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The African Development Bank (AfDB) has elected Dr. Sidi Ould Tah of Mauritania as its ninth president, marking a significant leadership transition for the continent's premier…
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Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has signed an executive order introducing a performance-driven framework for oil sector operators, designed to link tax incentives directly to verifiable…
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Former Mauritanian Finance Minister Sidi Ould Tah has been elected president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), the lender said on Thursday, after a poll during the bank's annual…
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Researchers warn that type 2 diabetes could affect millions more people in the coming decades after a study published this month revealed the disease is rising far faster among people…
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Security analysts are praising ECOWAS, the Economic Community of West African States, for activating its regional standby force but remain doubtful about its effectiveness following the…
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Across urban Africa — from Lagos to Accra to Douala — congested roads are choking cities and costing economies billions each year.
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr. Nyesom Wike, says his greatest challenge as minister of the nation’s capital is residents refusing to pay their taxes. Wike…
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Patience Okon of Team Cross River has won the Women’s 400m gold at the  at the 22nd National Sports Festival (NSF) in Ogun State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN ) reports that Okon,…
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Elba awarded citizenship Idris Elba who has been awarded citizenship of his father’s native Sierra Leone said it was “the biggest honour I could get from my country”. “I’m no…
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The federal government has clarified that the external borrowing component of the 2025 budget, valued at $1.23 billion, has not yet been accessed and is scheduled for disbursement in…
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