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Sun, 04 Jul 2021 11:21:34 GMT
Nigeria: The Cost of Hunger in North-East Nigeria
[OCHA] Insecurity and conflict have plagued north-east Nigeria for almost 12 years, causing millions of people to feel the pain of hunger. As the north-east enters the lean season, food security assessments released in March 2021 indicated that loomi...

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 04:53:35 GMT
Nigeria: Covid-19 Third Wave - Country's Economic Recovery Hangs
[Daily Trust] The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed concern on some issues that, it says, may significantly affect the pace of Nigeria's economic recovery if measures are not taken.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 04:31:46 GMT
Nigeria: Wedding Industry Worst Hit By Covid-19
[Premium Times] Following the outbreak of COVID-19, the wedding industry in Nigeria has since been worse hit while the stakeholders are still struggling to bounce back into business with little or no government support.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 04:31:39 GMT
Nigeria: Matric Board Confirms Candidates' Poor Performance, Blames Covid-19
[Premium Times] The registrar blamed the poor performance on the truncation of academic calendar due to COVID-19.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 04:31:36 GMT
Nigeria: Eleven Authors in Contention for $100,000 Nigeria Prize for Literature
[Premium Times] The Nigeria Prize for Literature rotates yearly amongst four literary categories - prose fiction, poetry, drama, and children's literature.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 04:31:30 GMT
Nigeria: Group Sues Buhari Over Billion Dollars Overdrafts Taken From Central Bank
[Premium Times] "Disclosing details of overdrafts and repayments would enable Nigerians to hold the government to account."

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 04:28:59 GMT
Nigeria: Babies Abducted As Bandits Raid Kaduna Hospital
[Daily Trust] Gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted babies from the residential quarters of the National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Centre in Zaria, Kaduna State.

Sun, 04 Jul 2021 10:11:55 GMT
Nigeria: Nigeria's Electronic Waste Is a Public Health Problem and Needs Urgent Attention
[The Conversation Africa] A new World Health Organisation report warns that pregnant women's exposure to electronic waste raises the risk of stillbirth and premature births. Environmental contamination researcher Okunola Alabi spoke to The Conversati...

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:51:51 GMT
Senegal: New Counterterror Laws Threaten Rights
[HRW] Nairobi -- Pass Amendments to Protect Peaceful Dissent

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:06:13 GMT
Nigeria: Bandits Kidnap Bethel Baptist School Students in Kaduna
[Leadership] Armed bandits in early hours of Monday abducted many students of Bethel Baptist School located in Maraban Rido, Chikun local government area of Kaduna State.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 06:36:49 GMT
Nigeria: Internal Crises in Three Major Parties May Shape November Anambra's Governorship Poll
[Premium Times] The November 6 governorship election in Anambra will be a four-horse race. But will the internal wranglings in the three major parties clear the path for the candidate of a minor party?

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 06:36:48 GMT
Nigeria: National Assembly Takes a Stab At Electoral Bill, Reversing Hopes for Electoral Integrity
[Premium Times] Some of these recommendations include the use of electronic transmission of results of an election and expenses for presidential candidates.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 04:31:41 GMT
Nigeria: Army Redeploys 114 Generals, Others
[Premium Times] Notable amongst the new appointees is B.O. Sawyer, a major general, who becomes the new Director Defence Information.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 04:31:31 GMT
Nigeria: Amidst Rising Food Prices, Abuja Residents Turn to Village Markets
[Premium Times] "I prefer village markets because most of the foodstuffs are cheap and affordable," a woman said.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 04:28:40 GMT
Nigeria: Mexico Wallop Nigeria's Super Eagles 4-0
[Premium Times] The Super Eagles are winless in eight friendly games

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:55:01 GMT
Liberia: President Weah Pushes for Foreign-Direct Investment At 2nd Annual Liberia Investment and Business Forum
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- President George says if the Liberian economy is to be revived, the role of Foreign Direct Investment cannot be overemphasized.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:54:58 GMT
Liberia: Covid-19 Trajectory - Experts' Advice On How to Halt the Outbreak
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Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:54:56 GMT
Liberia: Diasporic Group Urges Lawmakers to Give Liberian Diasporas a July 26 Gift By Passing the Dual Citizenship Bill
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The All-Liberian Conference on Dual Citizenship (ALCOD) is urging the legislature to give them a July 26 gift by passing into law their draft Dual Citizenship bill copies of which have been handed to all 173 members of t...

