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This edition, we shift our attention to Nigeria as the Labour Congress (NLC), has described the federal government increase of civil servants by 35% as mischievous, insisting that the minimum wage should not be below N615,000 ($450). According to NLC,…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is insisting that the proposed N615,000 minimum wage is realistic, dismissing claims that some states cannot pay such an amount if approved. Recent reforms in Nigeria including the removal of fuel subsidy and the unification…
Reporters Without Borders publishes its index ranking for 180 countries on Press Freedom Day citing particular concerns about the Sahel region. The Gambian government commits to renew media partnerships as the country drops five places in the latest ratings. Burkina…
According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), about 8.4 million migrants, representing 2.8 per cent of the total population, move around West Africa. This is the largest total migrant stock in Africa, and it moves internally, intra-regionally, continentally and…
In West Africa, media professionals and journalists continue to face arrests and restrictions as well as other violations including media suspensions, frequency jamming, and restrictions on covering certain events. It is within this challenging context that the press in several…
The Israel-Palestinian war has taken centre stage at the ministerial meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation OIC underway at the Banjul summit in the Gambian capital. Also discussed on the first day of the two-day ministerial meeting included security,…
Liberian President Joseph Boakai has made a landmark decision to end the culture of impunity by signing Executive Order Number 131, establishing the Office of War and Economic Crimes Courts for Liberia. Since the end of the country’s decade-long civil…
The Kaduna State Police Command in northern Nigeria has arrested the masterminds responsible for the abduction and murder of Greenfield University students and other incidents along the Abuja-Kaduna highway. Among those arrested is Ibrahim Abdullahi, also known as Mande, whom…
The head of Africom, the United States Africa Command, General Michael Langley, is currently on a two-day visit to Benin. During his visit to Cotonou, he engaged in discussions with President Patrice Talon and the Chief of the Armed Forces,…
On guest interview features Jonathan Rozen – a senior researcher for Africa at the Committee to Protect Journalists CPJ who has been speaking to WADR’s Francis Boniface about his organisation’s work across the world. In beginning the chat, Rozen first…
This week’s episode of the program which is Young People’s Enthusiasm for Armed Forces Recruitment will have two experts from Senegal and Nigeria joining us with their ideas and opinions. My name is Abdullahi Hassan…your anchor.
In this edition of Street Parliament, we will hear from a section of Ghanaians as they share their views on the power challenges the country faces and the president, Nana Akufo-Addo’s claim, that the situation has been rectified.
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