The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on President Bola Tinubu to direct the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to suspend Automated Teller Machine (ATMs) fee hike. SERAP argued that it was unconstitutional for the CBN to go ahead with…
THE Federal Government has officially announced the appointment of Professor Lucian Chukwu as the new Vice Chancellor of Admiralty University, located in Ibuzor, Delta State. Trojaninisights reports that Professor Chukwu, who specializes in Marine Biology and currently serves as the Deputy…
MILLIONS in sub-Saharan Africa rely on money sent by family members working overseas, but transferring funds remains expensive. According to the World Bank, sub-Saharan Africa has the highest remittance costs globally, averaging 8.37 percent per transaction as of mid-2024. A wave of…
NAMIBIA honoured its first president, Sam Nujoma, with a state funeral on Saturday, as African leaders gathered to pay their final respects. Nujoma, who led the country to independence in 1990, died at the age of 95. His funeral drew dignitaries from…
KENYA’S industrial and export ambitions have received a major boost as the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has committed to financing the development of industrial parks (IPs) and special economic zones (SEZs) across the country. The initiative, which was formalised at a signing…
THE Nigerian government has been urged to probe one of the embattled directors at the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) who was seconded from the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) for allegedly staying…
MICROSOFT has announced that Skype will be retired in May 2025, marking the end of an era for the once-revolutionary online voice and video calling service. The company is encouraging users to migrate to Microsoft Teams, which will become its primary communication…
SOUTH African President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed a willingness to negotiate a diplomatic agreement with former US President Donald Trump following Washington’s decision to cut financial assistance. Speaking at a Johannesburg event hosted by US investment bank Goldman Sachs, Ramaphosa said…
A HIGH-PROFILE Senegalese opposition MP and close ally of former President Macky Sall has been charged and jailed in Dakar for money laundering, fraud of public funds, and criminal association, a lawyer confirmed on Thursday. Mouhamadou Ngom, widely known as…
NAMIBIA’S Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a legal challenge by the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), which sought to have the country’s 2024 presidential election declared invalid due to extended voting in some regions. As reported by AFP, the opposition party refused to…
