Nigeria: Dangote, NUPENG Face-Off – Lessons for Stakeholders/in /by
[Vanguard] The recent dispute between the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, and Dangote Refinery, may have ended for now, but the fallouts should provide critical lessons for stakeholders in nation's industrial relations space, particularly on unionisation, industrial relations, and rule of law.
Nigeria: EFCC Detains, Grills Ex-NNPC Chief Mele Kyari/in /by
[Premium Times] "He is facing intensive questioning relating to funds earmarked for the maintenance of refineries during his tenure," the source said.
Nigeria: Petrol Stations in Port Harcourt Reopen As NUPENG Suspends Strike/in /by
[Premium Times] A commercial driver in the city said the price of petrol increased "unimaginably" within 24 hours after filling stations stopped selling fuel to the public.
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk assassinated at Utah university/in /by
Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump who played an influential role in rallying young Republican voters, was shot and killed on Wednesday at a Utah college event in what the governor called a political assassination carried out from a rooftop.
Nigeria: Mele Kyari in EFCC Custody Over Refinery Probe/in /by
[Daily Trust] Mele Kyari, a former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), is currently at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Daily Trust can confirm.
South Africa sentences 7 Chinese nationals to 20 years for trafficking, forced labor/in /by
A court in Johannesburg sentenced seven Chinese nationals on Wednesday to terms of 20 years in prison each for trafficking people from Malawi and forcing them to work at a factory in South Africa. The group was convicted on Feb. 25 of trafficking 91 undocumented Malawian nationals from 2017 to 2019
Flash floods wash away crops, roads in Morocco/in /by
The floods swept away cars, submerged homes, and disrupted traffic between Marrakech and Moulay Brahim
TikTok personality Khaby Lame kicks off China visit/in /by
The TikTok personality with over 160 million followers will participate in intangible cultural heritage experiences in Guangzhou, according to a livestream announcement released by China's short video platform Kuaishou
Police make 295 arrests as ‘Block everything’ movement sweeps France/in /by
Road blockades, traffic slowdowns and other protests were widely spread during the first day of planned nationwide demonstrations.
Frustration as rebels kill scores in two attacks in eastern Congo/in /by
Officials said late Tuesday that 71 people were killed at a funeral in Nyoto on Monday, and 18 others were killed in Beni in a separate attack on Tuesday. The attacks, carried out by the Allied Democratic Force, or ADF, were the latest in a series of mass attacks on civilians in the troubled region