Why Zimbabweans rue plan to ditch US dollar
Zimbabwe plans to stop using the US dollar in five years. This decision is causing concern in an economy that has faced currency instability for nearly two decades. Harare aims to end the use of the US dollar by 2030….
Passport And Birth Certificate Outreach For Zimbabweans In South Africa
Passport And Birth Certificate Outreach For Zimbabweans In South Africa The Zimbabwe Embassy in South Africa has launched a week-long special consular programme to process passport and birth certificate applications, along with other related services for Zimbabweans living in the…
Peru president issues amnesty for hundreds accused of atrocities
Peru’s president has signed a controversial new law pardoning soldiers, police and civilian militias on trial for atrocities during the country’s two-decade armed conflict against Maoist rebels. Dina Boluarte enacted the measure that was passed by Congress in July, despite…
Why FG established environment varsity – Minister
The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, on Monday said the Federal Government’s decision to establish the Federal University of Environment and Technology was driven by the urgent need to address environmental challenges confronting…
Dangote crashes petrol price to N820/litre
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced a reduction in the ex-depot (gantry) price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly referred to as petrol, by N30.00, from N850 to N820 per litre, effective from Tuesday, August 12, 2025. The price cut was…
LASU workers suspend strike, resume Wednesday
Academic and non-academic staff of Lagos State University, Ojo, will return to work on Wednesday following the suspension of the strike that began on July 31. The decision to end the industrial action was reached on Monday during a…
INEC has announced date to launch continuous voter registration in Lagos State.
At a stakeholders’ meeting on Tuesday, Resident Electoral Commissioner Prof. Salami Ayobami revealed that the CVR process will kick off on Monday, August 18, 2025, with an initial online pre-registration phase. This will be followed by in-person biometric capturing starting…
South Africa to offer US new deal to avoid 30% tariff
South Africa will offer a “generous” new trade deal to the United States on Tuesday to avoid 30-percent tariffs, government ministers said. Washington on Friday slapped the huge tariff on some South African exports, the highest in sub-Saharan Africa, despite…
Nigerian Afropop star says ‘women are not respected in the industry’
The board declared an interim dividend of Ush 10.0 per share, payable on September 19, 2025, to shareholders on record as of September 1, 2025. MTN Uganda also confirmed shareholder approval to proceed with the separation of its mobile money…
NIMC announces upgrade of NIN enrolment portal for Nigerians in diaspora
The National Identity Management Commission announced that it has successfully upgraded the Diaspora National Identity Number enrolment portal. The agency disclosed this in a statement by its spokesperson, Kayode Adegoke, on Monday. According to NIMC, the upgrade would help provide…