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Students in Gambia may miss WAEC exams over arrears

Students in The Gambia risk missing both the West Africa Senior Secondary Secondary Schools Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the Gambia Basic Education Certificate Examination (GABECE) this year due to arrears owed to the West African Examination Council (WAEC), the government…

ECOWAS Council of the Wise meets in Lagos

Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan believes the challenges confronting the ECOWAS region are surmountable. Dr. Jonathan, who spoke at the council of the wise meeting in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, noted that the crisis rocking the region are not new…

OPEC signals readiness to embrace $100 oil

OPEC has signaled it may actually be fine with oil at $100 after several cartel delegates said there were no plans to accelerate production growth despite soaring prices. Brent crude briefly topped $99 today after Russia’s President Vladimir Putin signed…