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Nigeria: Court to rule on ASUU strike Wednesday

The National Industrial Court will on Wednesday, rule on the Nigerian Government Suit to stop the ongoing industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. Justice Peter Hamman fixed the date on Monday after the lead counsel to…

Niger: Demonstrators demand evacuation of French forces

Many protestors demonstrated in Niger the evacuation of French troops in the country on Sunday organized by civil society organizations operating on the platform of the M62 movement. The march from Tourmo square to the National Assembly saw protestors chanting…

School principals and school owners sign MoU in Liberia

A memorandum of understanding has been signed between the National Association of Liberia school principals, the National Association of private school owners as well as the Ministry of Education. According to the President of the National Association of Liberia’s school…

Cost of sachet water, others go up in Ghana

In Ghana, the population will effective Monday, pay 15 percent more for one sachet of drinking water as producers transfer the rising cost of fuel, packaging materials as well as water and electricity tariffs to the consumer. The price of…

Senegal’s president reshuffles cabinet

Senegal’s President Macky Sall in a cabinet reshuffle over the weekend sacked nearly a dozen ministers’ hours after he appointed Amadou Ba as prime minister of the republic. Ba, who was appointed earlier Saturday, has already announced a new 38-member…

Nigeria arrests ex-convict, others for peddling drugs

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA has arrested an ex-convict, Onyeka Charles Madukolu at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja Lagos. NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi disclosed in a statement on Sunday, that the 44-year-old man was nabbed for importing…