[Presidency Nigeria] The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) agreed today to forgo its petrol retail profit margin and sell to Nigerians at cost to cushion the impact of global crude oil price shocks and volatility on vulnerable households.

[Premium Times] As Nigeria struggles to turn its agricultural wealth into industrial growth and jobs, agribusiness leaders are targeting investment, processing and export opportunities at a regional conference in Uyo.

[Premium Times] Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar questions the timing and effectiveness of the federal government's proposed 30-day petrol discount, saying it offers no lasting relief to Nigerians.

[New Era] Namibia and Zimbabwe have stepped up efforts to increase trade and investment between the two countries, with government and business leaders calling for stronger commercial partnerships to match their long-standing political ties.

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[Nile Post] Democratic Front president Mathias Mpuuga has warned that prolonged drought in parts of Uganda could deepen food insecurity, accusing government of failing to do enough to protect communities from the effects of the dry spell and rising costs.

[GroundUp] Grant has helped reduce poverty, but it is being stretched to maintain households

[GroundUp] Siyanda and Akhona Sopangisa hope to sell biochar to farmers

[Vanguard] The Presidency on Thursday explained that the measure taken by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to forgo its petrol retail profit margin and sell to Nigerians at cost to cushion the impact of global crude oil price shocks and volatility on vulnerable households has the approval of President Bola Tinubu.

[Premium Times] The Federal Government has rejected calls for the return of petrol subsidy, warning that restoring petrol to its pre-reform price would cost more than N20 trillion annually and could eventually push the exchange rate towards N3,000 to a dollar and petrol prices to at least N2,000 per litre.

[Vanguard] ABUJA -- Organised Labour has given the Federal Government a two-week ultimatum to revert the price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, popularly known as petrol, to its level before the signing of the current national minimum wage in 2024.

[Premium Times] The service estimated that property worth N79.44 billion was saved during the period, while losses were put at N13.24 billion. Property affected was valued at an estimated N92.68 billion.

[Premium Times] The video shows officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) repeatedly hitting and kicking a man during a roadside encounter in Lafia, Nasarawa State

[Parliament of South Africa] The R10 billion fuel-relief allocation must deliver much-needed relief to consumers at the pumps, the Select Committee on Appropriations has said. The committee made the call after concluding its public hearings on the Special Appropriation Bill and receiving submissions from stakeholders.

[Leadership] The federal government has announced a 30-day discount on petrol sold at filling stations operated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited.

[Leadership] In an aggressive bid to unlock billions in untapped wealth, Nigeria has embarked on a mega-infrastructure campaign designed to turn its agricultural sector into a primary economic powerhouse.

[New Zimbabwe] PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei to Cabinet as Minister of Economic Development.

[Leadership] The federal government has warned state governments that climate change is no longer a distant environmental concern but an immediate threat to Nigeria's economy, food security, infrastructure, livelihoods and communities.

[Leadership] The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revealed that some bank owners, shareholders and board members exited the banking industry following stricter enforcement of rules on insider credit, even as it warned that directors and board members could lose their seats if insider credit risk persists.

[Daily Trust] The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has advised the Federal Government to jettison what it described as its "insensitive policies that have allowed indiscriminate hikes in the price of petroleum products".

[Daily Trust] The Federal Government is working to bring down inflation to single digits, Bayo Onanuga, Presidential spokesman, has said.

[Daily Maverick] A year ago, Daily Maverick declared wind as the early winner in Electricity Minister Ramokgopa's Integrated Resource Plan 2025. Now, a new leader has emerged - straight out of Gwede Mantashe's liquefied gas dreams.

[Daily Trust] Moove, the global mobility company founded in Lagos, has announced plans to end its operations in Nigeria.

[Daily Trust] The Federal Government has announced that Nigerians will start buying petrol at lower prices at NNPC filling stations for the next 30 days.

[Daily News] Arusha -- THE Head of Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health at the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Prof. Diana Nsubuga, has called on African countries to increase investment in pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturing to help reduce maternal and child deaths.

[GroundUp] The march followed the three-day National Farm Worker Platform, hosted by the Women on Farms Project

[263Chat] President Emmerson Mnangagwa has reshuffled his economic team, reassigning Professor Mthuli Ncube as Minister of Finance and appointing businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei as Minister of Economic Development and Investment Promotion.

[Nyasa Times] The government has dismissed reports that it is negotiating a devaluation of the Malawi Kwacha with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as part of talks on a new Extended Credit Facility (ECF) programme.

[Vanguard] The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has explained the discrepancy in the reported number of victims of the ATR 42 aircraft crash at Igbokoda, Ondo State, saying a misunderstanding of civil and military aviation terminology led to the initial figure of 32 persons being reported.

[New Times] Rwanda and Kenya have signed 11 new MOUs (memoranda of understanding) but the latest agreements are only one part of a bilateral relationship being increasingly driven by trade, transport and logistics, energy, investment, tourism and the movement of people.