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INEC setting ‘landmines’ to exclude us from elections – ADC
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of deploying what it described as “administrative landmines” aimed at preventing the party from fielding candidates in forthcoming elections. In a press statement issued on Monday and signed by...
Nigeria’s agric investment surges 224%
Nigeria’s agricultural sector has seen a significant surge in investment, rising 224 percent in one year amid escalating insecurity in the country. Data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) capital importation report showed that foreign direct investment (FDI) in the agric sector hit $...
Nigerian business economy under fresh pressure as US-Iran war fires on
In January, Salewa Tokunbo, a Lagos trader who is into frozen food items, was confident that whatever she stocked from her wholesale suppliers would be rushed by customers. Prices were fair, and the business environment was good. But nothing prepared Tokunbo for the impacts of the United States and ...
Guelleh Vows ‘Major Success’ as Tens of Thousands Rally for His Rule
President Ismail Omar Guelleh, candidate of the ruling People’s Rally for Progress (RPP) within the Union for the Presidential Majority (UMP), held a major campaign rally on the evening of April 6 at Belbala, a suburb of the capital. The open-air event drew what the president described as a signif...
7 African countries with the strongest currencies/$ as of March 2026
A strong currency remains one of the clearest signals of macroeconomic discipline, investor confidence and external stability. Across Africa, only a handful of economies have managed to sustain relatively firm exchange rates against the United States dollar, often reflecting tighter monetary policy,...
Movement, Connectivity, and Travel Logistics in Ethiopia
By BEHAK / Blog – Movement within Ethiopia is shaped by a combination of geography, infrastructure, and institutional systems that operate across different levels of development. For visitors, understanding how connectivity functions is essential to interpreting travel not simply as a sequence...
INVITATION FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
FOR PREQUALIFICATION FOR PRE-DELIVERY INSPECTION SERVICES Due date: 29th April 2026 The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Ethiopia Country Office invites Request for Express of Interest (REoI) for the pre-qualification of bidders for the Pre-Delivery Inspection Service as part of UNICEF-...
I N V I T A T I O N T O B I D
Sale of unserviceable Laptops, Printers, Digital Senders, Cartridges, Desktops and Monitors REF. PRO32-3-748-PMU/26-4-1 The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) invites interested bidders to participate in a closed bid exercise for the Sale of unserviceable Laptops, Printers, Digita...
Request for Quotation ( RFQ)
Procurement of ICT and Connectivity Equipment UNDP-ETH-00691 Negotiation: UNDP-ETH-00691 The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in Ethiopia hereby invites you to submit your proposal to the Request for Quotation (UNDP-ETH-00691) for the Procurement of ICT and Connectivity Equipment (Lapt...
New Ceramic Factory to Boost Ethiopia’s Production
A new factory, which can produce up to 50,000 square meters or 40 to 45 containers of traditional ceramic per day, is expected to commence production in three weeks. The factory, which was built with an investment of 50 million US dollars in Tulefa town, 65 kilometers from Addis Ababa, was built by ...
Nigeria unlocks N3.3trn to rescue power sector from decade of debt
…15 power plants sign settlement deal President Bola Tinubu has approved a N3.3 trillion settlement plan to clear power sector debts accumulated over more than ten years, in what his administration is casting as the most decisive intervention yet in a grid that has long frustrated households a...
Banks face April deadline in new capital stress regime
Nigeria’s lenders are under pressure to meet an April 30 deadline set by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to submit Board-approved Risk-Based Capital (RBC) stress test reports, marking a tougher phase of oversight after the industry’s recapitalisation exercise. The directive, issued March 6, 20...
Ouranos rebuilds boardroom to capture Africa’s enterprise tech spend
Ouranos Technologies Ltd. has reshaped its board, bringing in senior executives from banking, insurance and logistics as it positions to capture rising demand for enterprise technology services across Africa. The Lagos-based firm appointed Tajudeen Ahmed as chairman, alongside Omokunbi Adeoti and Ol...
Fatal Easter attack in Kaduna leaves seven dead
Panic gripped Ariko community in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Sunday after suspected terrorists attacked two churches during Easter celebrations, killing at least seven worshippers and abducting several others. The early-morning assault targeted the First ECWA Church and St. Augus...
2027: Buhari’s son’s endorsement triggers political firestorm
The controversial endorsement of Yusuf Buhari, son of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari, for the House of Representatives seat in the Daura/Sandamu/Mai’adua Federal Constituency ahead of the 2027 elections has ignited a political firestorm within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kat...
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