OUTGOING Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo has faced public backlash after unveiling a bronze statue of himself outside the Effia-Nkwanta Regional Hospital in Sekondi, in the country’s Western Region. The statue, meant to honour his administration’s development work, has triggered widespread…
LAGOS, Nigeria’s bustling commercial capital, has announced a tender for the construction of gas-fired power plants with a total capacity of up to 4,000 megawatts (MW). This ambitious move aims to tackle the city’s persistent electricity shortfalls, which have plagued…
THE United Nations mission in Mali, which was ordered to leave by the country’s ruling junta, will complete its full withdrawal by mid-November, according to a statement from the Malian government. The UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali…
IN a significant step towards stabilising its economy, Somalia announced that the United States has cancelled over $1.1bn of its outstanding debt, marking a quarter of the country’s remaining financial obligations. This agreement continues a series of debt-relief measures from…
EXXONMOBIL has announced a delay in the final investment decision (FID) for its Rovuma liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in northern Mozambique, now pushing the timeline to 2026. This revised target postpones the project’s go-ahead by approximately three months from the company’s…
BARRICK Gold, the world’s second-largest mining company, expects to finalise negotiations with Mali’s junta-led government over a new mining code by the end of 2024, CEO Mark Bristow revealed in an interview with Reuters on Thursday. The Toronto-based mining giant has been…
LEADING African business and technology experts gathered in Johannesburg for the SAP Now conference to strategise on leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and technology to accelerate growth and foster innovation across the continent. The event, attended by over 300 leaders from…
….Nigeria’s National Grid Collapses for Ninth Time in 2024 NIGERIA’s national grid has collapsed for the ninth time this year, exacerbating the country’s perennial power crisis. This recurring issue has significant implications for Nigeria’s economy, which has slipped from…
By Salihu Inusa Maiduguri SOUTHERN Borno Concerned Citizens (SBCC)s has struck on the so-called ‘Northern Redemption Coalition’, (NRC) led by it’s President, Adamu Bashir calling on the people of Southern Borno through a sponsored publication in some national dailies…
By Salihu Inusa, Maiduguri THE Federal Government through the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, in collaboration with Mbeva Investment Nigeria Limited (MINL) and support from Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume have trained about 350 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)…
