Extraordinary BRICS summit seeks to tackle global trade tensions and US tariffs/in /by
On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin joined an extraordinary BRICS summit via video link, a virtual meeting convened by Brazil to address growing global concerns over US President Donald Trump’s sweeping trade tariffs.
Tunisia becomes second team after Morocco to qualify for FIFA World Cup/in /by
Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane sent Tunisia to the World Cup with a goal in the fourth minute of injury time that secured a 1-0 win over Equatorial Guinea on Monday in qualifying.
French Prime Minister François Bayrou ousted in confidence vote/in /by
After just nine months in office, French Prime Minister François Bayrou is out, toppled in a stunning confidence vote by lawmakers.
Ivory Coast bars Laurent Gbagbo and key opposition leader from presidential race/in /by
The Constitutional Council announced that former president Laurent Gbagbo and former Credit Suisse CEO Tidjane Thiam are ineligible to run in the October 25th vote. The council cited their removal from the electoral roll as the reason for their exclusion.
Nigeria: Govt Begs NUPENG to Shelve Strike/in /by
[Daily Trust] The federal government has appealed to the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) to reconsider its planned steike.
Nigeria: Senior Workers Reject Planned 5% Petroleum Tax, Threaten Strike/in /by
[Leadership] The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has rejected the federal government's planned 5 percent tax on petroleum products and issued a 14-day ultimatum to withdraw from it.
Nigeria: Ex-NNPC GM Faces U.S. Sentencing Over $2.1m Bribery Conviction/in /by
[This Day] A U.S. District Court in California has fixed December 1, 2025, for the sentencing of Paulinus Iheanacho Okoronkwo, a former General Manager of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), who was convicted of accepting a $2.1 million bribe from a Swiss oil firm.
Nigeria: Why Nigeria’s Oil Output Dropped By .7m Bpd in 5 Years – Kachikwu/in /by
[Daily Trust] Former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Prof. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, has called for bold reforms, policy stability, and stronger local participation in Nigeria's oil and gas industry to reposition the sector for sustainability and competitiveness in the face of global energy transition.
Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam inauguration gives new hope to many Ethiopians/in /by
The mega-dam is being inaugurated this Tuesday despite concerns from neighbouring countries over water sharing.
DRC: Hundreds of protesters gather in Uvira to demand General Gasita’s removal/in /by
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Uvira on Monday, in response to a call from civil society.