to 12, 2024, according to a statement from the German Embassy in Abuja. Naija News reports that the visit is part of ongoing…
THE Nigerian police have filed 12 fresh charges against human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, before the Federal High Court In Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, over allegations of cybercrime. It would be recalled that Farotimi was arrested in Lagos on Tuesday…
THE Federal Government is committed to its plan to generate 100 billion dollars from Nigeria’s creative economy. Hannatu Musawa, Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy, also said that the government was committed to the creation and sustenance…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has forwarded to the Senate for confirmation a modified list of members of the inaugural Governing Board of the North West Development Commission (NWDC) even as he nominated Hon. Emeka Atuma as chairman of…
THE Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, has said the Tax Reform Bill would address the inefficiencies in the country’s tax system. Governor Uzodimma said Tax Reform Bill, when passed into law, would be to the benefit of the entire country.…
