Nigeria: PENGASSAN Strike Responsible for Cooking Gas Price Hike – NNPC/in /by
[Vanguard] The Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Bayo Ojulari, has attributed the recent increase in the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), commonly known as cooking gas, to the temporary disruption caused by the recent strike action by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN).
Nigeria: Nigeria Lost Billions of Naira to Last PENGASSAN Strike – NNPC Chief/in /by
[Premium Times] "In this particular case, we actually lost significant production of over 200,000 bpd that was deferred..."
Nigeria: NUPENG Declares Oshiomhole ‘Persona Non Grata’/in /by
[Daily Trust] The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has declared Adams Oshiomhole, former President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), persona non grata over the recent comment he made on its strike.
Nigeria: President Rallies Support for Dangote, Highlights His Contributions to Economy/in /by
[This Day] President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday rallied Nigerians to support and appreciate the contributions of the President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, especially given his contributions to the nation's economy.
Madagascar president names army general as new prime minister/in /by
The appointment of Ruphin Fortunat Zafisambo comes a week after President Andriy Rajoelina fired his cabinet following days of protests
Congo’s security forces accused of abuses in crime crackdown/in /by
Since early October, Congo's presidential protection force has launched an operation against criminal gangs of machete-weilding teens known locally as 'bebe noir' or black babies. Law enforcement now stands accused of summarily executing suspects
Exporters breaching DRC cobalt quotas face permanent ban, warns Tshisekedi/in /by
Exporters who violate a new quota system on cobalt will be permanently banned from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, President Félix Tshisekedi has warned.
Malawi’s President Mutharika moves swiftly to appoint partial cabinet/in /by
Just a day after his inauguration, Malawi's newly elected President Arthur Peter Mutharika has begun assembling his administration, naming a partial cabinet that brings back experienced figures to tackle the nation's severe economic challenges.
Israelis remember Oct. 7 as Netanyahu slams ‘irrelevant’ Europe/in /by
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched a blistering attack on European governments in an interview with Euronews, accusing them of having “caved in to Palestinian terrorism” and warning that recognizing a Palestinian state would amount to rewarding terror
ICC convicts Darfur Militia leader for war crimes/in /by
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has convicted a former Sudanese militia leader for atrocities committed in the Darfur conflict more than 20 years ago , marking the first-ever conviction related to the violence that devastated the region.