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:54:55 GMT
Liberia: Latest U.S. State Department Report Reveals Liberia Does Not Fully Meet Minimum Standards for Elimination of Trafficking
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The United States State Department 2021 Trafficking in Persons Report reveals that the Government of Liberia does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts ...

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:54:52 GMT
Liberia: National Elections Commissions Reaffirms Simeon Taylor's Victory in Grand Cape Mount Senatorial Race
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Amidst prolong hearings into allegations of electoral fraud that emanated from the December 8, 2021 senatorial election in Grand Cape Mount County, the National Elections Commission (NEC) has finally ruled in favour of t...

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:54:50 GMT
Liberia: The Journalist With the 'Nightingale's Voice', Yede Allison, Laid to Rest
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Renowned Liberian Journalist Yede Ebony Allison has been laid to rest at the Breweville cemetery in district # 17, outside Monrovia.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:51:57 GMT
Nigeria: Again, Bandits Strike in Kaduna School, Abduct Students
[Premium Times] This is the fourth mass abduction in Kaduna in the last six months.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:49:48 GMT
Liberia: Inequitable Distribution of Vaccine - Partial Testing Responsible for Increase in Covid-19 Cases
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The former Director-General of the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL), Dr. Mosoka Fallah has blamed the increases in the number of Coronavirus cases in Liberia and other countries on the African continen...

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:49:44 GMT
Africa: U.S. Diplomacy 2021 Honors Jenkins Vangehn - the Unsung Hero Who Saved Liberia On the Brink One of Africa's Worst Atrocities
[FrontPageAfrica] Liberian -- born, Jenkins Vangehn, whose towering and selfless patriotism earned him the United States Diplomacy 2021 Hero Award - on June 29, 2021, via virtual streaming, made history for his native Liberia and to his credit for hi...

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:49:42 GMT
Morocco: Morocco Opens Investment Doors - Offers Vocational, Technical Training for Liberian Youths
[FrontPageAfrica] Rabat -- In an effort to boost the investment climate and stimulate economic growth for Liberian and Moroccan businesses in both countries, the Liberian Foreign Minister Ambassador Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah, Sr., led an eight-man del...

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:49:39 GMT
Liberia: National Labor Court Upholds U.S.$35k Wrongful Dismissal Case Against Arcelor Mittal
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The National Labor Court for Montserrado County has upheld the ruling of the Hearing Officer at the Division of Labor Standard, Ministry of Labor holding Arcelor Mittal liable to pay an amount of Thirty-Five Thousand two...

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:49:35 GMT
Liberia: A Clarion Call to the President of Liberia, His Excellency Dr. George Manneh Weah
[FrontPageAfrica] Mr. President, I'd like to call your attention to the third wave of the coronavirus in Liberia. A few months ago, our social media platforms, which were formerly regarded as places of amusement and fun, were transformed into places ...

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:49:32 GMT
Africa: Cllr. Kanio Bai Gbala Receives Franco-Africa Award
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Acting Executive Chairperson of the Liberia Anti-corruption Commission (LACC), Cllr. Kanio Bai Gbala has emerged as a 2021 Young Leader of the French-African Foundation.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:49:21 GMT
Liberia: Families in Nimba Land Dispute Complains Judges, Lawyer and Law Firms for Fraudulent Judgement and Ethical Breaches
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The heirs of the Ansumana Jabateh, Dutee Donzo, and Morlie Kromah have filed separate complaints against judges Roland F. Dahn, His Honor J. Boima Kontoe, and His Honor Emery S. Paye, none lawyer Richard G. Davies and Da...

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:46:24 GMT
Nigeria: FCTA Demolishes Over 400 Illegal Structures
[Premium Times] An official says the operation was necessitated by the desire of the administration to secure lives and properties in Abuja.



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