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South African opposition leader, Malema, may lose seat over conviction

A South African court sentenced radical left-wing opposition leader Julius Malema to five years in jail on Thursday for firing a rifle into the air at

DARES off-grid developers secure $83m IFC financing as investor confidence rises

Nigeria’s off-grid power developers have secured approximately $83 million in International Finance Corporation (IFC)-backed financing under the Distr

FG’s YEIDEP distances self from N500,000 grant flyer, warns public of fraud

The Youth Economic Intervention and De-radicalisation Programme (YEIDEP) has distanced itself from an advertorial circulating on social media, which c

Wase LGA Chairman Leads Charge Against Unsafe Mining as FG Probes Zurak Gas Tragedy

The Federal Government has intensified efforts to address unsafe mining practices following the deadly gas poisoning incident in Zurak Community, Wase

Bleeding in silence: Nigeria’s hidden haemophilia crisis

By Folasade Akpan, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) World Haemophilia Day, observed annually on April 17, will this year focus on the theme “Diagnosis: Fi