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- Nigeria: Governor Radda Joins Rescue Efforts in Two Roads Which Claimed Four Liveson December 1, 2025 at 7:53 am
[Premium Times] Governor Radda immediately ordered his convoy to stop and personally supervised the evacuation of the victims
- Nigeria: Dangote Refinery to Supply 1.5bn Litres of Petrol Monthlyon December 1, 2025 at 7:53 am
[Premium Times] Dangote Refinery writes NMDPRA, engages marketers to stabilise fuel market.
- Africa: All of Africa Today - December 1, 2025by info@allafrica.com (allAfrica) on December 1, 2025 at 7:39 am
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- Liberia: 2,148 Volunteer Teachers Placed On Payrollby alphonsotoweh@gmail.com (New Republic) on December 1, 2025 at 5:58 am
[New Republic] The Ministry of Education has taken concrete steps to improve the employment status of Volunteer Teachers (VTs) across the country through the Civil Service Agency payroll process.
- Nigeria: Childhood Homelessness Drove Me to Build 100 Free Homes for Widows - Sanion December 1, 2025 at 5:58 am
[Leadership] The chief executive officer, Adashe Women Housing and Empowerment Society, Dr Umma Sani, has said her difficult upbringing as an orphan and the repeated trauma of homelessness inspired her lifelong commitment to providing free housing for widows and orphans across the country.
- Nigeria: Practical Nigerian Content Push Unlocks Bigger Oil, Gas Opportunitieson December 1, 2025 at 5:58 am
[Leadership] Nigeria is strengthening indigenous participation in the oil and gas industry through deliberate policies that blend business growth with capacity development, resulting in numerous new projects benefiting local companies and communities. This momentum is driven largely by the implementation of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development (NOGICD) Act of 2010.
- South Africa: Transport Launches Festive Road Safety Drive - South African News Briefs - December 1, 2025by info@allafrica.com (allAfrica) on December 1, 2025 at 5:50 am
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- Nigeria: CBN Fails to Recover N629 Billion Anchor Borrowers' Loan - Audit Reporton December 1, 2025 at 5:28 am
[Premium Times] The report noted that significant discrepancies and gaps were observed in the management of the ABP programme across Nigeria
- Nigeria: CBN Orders Banks to Withdraw Non-Compliant Adverts, Gives 30-Day Deadlineon December 1, 2025 at 5:28 am
[Premium Times] It said it found adverts that exaggerated benefits, obscured risks or omitted key information required under the Consumer Protection Regulations 2019 and the Guidelines on Advertisements by Deposit-Taking Institutions.
- Uganda: Museveni Urges Graduates to Prioritize Healthy Lifestyles and Family Wealthon December 1, 2025 at 5:28 am
[Nile Post] President Yoweri Museveni has urged fresh graduates to adopt healthy lifestyles, avoid alcohol, and focus on building wealth for their families.
- Africa: WHO Warns of Shrinking HIV Funding, Urges African Govts to Boost Investmenton December 1, 2025 at 5:28 am
[Premium Times] The organisation said the continent must urgently protect hard-won gains against HIV amid a rapidly changing global funding landscape that threatens to slow progress.
- Nigeria: Nigeria's Mines Rangers Bill Seeks to Curb Illegal Mining, Boost Government Revenueon December 1, 2025 at 5:28 am
[Premium Times] The service will secure mining sites, enforce compliance with mining laws, and support revenue generation from the country's estimated $750 billion mineral wealth.
- Nigeria: Resident Doctors Suspend Strikeon December 1, 2025 at 5:28 am
[Premium Times] Confirming the development in a telephone conversation with PREMIUM TIMES, NARD President, Muhammad Suleiman said the strike has been suspended for four weeks.
- Nigeria: Security, Welfare of Nigerians My Priorities - Tinubuon December 1, 2025 at 5:25 am
[Vanguard] President Bola Tinubu says the security and welfare of every Nigerian remain the sacred priorities of his government.
- Nigeria: Improved Investment in Education Reflects Renewed Vigour Under Tinubu's Administration - Shettimaon December 1, 2025 at 5:25 am
[This Day] Abuja -- Vice President Kashim Shettima has declared that the improved investment in Nigeria's education sector by the administration of President Bola Tinubu reflects the renewed vigour to properly situate the nation in the global knowledge economy.
- South Africa: President Thanks South Africans for Successfully Hosting G20on December 1, 2025 at 5:17 am
[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa has hailed South Africans for their unity, warmth and commitment after the country successfully hosted the G20 Leaders' Summit and more than 130 meetings throughout the year.
- Africa: Call to Put Child Welfare At the Heart of Business Regulation in Africaon December 1, 2025 at 5:13 am
[RFI] Plagued by child labour and other harmful industrial practices, countries in Africa have a duty to regulate business and hold companies to account for violating children's rights, experts told a conference in Lesotho this week.
