Nigerian Government Withdraws Order Mandating Reopening Of Varsities
The Federal Government has withdrawn the order mandating vice-chancellors of universities to reopen universities. The National Universities Commission had mandated vice-chancellors, pro-chancellors, a...
28 Sep 202245s
Kenya Suspends Top Cooking Oil Brands Over Quality Concern
Kenya’s standards regulator has suspended the sale of 10 cooking oil products over health and quality concerns. The Kenya Bureau of Standards says the brands failed routine quality tests and ordered t...
26 Sep 20221min
Japan To Lift Restrictions On Foreign Tourists
Japan will open its doors back up to foreign tourists, after more than two years of closed borders due to the Covid pandemic. Tourists will be able to visit the country without a visa, and will no lon...
26 Sep 20221min
Boeing To Pay $200m Over 737 Max Statement Charges
Boeing is to pay out $200m over charges that it misled investors about two fatal 737 Max crashes. The US stock market regulator says the aviation giant and its former chief executive Dennis Muilenburg...
26 Sep 202259s
Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng Unveils Tax Cuts
Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has unveiled the biggest package of tax cuts in 50 years, as he hailed a new era for the UK economy. Income tax and the stamp duty on home purchases will be cut and planned r...
26 Sep 202258s
West African Bloc Imposes Sanctions On Guinean Junta
The Economic Community of West African States has decided to impose sanctions on individuals in the military government of Guinea in response to last year's coup in Conakry. They agreed on gradual san...
26 Sep 20221min
South Africa Signs Renewable Energy Deals Amid Outages
South Africa has signed the first three agreements to increase its renewable energy supplies and reduce reliance on coal-fired power stations. Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe led ...
26 Sep 202259s
Private Sector Participation Crucial To Nigeria’s Energy Transition Plan
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says that more private sector participation in Nigeria’s transition to green energy is crucial as it would help the country achieve its objectives in the implementation of...
26 Sep 20221min
