Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been commended for approving the extension of the ban on the export of raw shea nuts, a policy widely seen...
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Nigeria: Panic Grips Civil Servants As Firefighters Battle to Quell Inferno At Head of Service
Panic gripped civil servants on Monday morning as firefighters battled to quell an inferno at the Office of the Head of the Civil Service...
Nigeria: Panic Grips Civil Servants As Firefighters Battle to Quell Inferno At Head of Service
Panic gripped civil servants on Monday morning as firefighters battled to quell an inferno at the Office of the Head of the Civil Service...
Botswana: Opposition Leader Warns Against Electricity Tariff Hike
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Nigeria: ‘The Chances Kept Coming and We Kept Scoring’ – Finidi On Rivers United’s 3-1 Win Over Bendel Insurance
While Rivers United struggled to convert chances in the first half, the coach praised his side's patience and...
Gambia/Senegal: All Eyes Set On Senegal, Gambia Int’l Friendly
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South Africa: World Bank Approves SA’s Credit Guarantee Vehicle
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Nigeria: Exposing Fake Facebook Pages Posing As LAPO Bank and Offering Bogus Loans to Nigerians
IN SHORT: These Facebook accounts use the name and logo of LAPO Microfinance Bank, a reputable financial services provider in Nigeria, to offer...
Nigeria: ‘I’ve Never Fought Over a Girl. I Don’t Have Those Kinds of Problems,’ Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde Speaks On Her Marriage
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Kenya: KWS Temporarily Closes Amboseli Main Airstrip Due to Heavy Rainfall
Nairobi -- The Kenya Wildlife Service has temporarily suspended aircraft operations at the main airstrip in Amboseli National Park after heavy rainfall flooded...
South Africa: Madagascan-Inspired Dance Festival in Soweto Confronts Social Issues
The fourth ITROTRA-MAP Dance Festival was held last week with artists coming from Madagascar, Mozambique, Sweden, France and...
South Africa: City Moves to Appoint Agent for Long-Delayed Transport Centre
The City of Johannesburg has initiated a process to appoint a managing agent for the troubled Johannesburg Transport Interchange (JITI) Centre, which...
South Africa: Electricity Arrests Expose Deep-Seated Billing Corruption
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Flipkart Homecoming: Ecommerce Major Secures Final Approval for Reverse Flip Ahead of IPO
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Stock markets sink worldwide as oil prices briefly spike close to $120 per barrel
Stock markets shuddered worldwide Monday on worries about whether the global economy can withstand spiking prices for oil, which briefly got to nearly $120 per...
From press release … to scrap metal site: the Essex supercomputer that’s still a scaffolding yard
The press releases announcing a gleaming supercomputer on the outskirts of north London depict a glass and concrete building, rising from a tree-lined street. Accompanied...
Global Arms Trade: A Shifting Landscape
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Trump deploys ‘Doomsday’ nuclear command planes to the Middle East as WW3 fears surge
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IPO-bound Flipkart shifts domicile to India
IPO-bound Flipkart has shifted its domicile to India, having secured government nod for an internal restructuring that now makes Flipkart Internet the holding entity of...
BYD breaks down final barriers to electrification with Blade Battery 2.0 and FLASH Charging
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Menarini nears €4.9 billion in 2025 and focuses on talent and AI as ‘giant’ players enter pharma
FLORENCE, Italy, March 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — 2025 was a “positive year” for Menarini, which is celebrating its 140th anniversary this year, despite considerable...
Stock markets shudder worldwide after oil prices briefly spike to nearly $120 USD per barrel
NEW YORK (AP) — Stock markets shuddered worldwide Monday on worries about whether the global economy can withstand spiking prices for oil, which briefly got to...
Disappearance of UFO Expert Is ‘National Security Crisis’
The disappearance of retired Major General William Neil McCasland is a “grave national security crisis,” as he is a man “with some of the most...
Who’s Tracking US Moves In Iran? Chinese AI Firm Publishes Satellite Images Of Military Assets
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US launches drills with South Korea amid Middle East war
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The United States began a large military exercise with South Korea involving thousands of troops Monday while also waging an...
Global stocks tumble as oil briefly nears USD 120 amid fears Iran war could choke supplies through Hormuz
If oil prices stay very high for very long, households’ budgets that are already stretched by high inflation could break under the pressure. Companies, meanwhile,...
Horizontal Directional Drilling Market to Reach $17.6 billion, Globally, by 2033 at 8.1% CAGR: Allied Market Research
The horizontal directional drilling market growth is driven by increasing investments in infrastructure development, expanding oil and gas pipeline networks, and rising demand for trenchless...
Cost of flights surges up to seven times higher as oil crisis hits airlines
The aviation sector faced major turbulence on Monday as airline stocks plummeted and airfares surged, driven by a sharp rise in oil prices amid the...