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Stakeholders hail NRS over N3.6tn revenue surge

Economic stakeholders on Thursday commended the Nigeria Revenue Service over the surge in government revenue, describing it as evidence that ongoing fiscal reforms are yielding positive results. The group, under...

Nigeria produces 1.4 million tonnes of palm oil annually: FG

The federal government says Nigeria produces approximately 1.4 million metric tonnes of palm oil...

UTME 2026: Over 2.2m candidates sit, as JAMB, CBT operator trade blame over glitches

Over 2.2 million candidates yesterday sat for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME)...

UTME: JAMB condemns hijab incident at Ibadan CBT centre

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has condemned the reported discrimination against hijab-wearing...

Lagos APC denies planned imposition of candidates

Ahead of the forthcoming legislative elections, the Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives...

Sierra Leone Declares End of Mpox Outbreak but Survivors Face Discrimination

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — Authorities have declared the Mpox epidemic officially over, ending a two-year health emergency that saw more than 5,000 infections and...

Ethiopian PM Welcomes India’s Modi in Addis Ababa at Start of Two-Day Visit

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Ethiopia on Tuesday for a two-day tour, greeted by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed...

30 People Jailed in Benin Over Failed Coup Attempt

COTONOU, Benin — Thirty people, most of them soldiers, have been jailed in connection with the failed coup attempt earlier this month, according to...

Roads or Rice Fields – Madagascar’s Highway Dilemma

AMBOHIDAVA, Madagascar — A planned 260km toll highway linking the capital Antananarivo to the port city of Toamasina has sparked controversy, as residents of...

DRC Rebels Announce Conditional Withdrawal from Uvira Amid Peace Pressure

UVIRA, Democratic Republic of Congo — The rebel coalition Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC/M23) has announced a conditional withdrawal of its fighters from the strategic...

At Least 22 Killed in Building Collapse in Morocco

FEZ, Morocco — At least 22 people have died and 16 others injured after two four-storey residential buildings collapsed early Wednesday in the Al...

Moroccan Caftan Joins UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List

RABAT, Morocco — The Moroccan caftan has officially been inscribed on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List, marking a milestone in the recognition of Morocco’s...

US Sanctions Network Recruiting Colombian Fighters for Sudan Civil War

WASHINGTON/BOGOTÁ/EL-FASHER — The United States has imposed sanctions on a transnational network it says has been recruiting former Colombian soldiers to fight in Sudan’s...

Ex-President’s Daughter Sworn In as South African MP After Half-Sister Quits

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Brumelda Zuma, daughter of former President Jacob Zuma, has been sworn in as a Member of Parliament, representing the opposition...

Rebels Reportedly Enter Key DR Congo City Despite Trump Peace Deal

UVIRA, Democratic Republic of Congo — Rebel forces from the M23 group have reportedly entered Uvira, the last government-held city in mineral-rich eastern DR...

Alleged Leader of Benin Coup Attempt Reportedly Finds Refuge in Togo

COTONOU, Benin — The alleged leader of last week’s failed coup in Benin, Lieutenant Colonel Pascal Tigri, has reportedly fled to neighbouring Togo, according...

Sahel Alliance Warns Nigeria It Will ‘Neutralise’ Any Unauthorised Aircraft

OUAGADOUGOU/ABUJA — The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) has warned Nigeria that it will neutralise any unauthorised aircraft entering its airspace, after a Nigerian...

Sudan Air Force Bombings Kill Hundreds, Report Says

KHARTOUM, Sudan — At least 1,700 civilians have died in Sudanese air force bombings targeting residential neighborhoods, markets, schools and camps for displaced people,...

100 Nigerian Schoolchildren Back Home After Kidnapping

MINNA, Nigeria — A hundred schoolchildren abducted last month in northern Nigeria were welcomed home on Monday, December 8, 2025, at a ceremony in...

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