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Abuja, Nigeria | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Airlines has commenced scheduled flights between Entebbe International Airport and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The inaugural flight landed at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on Thursday 12th September 2024 and was received by officials from the Nigerian government led by Dr. Hassan Ejibunu, Director …

Mali and Mozambique both earned crucial victories on Tuesday on the second matchday of the 2025 TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, taking the top two spots in Group I.   Kigali, Rwanda | CAFONLINE | Mali claimed a 1-0 away win against Eswatini in South Africa. Yves Bissouma …

ABUJA | Xinhua |  Nigerian authorities on Thursday alleged massive looting and vandalism of public and private buildings, and the blockade of highways, as protesters turned out in their thousands across the country to express their grievances over the current economic hardships. Some bonfires were seen set up by protesters …

ABUJA, Nigeria | Xinhua | At least six people were killed and 15 others injured after a suspected suicide bomber detonated an improvised explosive device at a busy motor park in Nigeria’s northeastern state of Borno on Saturday, police said. The suspected bomber targeted a wedding ceremony held near the …

The oil firm borrowed $5.5 billion and has since paid interest and some principal of over $2.4 billion ANALYSIS | ISAAC KHISA & AGENCIES | Global and local oil mafias, alongside international banking interests, attempted to thwart the establishment of a major oil refinery in Nigeria, according to Nigerian industrialists, Aliko …

ABUJA, Nigeria | Xinhua | More than 40 people were killed by a group of gunmen who attacked a village in central Nigeria’s Plateau State late Monday, local officials and media said on Tuesday. Dozens of gunmen riding on motorbikes stormed the Zurak village in the Wase Local Government Area …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The government has appealed to more companies to invest in the manufacture of communications gadgets in Uganda, to help further reduce the cost of digital communication. Minister for Information, Communication Technology, and National Guidance, Chris Baryomunsi says that so far there is evidence that …

ABUJA, Nigeria | Xinhua | At least 25 people were killed by a group of unidentified gunmen who recently attacked a local community in Nigeria’s north-central state of Kogi, local authorities said. The gunmen wreaked havoc in the Agojeju-Odo community in the Omala local government area of Kogi late Thursday, …

ABUJA | Xinhua |  Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Sunday confirmed the release of more than 200 schoolchildren, 17 days after they were abducted from their schools by unknown gunmen in the country’s northern state of Kaduna. Tinubu in a statement hinted that the early Sunday release of the students, …

A scarcity of hard cash has made e-payments the new norm in Nigeria. So much so that the value of digital transactions has grown larger than the 2022 GDP of South Africa, Africa’s third-largest economy. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | When the Nigerian Central Bank introduced newly designed currency …