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Nigeria suspends fuel subsidy removal

The Nigerian government has decided to delay the removal of fuel subsidies, citing the need for further preparations and consultations with key stakeholders, including the incoming administration. Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, disclosed this to local media on Thursday after the valedictory Council meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the Council ...

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Dr Kofi Amoah donates GH¢10K to MVP Academy

Ghanaian businessman Dr Kofi Amoah has made good on his promise by donating GHS 10,000 to MVP Academy, a football academy owned by 25-year-old Gideon Danquah. The story was initially reported by 3Sports journalist Bill Eshun and after watching it air on TV3, Dr Amoah promised to support Danquah’s academy in Obuasi. Dr Amoah, who previously headed Ghana’s football during ...

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Mahama blames govt for collapse of cocoa sector

An aspiring presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has said the country’s cocoa sector is on the verge of collapse because of the mismanagement of the sector by the government. Addressing party supporters and branch executives at the start of a two-day campaign tour of the Western North Region, Mr Mahama said the government’s failure ...

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Turkish evacuation plane fired on in Sudan

A Turkish evacuation plane coming into land at an airbase outside Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, has been fired at, Turkey’s defence ministry confirms. No-one was injured and it landed safely at Wadi Seidna, where it was being checked. Sudan’s army blamed paramilitary fighters for firing at the aircraft and damaging its fuel system. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) denied the allegation, ...

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Al-Nassr club president who signed Cristiano Ronaldo resigns amid poor campaign

The President of Saudi Arabian football club Al-Nassr, Musalli Al-Muammar, who played a key role in securing the deal to bring Cristiano Ronaldo to the club, has resigned, according to reports in the Saudi Gazette. Al-Nassr’s season has been underwhelming and they are unlikely to win any silverware. Ronaldo moved to the Middle East in a high-profile transfer following the ...

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Involve workers in formulation of workplace regulations — Chief Justice nominee Torkornoo

Chief Justice nominee, Justice Gertrude Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo, has urged corporate entities to involve employees in the formulation of regulations that govern the workplace. That, she said, would motivate voluntary compliance at workplaces and help employees to contribute to higher productivity. Delivering a paper at a public lecture ahead of this year’s International Labour Day in Accra yesterday, she said: ...

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Ten communities in Jomoro benefit from mechanized borehole from MP

Residents of Fante New Town, Nyame Bekyere, New Ankasa, Awia-Futu Junction, among others in the Jomoro Constituency of the Western Region have for the first time in several years have a potable water to drink and for other things. Residents says they have been fetching water from a dug-out well at dawn which sometimes lead to injuries and other challenges ...

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Pensioner bondholders to resume picketing at Finance Ministry over unpaid coupons

The Pensioners Bondholders exempted from the government’s Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP) will today, Friday, April 28, resume its picketing at the premises of the Ministry of Finance. The resumption of their action is due to the government’s failure to pay all outstanding coupons and principals of bond investments. In a statement signed by its Convener, Dr. Adu Anane Antwi, ...

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