President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that any cabinet minister seeking to run for 2023 elections should resign before May 16, the minister of information said on Wednesday. Nigerians will vote …
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Charlette N’Guessan invents a facial recognition software.
A facial recognition app designed by software engineer Charlette N’Guessan, a woman with unique identity issues. She is an Ivorian tech entrepreneur based in Ghana, co-founder of BACE API (www.bacegroup.com). …
Gunmen have killed 34 people in northwest Nigeria’s Kaduna State, including two soldiers, in the latest attack blamed on heavily-armed criminal gangs, local authorities said on Tuesday. More than 200 homes were also destroyed in Sunday’s attack on four …
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“Declare me eligible to run for presidency without resigning as CBN governor”, Emefiele tells court
Since the information about his political ambition ahead of the 2023 presidential elections leaked to the public earlier this year, pressure has mounted on Mr Emefiele to step down from …
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Burkina Faso: Eight miners still trapped in zinc mine, authorities remain cautiously hopeful
Burkinabe authorities are still cautiously hopeful as the race to save 8 workers trapped in a zinc mine entered its third week, A government delegation travelled Thursday to the Canadian …
Goodluck Jonathan, Former President of Nigeria has rejected a presidential nomination form, saying it was bought without his consent. The form was for the ruling APC All Progressive Congress, that …
A Fulani group has picked All Progressives Congress expression of interest and nomination forms for former President Goodluck Jonathan. The APC presidential Expression of Interest and Nomination forms goes for …
The governor of Nigeria’s central bank intends to run in next year’s presidential election. Godwin Emefiele, 60, is seeking the nomination as a presidential candidate for the governing All Progressives …
A Liberian man accused of being a general for a rebel group that attempted to overthrow the West African nation’s government has been charged with immigration fraud in the United States. …
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Discussions to exempt investment transactions from E-Levy Begins; SEC Finance Ministry
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has begun working with the Ministry of Finance (MoF) regarding the potential exemption of investment transactions from the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy). It however …