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Nigeria
Goodluck Jonathan’s son-in-law shot in Calabar
•Police say it’s ‘3rd or 4th’ attempt on his life A son-in-law of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Prince Goodwill Edward, is now lying critically ill in a hospital in Calabar, after he was shot by unknown gunmen in his residence in the Cross Rivers State capital on Friday. Edward is ...
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Belgio
Saisie record de cocaïne à destination d'Anvers au Suriname
Les douaniers surinames ont découvert vendredi dans le port de la capitale Paramaribo plus de mille kilos de cocaïne dans un chargement de bois à destination d'Anvers. La drogue était cachée dans une quarantaine de sacs de sports disséminés parmi une cinquantaine de containers transportant du bois. Avec une valeur ...
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USA
G20 shut Trump out on climate, strike deal on trade
HAMBURG - World powers lined up against US President Donald Trump on climate change, reaffirming their support for international efforts to fight global warming.
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USA Nigeria
Yam Export May Affect Nigeria’s Food Security, Experts Warn
BY OLAJIDE FABAMISE, Lagos Experts in Nigeria’s agricultural sector have expressed fears about the nation’s new export policy of yams to the United Kingdom and the United States, saying it could be a minus to the nation’s food security. Speaking with LEADERSHIP Sunday, the national president, Sorghum and Millet Farmers ...
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Nigeria
One Year Of Maikanti Baru As NNPC GMD
By Bisi Daniels Many people have danced to the imposing Twin Towers in the Central Business District of Abuja in celebration of their appointment as helmsmen of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Why not? It is an exalted, career-peak position many people will lobby or die for, but it ...
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USA
Rooftop Solar Dims Under Pressure From Utility Lobbyists
A concerted effort is underway in dozens of states to roll back solar power incentives. One of its architects is now a top Energy Department official.
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Senegal
360 milliards de dollars nécessaires pour le financement des 300 projets du NEPAD (Macky Sall)
Dakar, 8 juil (APS) - Le Programme de développement des infrastructures du Nouveau partenariat pour le développement de l'Afrique (NEPAD) a besoin d'environ 360 milliards de dollars pour la réalisation de ses 300 projets sur la période 2012-2040, a indiqué, samedi à Hambourg (Allemagne), le chef de l'Etat, Macky Sall. - Economie
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Kenya
Business News: Stung by higher tax, firm threatens to quit Kenya
In the last four years, the sector has been the fastest growing on taxes, growing 39 times from Sh120 million in 2014, to contribute Sh4.7 billion last year.
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Kenya
Business News: How telcos are hoodwinking the State regulator
Kenya has 39.1 million mobile users, translating to a mobile penetration rate of 86.2 per cent, one of the highest in Africa.
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Kenya
Business: How telcos are hoodwinking the State regulator
Kenya has 39.1 million mobile users, translating to a mobile penetration rate of 86.2 per cent, one of the highest in Africa.