The head of Nigeria's shippers group says a ports law stuck in final approval will end up saving importers and exporters about N6 billion every year by cutting down on legal fights and delays. Pius Akutah told people at a Lagos bar association event that the bill gives his council actual enforcement power to regulate port economics after decades of running on a useless 1978 decree that does nothing for modern shipping.
Akutah mentioned his team already resolved disputes last year that would have burned through over N6 billion in fees and penalties if they had gone to court. He pushed for settling arguments outside traditional litigation because tying up money in a 10-year court battle leaves investments basically worthless by the time...
A government commission and lawmakers dropped a report calling out Nigeria's oil sector for losing billions through sketchy accounting and toothless oversight rules. The paper showed the national petroleum company alone was on the hook for roughly 84 percent of $8.26 billion in missing revenue from a past audit, and other regulators owed trillions in unpaid operating surpluses that nobody could actually force them to pay.
The brief said legal loopholes let state-owned operators dodge full oversight checks, and the fiscal responsibility group has zero enforcement teeth to make anyone comply. Lawmakers got told to strip protective clauses from petroleum laws, require quarterly money reports, and build a public dashboard tracking all the...
Party brass in Harare gathered to talk about actually following through on stuff they promised during zone meetings across the capital. Godwills Masimirembwa ran the session and said pledges for clinics, boreholes, and cash pools for local groups are moving from talk to action. He thanked a Central Committee member and his charity group for backing development work.
Leadership pushed everyone to stay unified and stop blocking people from getting involved over personal beef. They want the goods delivered to whoever was supposed to get them, and they asked structures to help tackle the substance abuse problem hitting communities.
A youth group tied to the ruling party just pulled in $60,000 from a presidential program meant to bankroll young people's business ventures around Zimbabwe. Hopewell Chako runs Boyz Dzamdara nationally, and he confirmed that four regions already got their share out of a total $200,000 pot that President Mnangagwa set aside for them.
The cash doesn't hit bank accounts directly. Instead, provinces pitch project ideas, and the group buys equipment or livestock based on what gets approved. Harare got 100 pigs for farming, while other areas received wire mesh machines since buyers are lined up and ready. About 5,000 members are heading to a strategy session over the weekend.
A ZANU PF senator told folks in Nkulumane to vote for Freedom Murechu during a weekend sports event that doubled as a campaign push. Molly Mpofu brought party members and youth together at Nketa 6 Grounds for an anti-drug tournament, where she called Murechu their homegrown candidate who grew up in the area. The gathering mixed substance abuse prevention talks with political messaging ahead of the constituency vote.
Murechu promised he would work toward development goals if elected to parliament. Party officials from different levels showed up to back him, and the event gave out prizes to tournament winners while the youth heard lectures about staying away from drugs.
The head of Nigeria's deposit insurance group told the country's estate valuers to keep working closely with them during a meeting in Abuja. Oludare Sunday explained that his agency needs trustworthy property assessments when banks go under because accurate numbers help them sell assets at good prices and pay back depositors who lost more than the insured amount. The estate surveyors' president promised his members would stick to professional standards and deal with anyone who breaks the rules.
Sunday mentioned that his corporation is building better internal systems with a new asset management policy to handle everything from documenting properties to selling them off transparently. He wants more training sessions between both groups...
Nigeria's agriculture ministry teamed up with ActionAid to push a big shift toward sustainable farming methods at a two-day summit in Lagos. The event focused on validating a national agroecology strategy that could reshape how the country grows food while dealing with climate problems. Dr. Marcus Olaniyi Ogunbiyi from the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security said the plan aims to boost soil health, protect biodiversity, and help farmers make better money through nature-friendly techniques.
ActionAid's country director, Dr. Andrew Mamedu, pointed out that his group already trained over 116,000 farmers and set up more than 200 model farms across five states. The summit also looked at budget data from 2020 to 2025 to figure...
Nigeria just reported that its total government debt hit N152.39 trillion during the second quarter of this year, and Lagos State came out as the biggest borrower among all the states. The National Bureau of Statistics broke down the numbers to show external obligations reached N71.84 trillion, while domestic borrowing sat at N80.55 trillion. External debt made up about 47 percent of the total pile, and domestic debt covered the remaining 53 percent.
Lagos led the pack with N1.04 trillion in domestic debt on its books, and Rivers came second with N364.39 billion. Meanwhile, Jigawa recorded the lowest amount at just N852.49 million. The federal government carried most of the burden with N141.07 trillion in combined obligations, and...
A workshop in The Gambia reviewed a European Union-funded disability inclusion project. Catholic Relief Services and partners like the Gambia Federation of the Disabled are running the program.
The initiative focuses on inclusive education and community awareness for children with disabilities. Activities include training health workers, conducting accessibility checks, and holding radio discussions.
Project manager Saidina Alieu Jarjou noted work across twelve schools in several regions. Representatives stressed that inclusion is a shared responsibility, not charity, urging sustainable efforts beyond the project's end. The meeting aimed to identify challenges and plan next steps for systemic change.
