Tanzania launches modern copper processing plant
Tanzania has officially launched the country’s first modern copper processing plant, marking a milestone in placing Tanzania on the global copper production map, the Ministry of Minerals said in a statement Thursday. The plant, inaugurated Wednesday by Prime Minister…
Ecuador reopens mining concession registry after seven years
Ecuador’s mining ministry announced on Monday the launch of a new registry of concessions for the first time in seven years in an effort to attract more mining projects to the South American country and curb illegal operations. The prior…
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Former Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has described as “significant” over 60 New Patriotic Party (NPP) Members of Parliament (MPs) who visited him at his office in Accra to declare support for Bawumia to become flagbearer. According to the former…
Italian PM to Present African Economic Development Initiative at EU Summit
Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni on Friday will host European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen in Rome for a summit aimed at boosting African economies in a bid to curb illegal migration to the bloc. Meloni, whose far-right…
JUST IN: Court blocks deportation of Nigerian PhD student from US amid Trump’s immigration crackdown
Despite a renewed immigration crackdown under President Donald Trump, a federal court in the United States has temporarily blocked the deportation of Matthew Ariwoola, a Nigerian PhD chemistry student at the University of South Carolina. The ruling comes in response…
Nigeria signs MoU with Chinese firm to deploy direct-to-device satellite connectivity
The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Chinese satellite firm, Galaxy Space, to roll out Direct-to-Device (D2D) satellite communication connectivity across Nigeria. Galaxy Space is a leading Chinese company known for…
FCCPC seals visa centres of France, Belgium, Italy over alleged unfair practices
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC,), has sealed off France, Belgium and Italy visa centres located at the Mukhtar El-Yakub House, Central Business District, Abuja. The office was sealed with the combined efforts of operatives from the…
Why we shut Agege abattoir market – LASG
The Lagos State Government has attributed the closure of the popular abattoir market located in the Agege area of the state to unsafe and unhygienic practices by traders in the market. The market was shut on Thursday following a visit…
We serve a nation that doesn’t value us: Kenya’s nursing exodus reaches catastrophic levels
Despite Kenya’s acute nurse shortage, thousands of qualified nurses sit idle—trapped between a broken hiring system and a government pushing them to leave the country. What you need to know: Kenyans account for 6.5 per cent of all African applicants…
Residents cry out over three-month blackout in Lagos communities
Residents and business owners across six streets in the Alimosho area of Lagos State, Raji Oba, Awoyemi, Folarin, Ajala, Olonade, and Akinshola, have expressed deep frustration over a persistent power outage that has lasted for more than three months. The…