South African President Cleared Over Farm Theft
South Africa's anti-corruption watchdog says there is no evidence of wrongdoing by President Cyril Ramaphosa linked to the theft of $580,000 in cash from his farm. The public protector, Kholeka Gcalek...
13 Mar 202356s
Malawi Closes Schools In Cyclone Freddy Aftermath
The authorities in Malawi have closed schools in 10 districts over safety concerns after Cyclone Freddy wreaked devastation in neighbouring Mozambique. Heavy rains pounding southern Malawi have washed...
13 Mar 202356s
Nigerian Firm Says Racism Claims Against CEO Vindictive
Seplat Energy, a leading oil and gas supplier in Nigeria, has denied racism and discrimination accusations against its chief executive Roger Thompson Brown calling them vindictive". This comes after t...
13 Mar 202353s
Nigeria's Economy Loses N20trillion On CBN’s 70% Cash Mop-up
A new report by an economic think tank, Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise says Nigeria’s economy is grinding to a halt and has lost about N20tn following the over 70 per cent mop-up of ca...
13 Mar 20231min
Nigeria’s Raw Material Imports Soar To N2.4trillion
Nigeria spent at least N2.4tn to import raw materials from other countries in 2022, according to data collated from Foreign Trade Statistics of the National Bureau of Statistics. The data also showed ...
13 Mar 20231min
Nigeria's Electoral Body Says BVAS Reconfiguration To Be Completed
The Independent National Electoral Commission says over 170,000 polling unit results of the February 25 presidential and National Assembly elections have been uploaded on its Result Viewing Portal. Th...
13 Mar 20231min
White House Backs Bill to Allow Ban on Chinese-owned Tiktok
The Biden administration has backed a bipartisan bill that would give Washington the power to ban the Chinese-owned video app TikTok in the United States. The bill, introduced by a dozen Republicans a...
9 Mar 20231min
Georgians Protest Foreign Agents Draft Law On Media
Authorities have used tear gas and water cannon outside the Georgian parliament building against protesters who oppose a proposed law some see as stifling freedom of the press. The law, which has rece...
9 Mar 202354s
