[allAfrica] Cape Town -- The U.S. administration eased its proposed tariffs on trade with several African countries, but charges of up to 30% will kick in on imports from four countries in the coming days.

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[RFI] Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso face the task of untangling themselves from West Africa's main regional bloc, Ecowas, after officially cutting ties this week. The six-month window to reverse their withdrawal expired on Tuesday. With no sign of a r...

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[Vanguard] Nigeria's sprint hurdler and world record holder Tobi Amusan will be among female athletes required to undergo a mandatory genetic gender test under new regulations introduced by World Athletics ahead of the 2025 World Championships in Tok...

[Nigeria Health Watch] Pregnancy is not just a journey of life, it is a gamble with death for women in Tudun Fulani, a rural community in Bunkure Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano State. With the nearest hospital in another town, expectant mothers ...

[Africa Check] Nigerian man stole over $250,000 from donor, not US president Donald Trump as claimed online

[Africa Check] These street names in Nigeria's Lagos state were changed in 2024, not 2025 as claimed online

[InfoWire] A Ghanaian political party is facing accusations of collaborating with foreign PR specialists to discredit a rival candidate. Ukrainian agency Brandcom has threatened to sue Ghana's New Patriotic Party (NPP), demanding $280,000 for service...

[Africa Check] No, Nigeria's central bank has not extended recapitalisation deadline for bureau de change operators to December 2025

[Vanguard] The Federal Government has issued yet another urgent warning about imminent floods that could endanger lives and property. The Nigerian Hydrological Services Agency, NIHSA, last week alerted that 28 states and the Federal Capital Territory...

[Vanguard] The Nigerian Army says its troops have on Thursday neutralised scores of terrorists, apprehended 15 suspects, and recovered arms and military kits in ongoing operations across theatres of operation nationwide.

[Vanguard] A political scientist, Akande Olakunle, has cautioned the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) against repeating the mistakes that led to the fall of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in 2015.

[Vanguard] Abuja -- Critical stakeholders in the energy sector have commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's push for Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), describing it as a strategic solution to Nigeria's energy challenges.

[Vanguard] Former Chief of Policy and Plans, Nigerian Army, Lieutenant General Lamidi Adeosun (retd.), has raised the alarm over the escalating insecurity ravaging Nigeria's Middle Belt, blaming it on a complex interplay of ethno-religious tensions, ...

[Vanguard] Abuja -- Imo, Bauchi, and Lagos states have been ranked as the most dangerous and hostile environments for journalists in Nigeria, according to the Openness Index Report released by the Centre for Journalism, Innovation and Development, CJ...

[Leadership] In a heartfelt tribute to the late Adejumobi Adegbite, a U.S. Consulate Information Specialist and former Guardian journalist, the U.S. Consulate General has unveiled the Adejumobi Adegbite Fellowship for Young Journalists.

[Vanguard] Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has again hailed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, declaring that no Nigerian president has ever supported sub-national governments the way Tinubu has.

[Vanguard] President Bola Tinubu has directed the immediate transfer of the Office of the Surveyor-General of the Federation to the Presidency.

[Vanguard] The Federal Government has appealed to nurses to call off the ongoing strike, saying the contentious issues can be resolved through negotiations. Reacting, the nurses said they will not do so based on promises.

[Vanguard] Abuja -- Niger State Government has taken the Federal Government to the Supreme Court to challenge its omission as a beneficiary of the 13 per cent derivation.

[Vanguard] President Bola Tinubu, Mr Peter Obi, and former Senate President Bukola Saraki have called on leaders across all sectors to prioritise legacy-building by living impactful lives that can inspire future generations.

[Daily Trust] The federal government, on Thursday, appealed to a cross-section of workers in the Nigerian universities not to paralyse academic activities on their respective campuses with a proposed nationwide strike.

[Leadership] Over 160 pregnant women in the Kungabukun Community in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have benefited from a maternal and child health outreach organised by Rotary Club of Kubwa, Abuja.

[Daily Trust] Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and top medical experts have raised the alarm over the increasing rate of mental health challenges among security personnel in Nigeria.

[Leadership] The Ekiti State Government has appointed the Ogoga of Ikere Ekiti, Oba Samuel Adejimi Adu Alagbado as the new Chairman of the State Council of Traditional Rulers.

[Daily Trust] The federal government has launched the Accelerated Basic Education (ABE) programme which aims to mobilize nearly 80 million underserved young non-literate Nigerians and adults who are still outside the reach of basic literacy.

[New Dawn] The Government of Liberia, through the Ministry of Mines and Energy in collaboration with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), is planning to introduce a new net metering system that will help to reduce pressure on the national power...

[New Dawn] The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Government of Liberia and International partners 2025 Mid-Year Programme Review and Planning meeting on sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) in Liberia, has shown that 585,000 ...

[The Conversation Africa] When historians and the public think about the end of domestic slavery in west Africa, they often imagine colonial governors issuing decrees and missionaries working to end local traffic in enslaved people.

[Foroyaa] During the national tour of the president before the commencement of the 2024/2025 groundnut trade season farmers complained that their groundnut cropping season had generally failed. According to them they produced mostly leaves without nu...