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Nigeria: 9mobile Clinches 2 Trophies At Sabre Awards 2024

Organisers of the SABRE awards have judged 9mobile winners in two distinct categories - The SABRE Award for Superior Achievement in Reputation Management and...

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Nigeria: Debt Crisis – Kaduna Assembly Begins Probe of El-Rufai

Kaduna State House of Assembly has set up a 13-man ad-hoc committee to investigate financial transactions, loans, grants and projects executed by the of...

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Nigeria: Naira Abuse – EFCC to Arraign Cubana Chief Priest Today

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will today arraign a businessman and socialite Pascal Okechukwu, also known as Cubana Chief Priest, before the Federal...

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Nigeria: Petrol Import Costs Fully Recovered, Nnpcl Insists

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has said it recovered full costs from the products it imports into the...

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Nigeria: Cost of Living – Government Policies Need to Wear Human Face

With galloping inflation that officially stands at 33.2 per cent, it has become trite to suggest that Nigerians have had to endure a lot...

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Nigeria: Naira Dips to N1,050 As Foreign Reserves Deplete to 7-Year Low

The value of the naira rescinded some of its gains yesterday selling at N1,050 to the dollar at the parallel market, as the external...

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Nigeria: Save Rice Processors From Collapse, Stakeholders Beg FG

Critical stakeholders in the rice processing sub-sector have appealed to the federal government to save their businesses from...

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Nigeria: No Issues With NUPENG, Ptd, Nogasa Boss Clears Air

Natural Oil and Gas Suppliers Association of Nigeria (NOGASA) on Tuesday clear the air over the purported crisis between it and other unions stating...

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West Africa: IMF Raises Nigeria’s Growth Forecast to 3.3 Percent

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday, raised Nigeria's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from 2.9 per cent in 2023 to 3.3 per cent in...

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Sierra Leone: Bio Urges Ecowasleaders to Develop Strategy Against Autonomous Weapons

President Julius Maada Bio has urged ECOWAS regional leaders to forge common understanding and develop strategies to address the challenges posed by Autonomous Weapons...

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Burkina Faso’s junta expels French diplomats

The junta has accused three diplomats of "subversive activities", which France has...

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Gambia: Police Call for Construction of 152 Speed Bumps to Avert Road Accidents

Speaking before the Standing Committee on Defence and Security of The National Assembly on Wednesday, Lamin King Colley, commissioner, the Gambia Police Force...

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Gambia: Gambia to Get Two New Ferries in 16 Months

The Gambia government through the Gambia Ports Authority (GPA) yesterday signed a contract with DAMEN Shipyard for the construction and design of two...

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Kenya/Burundi: Where Will Kenya Host Ivory Coast, Burundi in World Cup Qualifiers?

Nairobi -- Kenya is faced with the possibility of hosting African champions Ivory Coast and neighbors Burundi outside the country, if renovation works...

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Mauritius: Mric’s International Space Symposium Focuses On ‘New Space for Mauritius’

The First edition of the International Space Symposium, focusing on the theme 'New Space for Mauritius', was launched this morning, by the...

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Zimbabwe: Strong Kenyan Outfit for Barthes Trophy

With Zimbabwe Under -- 20 coach Shaun De Souza keeping his cards close to his chest until the very last minute, Kenya have...

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Southern Africa: Five Things Chinese Investment Means for Zimbabwe

President Mnangagwa recently toured the Manhize Steel Plant, a bustling investment near Mvuma that is the face of steel manufacturing revival in Zimbabwe;...

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Zimbabwe: Govt Infrastructure Investments Help Swell Masimba Revenues

Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) listed construction firm -- Masimba Holdings has applauded the Government's infrastructure development drive, after the group's revenue increased by...

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Zimbabwe: Remembering Daiton Somanje

On the morning of April 8, 2015, music fans woke up to the devastating news of the death of one of Zimbabwe's finest...

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Zimbabwe: Seed Co Assures Nation of Adequate Seed Next Season

Seed Co Zimbabwe has moved to smother the impact of the prevailing El Nino-induced drought on seed stocks by combining reserves from last...

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Africa: Yadah Go Fishing in Zambia

After snatching Khama Billiat from under the noses of local Premiership football rivals Dynamos, Yadah Stars have decided to spread their wings and...

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Zimbabwe: Dembare, Bosso in Murambinda for Uhuru Showdown

All is set for the Independence Cup final pitting giants Dynamos and Highlanders at Murambinda B High School tomorrow with the country's biggest...

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Zimbabwe: Auction Floors’ Average Price Reaches U.S.$3,66 to Dwarf Contract Side

After both auction and contract tobacco floors recorded an average price of US$3, 09 per kilogramme on Day 1 of trading, the average...

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Zimbabwe: Herald Continues to Rule the Roost

The Herald continues to be the most read daily newspaper in the country, results from the latest Zimbabwe All Media Products Survey (ZAMPS)...

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Zimbabwe: Zim Designer to Showcase At Us Fashion Week

Local fashion designer and visual artist Moline Katiyo-Mayhew has been selected to showcase at Austin Fashion Week in the US running from tomorrow...

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Zimbabwe: Investor Return, Testimony to Re-Engagement Efforts

The Zimbabwean economy has been growing rapidly during the Second Republic with the revamped open-door investment policy being one of the most important...

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Nigeria: Jnr Pope – Between Common Sense, Spiritualism and Medicine

After the mortician discovered that Jnr Pope was still alive, the instinctive reaction was to take him to a shrine rather than a...

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Kenya: Nanyuki Train Suspended As Heavy Rains Render a Section of Railway Line Inaccessible

Nairobi -- Kenya Railways has announced the suspension of the Nairobi -Nanyuki train services following heavy rains across the country which have destroyed...

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Uganda: ‘Living in Fear’ – Landowners in Uganda’s Oil Field On Brink of Eviction

Kampala, Buliisa, and Hoima -- When Mugisha Jealousy Mulimba learned that the government of Uganda was dragging him to court, he expected justice. But...

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Tunisia: Tunisia Takes Part in Worldfood Poland, April 16-18

Tunis -- Five companies from the agri-food sector, operating mainly in the olive oil, table olives, dates and by-products, pasta and couscous...

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