- Kenya: Kenya Will Become a First-World Nation Within 30 Years - President Rutoon December 1, 2025 at 5:05 am
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has expressed confidence that Kenya can transition from a third-world country to a first-world nation within the next three decades, urging citizens to believe in the country's potential and support ongoing development efforts.
- Ethiopia: Ethiopia, Netherlands to Deepen Partnership in Sustainable Dev'ton December 1, 2025 at 5:05 am
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia and the Netherlands are set to celebrate a century of trade relations in 2026, cemented by a renewed focus on boosting Ethiopia's agricultural sector and promoting sustainable development.
- West Africa: Nigeria to Rank Among World's Top 5 Economies By 2100 - Ecowas Presidenton December 1, 2025 at 4:58 am
[Leadership] President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, has projected that Nigeria would rank among the world's top five economies by the year 2100, citing ongoing economic reforms and renewed regional leadership under President Bola Tinubu.
- Kenya: Kenya Pipeline Company Crowned Company of the Year 2025on December 1, 2025 at 4:58 am
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) has been named Company of the Year 2025 after posting an Overall Performance Index (OPI) score of 7.1 out of 10, securing the top position in an event that recognises excellence in corporate management and institutional growth.
- Kenya: Mega Dam Programme to Strengthen Food Security and Trade - President Rutoon December 1, 2025 at 4:58 am
[Capital FM] Garissa -- President William Ruto has announced that the ongoing construction of 50 mega dams will irrigate 1.5 million acres of land in northern Kenya and the Coast, positioning the two regions as new agricultural production hubs.
- Zimbabwe: Couple Cleared As High Court Slams 'Improper Conduct' in Gono Fraud Caseon December 1, 2025 at 4:51 am
[263Chat] A Harare business couple hauled before the courts on fraud allegations involving former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor Gideon Gono has been acquitted after the High Court threw out the charges, blasting the lower court for "inventing" offences that prosecutors had never brought.
- South Africa: Rent Control Not Only Fails, It Entrenches Inequalityby info@groundup.org.za (GroundUp) on December 1, 2025 at 4:47 am
[GroundUp] The solution to housing affordability is to increase supply by building more housing
- Liberia: Construction of Overhead Bridge Shows Steady Progressby alphonsotoweh@gmail.com (New Republic) on December 1, 2025 at 4:47 am
[New Republic] The ongoing construction of the overhead bridge from Boulevard Junction to 540 in Paynesville is said to be showing steady progress as engineers and workers continue shaping the project.
- Africa: Is Rwanda Ready to Become Africa's Fintech Center of Gravity?on December 1, 2025 at 4:47 am
[New Times] Rwanda is positioning itself as a leading FinTech hub in Africa through its FinTech Strategy 2024-2029, which envisions Rwanda as the Africa's FinTech center of gravity. This ambition prompts scepticism: can a small market challenge established giants like Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, and Egypt? These Big Four have traditionally dominated the FinTech sector through sheer market size and funding, attracting 80% of Africa's FinTech investment in 2024 alone.
- Africa: Afreximbank Successfully Closed Its Second Samurai Bond Transactions, Raising Jpy 81.8 Billion (Approx. USD 527 Million)by mail@afreximbank.com (Afreximbank) on December 1, 2025 at 4:42 am
[Afreximbank] Tokyo, Japan, 28 November, 2025: -- African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has successfully closed its second Samurai bond transaction, securing a total of JPY 81.8 billion (approx. USD 527 million) through Regular and Retail Samurai Bonds offerings.
- Africa: Why Context-Specific Solutions Are Key to African EdTech Successby info@allafrica.com (allAfrica) on November 28, 2025 at 1:13 pm
[allAfrica] Accra, Ghana -- Africa has the world's youngest population. More than 60% of its 1.4 billion people are under the age of 25. By 2055, the global population is expected to reach 10 billion. Most of that growth, 95%, will happen in low-and middle-income countries. Africa alone will account for 57%. By 2050, over 60% of Africans will still be under 25, and the continent will hold the largest share of the global workforce, with 22 million young people entering the job market each year.
- Africa: Afreximbank Mourns the Passing of Intra-Africa Trade Champion, Olusegun Awolowoby mail@afreximbank.com (Afreximbank) on November 28, 2025 at 12:52 pm
[Afreximbank] Cairo, 28 November 2025: - African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) joins the people of Nigeria, the continent and global community in mourning the passing of Mr. Olusegun Awolowo "Segun" on 20 November 2025 after a protracted illness.
- Africa: Edun Calls for Intra-African Investment to Cushion Shrinking Global Aidon November 28, 2025 at 10:42 am
[Leadership] The minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy, Wale Edun, has called for deeper intra-African investment and trade as a strategic response to the sharp decline in global development aid to the continent.


