Category National

AfDB Approves $129.71m Loan For Tanzanian Youth Agribusiness

  THE African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $129.71 million loan to support Tanzania’s youth-focused agribusiness programme, Building a Better Tomorrow: Youth Initiatives for Agribusiness. The initiative, launched on September 20 2024, aims to create business opportunities and jobs for…

Nigerian Officials Seize $2.93m Worth of Cocaine at Airport

  NIGERIAN authorities have seized 19.4 kg of cocaine valued at 4.66 billion naira ($2.93 million) from a passenger arriving at Lagos’ Murtala Muhammed International Airport on a flight from Ethiopia. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) announced the…

Edo 2024: CSOs Fault Result Collation Process

• Question transparency level By Kingsley Ohens A coalition of civil society organizations (CSOs) accredited to observe the 2024 Edo State governorship elections has raised concerns over the transparency of the ongoing results collation process. In a joint statement on…