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AFRICAN UNION RAISES ALARM OVER CONTINENT’S RISING DEBT CRISIS

The chairperson of the African Union Commission Mahamoud Ali Youssouf has warned that the continent’s debt crisis has continue to undermine development in the regionSpeaking in Ethiopia at a G20-Africa high-level...

SENATE APPROVES TINUBU’S REQUEST TO RAISE N1.15 TRILLION DOMESTIC LOAN

The Senate has approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to raise N1.15 trillion from the domestic debt market to cover the unfunded portion of the 2025 budget deficit.The approval followed the adoption...

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT STOPS IMPLEMENTATION OF 15% IMPORT DUTY ON PETROLUEM PRODUCTS

The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) on Thursday said it is no longer considering implementing the planned 15 per cent duty on imported petroleum products.The development was announced...

OSUN GOVERNOR ADELEKE PRESENTS 705 BILLION 2026 BUDGET TO HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY

Governor Ademola Adeleke has presented the 2026 budget of economic transformation to the state’s House of Assembly totalling Seven Hundred and Five Billion (₦705 Billion) with Fifty Five percent earmarked for...

ISRAEL’S STRATEGIC AFFAIRS MINISTER RESIGNS AFTER GAZA HOSTAGE RELEASE

Israel’s Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer has announced his resignation following the successful return of hostages from Gaza.Dermer, a close aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, led months of negotiations that...

SOUTH AFRICA BEGINS CLINICAL TRIALS FOR FIRST HOMEGROWN VACCINE

Researchers and scientists in South Africa have launched clinical trials for its first domestically manufactured vaccine over 5 decades, an oral cholera vaccine developed by Cape Town-based pharmaceutical firmThe trials, which...

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UNICEF CALLS FOR URGENT ACTION AMID SUDAN CRISIS

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Executive Director, Catherine Russell has paid a visit to a boys’ school in Kassala State over severe humanitarian crisis in Sudan. The United Nation...

AUSTRALIA LAUNCHES WORLD-FIRST SOCIAL MEDIA BAN FOR UNDER-16s

Australia is set to implement a world-first social media ban for children under the age of 16, coming into effect this week. The policy will target major platforms, Facebook,...

GHANA EXPELS THREE ISRAELI NATIONALS OVER DEPORTATION OF GHANAIANS IN TEL AVIV

Ghana has expelled three Israeli nationals in a diplomatic response to the mistreatment and wrongful deportation of several Ghanaians who arrived in Tel Aviv last week without justification and...