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Africa Data Sovereignty
Business

Africa Data Sovereignty Tops Agenda at Lagos Summit

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Top ICT leaders, regulators, and enterprise executives will converge in Lagos on 18 September 2025 for a high-level dialogue on Africa’s data sovereignty, amid growing calls for stronger localisation policies across the continent. The summit, convened by cloud and IT infrastructure provider Olla Systems in partnership with Africa Hyperscalers, is expected to draw over 300
Opinion

What kerosene taught Nigeria, CNG may teach again

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By Victor Ejechi When compressed natural gas (CNG) was being sold at N230 per standard cubic metre (SCM), it was marketed as the people’s alternative to expensive petrol. It was cheaper, cleaner, and supposedly shielded from the subsidy politics that has haunted Nigeria for decades. But this week, the promise dimmed: the price jumped by […]
AFRICOM
Africa

AFRICOM Commander begins East Africa tour

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US Africa Command (AFRICOM) Commander General Dagvin Anderson has begun his maiden visit to East Africa, specifically Kenya and Somalia, since taking command. In Somalia, he met with the Head of the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission (AUSSOM), El-Hadj Ibrahima Diene and his deputy, Major General Peter Muteti, and discussed support for Somali Security […]
African, Japan
Africa

Japan innovates to deepen African relations

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Operationalizing themes of co-ownership, blended finance, and adding value to African supply chains, Japan’s engagements in Africa continue a long legacy of innovation and mutuality that reinforce Japan’s commitment to the continent as Africa’s geostrategic importance grows. Japan’s distinctive approach toward Africa was on display at the Ninth Tokyo International
India-Africa
Africa

India – Africa trade marks $100 bn

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India-Africa trade rose to $100 billion in 2024-25, marking a new record. India’s junior foreign minister Kirti Vardhan Singh made the announcement during an annual India-Africa business conference in New Delhi last week, saying the figure was up from $56 billion in 2019-20. “We put emphasis on Africa’s rightful place at the global high table,” […]
food
Africa

Rise in food price hits Africa hardest

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The rising cost of food has hit African countries harder than many other regions globally, a new UN report showed. Food prices grew sharply after both the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which significantly disrupted supply chains and elevated the price of fertilizer imports. A 10% increase in the price of food […]
Oborevwori Delta
News

Abraka Shooting: Gov Oborevwori assures of justice

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In a swift move to douse the tension already created in Abraka over the killing of an unidentified woman, Delta State Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori on Sunday assured that justice would be served while the state government will leave no stoner unturned in the investigation. The governor cautioned security personnel to exercise maximum restraint by strictly […]
police
Crime

Police arrest man over child’s murder

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The Police command in Adamawa has arrested 29-year-old Isiaka Hassan for alleged culpable homicide in Tingno, Lamurde Local Government Area. SP Suleiman Nguroje, the command spokesperson, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday. He said the command received a report on Aug. 30 from Hadiza Bashiru that her five-year-old son, Abba, was missing and […]
digital
Opinion

The Need To Separate Fake News From Digital Media

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By Emmanuel Ajibulu The dynamic digital landscape has no doubt transformed how people consume and interact with content. From social platforms to immersive technologies, these innovations are redefining communication, information and entertainment with real time feedbacks and corresponding satisfaction. The digital age has clearly ushered in an unprecedented era of
IDPs-camp
News

Residents, Stakeholders Back Closure Of Mokwa IDPs Camp

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The closure of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Mokwa by the Niger State government was welcomed by concerned stakeholders including residents. Supporting the closure, stakeholders argued that the camp established by the state government to provide temporary abode for victims of flooding in the area is fast becoming abode for illicit activities. Major […]
NLC
News

NLC to FG: Emulate Imo govt on minimum wage

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The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has called on the Federal Government to emulate Imo state in implementing the N104,000 minimum wage to workers in the country. Ajaero made the call in an interview with newsmen on the side-line of the National Union of Civil Engineering Construction, Furniture and Wood Workers […]
NIMC
News

NIMC Database Intact, Never Breached-NCCC Boss

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Contrary to widespread fear about the hacking of National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) database, the Director, Nigeria Police Force National Cyber Crime Center (NPF-NCCC), CP Ifenayi Uche has clarified that the NIMC database was never breached. CP Uche made this known in a remark during a joint press briefing at the Center’s Headquarters, Abuja on […]