AT independence, most African states had two legislative chambers – a lower and upper chamber – in their parliament. African leaders saw that as a colonial legacy and as inefficient, so most states removed the upper chambers. Before 1990, only…
ATLANTIC Lithium has received an environmental permit from Ghana’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its Ewoyaa Lithium Project, a crucial step towards establishing Ghana’s first lithium mine. This approval follows the submission and thorough review of the company’s Environmental…
AT the recent African Renaissance Retreat in Kigali, Rwanda, Aliko Dangote, President and CEO of the Pan-African conglomerate, Dangote Group, urged African business leaders to take charge of transforming the continent. Despite Africa’s challenges, Dangote emphasised that the continent’s…
PRAVIN Gordhan, South Africa’s former finance minister and veteran of the anti-apartheid struggle, has died at the age of 75 after a brief battle with cancer, his family announced on Friday. Gordhan passed away in hospital early in the morning,…
KENYA’S acting chief of police, Gilbert Masengeli, was sentenced to six months in prison on Friday for repeatedly ignoring court orders to testify on the whereabouts of three men allegedly abducted by police officers. The High Court in Nairobi…
FORMER Botswana president Ian Khama made his first court appearance on Friday after returning from three years in exile to face charges of illegal firearm possession and receiving stolen property. The court had previously issued two arrest warrants against…
By Inusa Ndahi, Maiduguri The Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has announced the donation of N2 billion to assist those affected by the recent devastating flood in Maiduguri, Borno State capital. Dangote explained that while the…
THE Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC has slammed a N1.69 billion fine on Abuja Electricity Distribution Company for overbilling customers. NERC disclosed this document titled, ‘2024 Supplementary Order to the Multi-Year Tariff Order 2024 for AEDC’, released on its website…
Ibraheem “Labaeka” Abdulhameed, the Special Assistant on Artiste Matters to the Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq has resigned. The Islamic singer and cleric, shared his resignation letter on his Instagram page on Thursday, September 12. In the letter addressed to…
THE National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has reported that 1,048,312 people have been affected by flooding in Nigeria between April and September 2024. The Director-General of NEMA, Mrs Zubaida Umar, disclosed this at the National Emergency Coordination Forum (ECF) in…
