Sub-Saharan Africa is caught in a troubling digital paradox. According to the GSMA’s State of Mobile Internet Connectivity Report 2025, two-thirds of the region’s population remains offline, even though most people already live within areas covered by mobile internet networks.…
Nigeria’s decades-long fuel crisis may finally be easing as the Dangote Petroleum Refinery marked its first year of petrol production with a major milestone: exporting more than 1.1 billion litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) between June and early September…
Nigeria has renewed its call for continental cooperation to end Africa’s dependence on costly fuel imports, which drain more than $120bn annually. Speaking at the Africa Oil Week 2025 Ministerial and CEO Leadership Forum in Accra, Minister of State for…
Ghana recorded a trade surplus of $6.2bn in the first eight months of 2025, driven by strong export earnings and steady macroeconomic management, the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has announced. Governor Dr. Johnson Asiama disclosed the figures during a monetary…
Simone Gbagbo, once known mainly as the fiery partner of former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo, is now carving her own path to power. At 75, the former first lady has been cleared by the Constitutional Council to contest Côte d’Ivoire’s…
South Africa has been thrown into fresh political drama as President Cyril Ramaphosa’s judicial commission kicked off public hearings into claims that top politicians are in bed with criminal gangs. The scandal, already shaking the country’s battered justice system, is…
Ososo, Nigeria – Residents of Ososo community in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State are voicing their frustration over the persistent poor electricity supply and high bills that have become a significant challenge to daily life. The community experiences…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the 2024 Ondo governorship election, Chief Ajayi Alfred Agboola, has officially withdrawn his appeal at the Supreme Court. In a letter to the Chief Registrar, Agboola said he reached the decision after wide…
Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has taken a swipe at ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, accusing his administration of wrecking the naira through reckless monetary policies. He claimed that Buhari printed a staggering N22.7 trillion under “ways and…
A fire outbreak on Tuesday afternoon shook parts of Afriland Tower, a six-storey building on Broad Street, Lagos Island, sending workers and passersby into panic. Emergency services quickly rushed to the scene to contain the situation. The Lagos State Fire…
