[This Day] Vice President Kashim Shettima declared that said the President Bola Tinubu-led government is engineering a seismic economic and security shift in the South-East through aggressive capital injections into transport, green energy, agriculture, housing and human capital development.

[Premium Times] The lender's investments in subsidiaries amounted to N446.6 billion as of 30 September, about 19.29 per cent of its shareholders' funds.

[Vanguard] ABUJA: Vice-President Kashim Shettima has said the administration of President Bola Tinubu is driving economic growth and improving security in the South-East through investments in road infrastructure, agriculture, renewable energy, housing and human capital development.

[Premium Times] Governor Umo Eno says Tinubu's latest approval will enable a sovereign guarantee for Ibom Deep Seaport investors, but questions remain over who the investor is, the terms, potential taxpayer liabilities, and whether the FEC has approved the guarantee as required by law.

[Vanguard] The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has filed amended charges against Adeniyi Adeyemi, the purported director general of the non-existent Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC).

[Premium Times] The NLC leadership said the strike followed the expiration of the seven-day ultimatum issued to the federal and Osun State governments over the continued withholding of the state local government statutory allocations.

[Leadership] The Federal Government has announced the restoration of electricity supply to the Lagos Complex following the repair of the vandalised Benin-Egbin 330kV transmission line.

[Nile Post] Ugandans are demanding greater accountability from telecommunications companies over rapidly depleting internet bundles, unreliable connections and what subscribers describe as misleading claims about unlimited internet services.

[Nile Post] Thirteen officials of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) have been remanded to Kigo Prison until November 18 after appearing before the Entebbe Chief Magistrate's Court, where they denied charges relating to alleged negligence, theft of electrical materials and interference with critical airport infrastructure.

[Leadership] Electricity distribution companies have apologised to Nigerians over weeks of prolonged blackouts, and warned that finger-pointing among sector operators is making the crisis worse.

[GroundUp] The court found that Premier FMCG had followed due process in negotiating voluntary severance packages

[Daily Trust] Many travellers were stranded for hours on Monday at Gidan Busa, just before Katari, on the Kaduna-Abuja highway, following multiple accidents involving long vehicles.

[263Chat] Local public transport operator, the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO) is set to receive 500 new buses under a programme aimed at improving public transport services across the country.

[Daily News] Iringa -- TWENTY ONE people have been killed and five others injured after a Fuso minibus collided with a Scania truck at Kiponzero Junction along the Iringa-Njombe Highway.

[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan has sent a condolence message to Iringa Regional Commissioner Kheri James following the deaths of 21 people in a road accident involving a passenger bus and a cargo truck in the Masumbo area, Iringa Region.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- In recent weeks, a short clip began travelling across Ethiopian TikTok and Telegram. According to the captions that came with it, a family had presented a newly married couple with a gift worth one billion birr. Within days, the figure had become a hashtag, a punchline, and, for a great many viewers, a provocation. I cannot verify the sum, and I have no interest in the family. What caught my attention was something else: almost nobody who shared the clip seemed to find the number implausible.

[Daily Trust] The Federal Government is seeking a $500m facility from the World Bank according to a document seen by Daily Trust on Monday.

[Liberian Investigator] MONROVIA -- Agriculture Minister J. Alexander Nuetah says a new project to create farm jobs for 150 young Liberians should be judged by the businesses it produces, not the number of people it trains. He warned that past programs left participants with skills but no money to use them.

[Daily Trust] Over 90,000 people are expected to be working at the Dangote group's petroleum refinery and petrochemicals and fertiliser operations in Lagos next year, President and Chief Executive, Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has said.

[Daily Trust] The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has raised concerns over the refusal of some debtors of failed banks to repay outstanding loans, accusing them of deliberately frustrating recovery efforts through asset concealment, legal delays and intimidation.

[New Republic] Monrovia- The Government of Liberia has launched the first phase of the Presidential Clean Cities Initiative (PCCI) across 13 locations, targeting improved environmental sanitation, community participation, and employment opportunities for young people.

[New Era] Namibia and Russia will exchange trade data and customs information to improve the movement of goods between the two countries and strengthen efforts to fight customs violations.

[Premium Times] Washington is linking commerce to security. For Nigeria, the measures are market access, non-oil exports, investment and jobs.

[Liberian Observer] The Government of Liberia, the European Union (EU), and the Government of Germany have officially launched a three-year, €8.6 million partnership aimed at strengthening aviation safety, security, and critical infrastructure at Roberts International Airport (RIA), Liberia's primary international gateway.

[Vanguard] A Nigerian woman entrepreneur, Biobele Oyibo, has won the Technology Award at the 2026 Empretec Women in Business Awards held during the 9th World Investment Forum in Doha, Qatar.

[Bird Story Agency] Africa exports up to 98% of its raw cotton, yet its designers and manufacturers struggle to source materials and expand production. At CANEX in Lagos, Nigeria, industry voices and the newly launched Africa Made It campaign highlighted what it would take to keep more manufacturing, jobs and income on the continent.

[Bird Story Agency] In The Gambia's Central River Region, women are growing, spinning and weaving cotton into products that earn income and sustain cultural traditions. Their work offers a starting point for a wider revival of a sector that once supported thousands of rural farmers.

[African Development Bank (AfDB)] What: African Development Bank Group participation in UNFCCC COP31, featuring high-level events, partnership announcements, bilateral engagements, and strategic discussions on climate finance, adaptation, resilience, energy transition, nature, and sustainable development. Who: The African Development Bank Group, led by Senior Vice President Marie-Laure Akin-Olugbade, the UNFCCC, and partners. When: 9 - 20 November 2026 Where: Antalya, Türkiye and online

[African Development Bank (AfDB)] The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $200 million Trade Finance Line of Credit facility between the African Development Bank and Trade and Development Bank (TDB).

[Liberian Observer] Finance and Development Planning Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan has submitted President Joseph Nyuma Boakai's proposed US$1.538 billion Fiscal Year 2027 National Budget to the 55th National Legislature, outlining increased investments in healthcare, education, youth empowerment, public sector compensation and critical infrastructure.