Telecoms Infrastructure Damage: NCC, MTN, Airtel, 9mobile Share Scaring Statistics
Attention to this worrisome developed was drawn during the last Critical National Information Infrastructure (CNII) and Sustainability Conference held in Lagos. Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Dr. Aminu Maida, revealed that MTN, Airtel, 9mobile, and other telecom operators…
Tanzanian President Hassan declared winner of disputed vote with 98 percent
President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been declared the winner of Tanzania’s presidential election, securing another term in office amid days of unrest across the country. According to the electoral commission, Samia won 98% of the votes, nearly sweeping the 32…
African union launches $30 billion plan to revive the continent’s struggling aviation sector
After years of underinvestment that have left much of the continent’s aviation infrastructure outdated, the African Union (AU) is moving to change course with a new $30 billion plan to rebuild and modernize its skies. African union launches $30 billion…
170 foreigners seek Nigerian citizenship as FG tightens screening
The Federal Government has begun reviewing 170 applications from foreign nationals seeking Nigerian citizenship, but only those of “strong character and impeccable integrity” will make the cut. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, Interior Minister, disclosed this in Abuja after chairing a meeting of…
President of Tanzania set for election win after rival candidates barred
Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan during her party’s campaign launch (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved) Tanzanians cast their votes on Wednesday in an election widely anticipated to see President Samia Suluhu Hassan secure victory, following the disqualification…
Man rides bicycle from Lagos to Abia, meets Gov Otti
A cyclist, Wisdom Chisom who took off from Lagos on a bicycle, has arrived Nvosi, the country home of Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, after a six-day ride from Lagos. Chisom, who left Lagos on Monday last week, arrived Abia…
Cameroon opposition leader to face legal action over alleged election unrest, government says Share
Cameroon’s Interior Minister Paul Atanga Nji says opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary will face legal action over allegations he incited “violent post-election demonstrations”. At least four protesters have been killed during clashes between security forces and opposition supporters since Cameroon’s…
US revokes visa for Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka
“I want to assure the consulate… that I’m very content with the revocation of my visa,” Soyinka, a famed playwright and author who won the 1986 Nobel Prize for Literature, told a news conference. Soyinka previously held permanent residency in…
Mali closes schools due to fuel scarcity as militants enforce blockade
Mali has suspended schools and universities nationwide due to a severe fuel scarcity caused by a blockade on fuel imports imposed by Islamist insurgents. Education Minister Amadou Sy Savane announced on state television that all education institutions would remain shut…
Tanzania goes to vote in elections set to keep the same party in power for 7 decades
Tanzania’s governing party has been in charge for 64 years, for much of that time without any serious opposition. That looks set to be extended when Tanzanians go to the polls Wednesday in an election widely expected to be won…