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[Vanguard] Vice President Kashim Shettima has called for urgent investments in health, education and skills development across northern Nigeria.

[Vanguard] ABUJA -- The Federal Government has announced major mineral exploration breakthroughs in Kaduna State, revealing the discovery of significant deposits of platinum, gold, nickel, copper, lithium, rare earth elements and other strategic minerals.

[New Times] Members of Parliament on Wednesday, June 24 approved Rwf7.8 trillion State budget for 2026/27, following a government adjustment that redirected about Rwf400 billion from the Budget Framework Paper (BFP) towards priority sectors, including agriculture, social protection, support for vulnerable genocide survivors and feeder roads.

[GroundUp] Department of Social Development spent R281.1-billion on grants, against a R285.9-billion budget

[This Day] Uyo -- The Akwa Ibom State Commissioner of Police, Baba Mohammed Azare, has stated that despite being a major driver of economic growth, the Nigerian maritime sector faces complex security threats, including sea piracy, armed robbery at sea, kidnapping along waterways, illegal oil bunkering, pipeline vandalism, smuggling, human trafficking, environmental crimes, and other forms of transnational organized criminal activities.

[GroundUp] Vigilante groups in Kwathema say immigrants must be out by 30 June or else

[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- TANZANIA and the United States have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening diplomatic, trade, and investment relations after talks between senior officials from both countries.

[Liberian Observer] The government and the African Development Bank on Wednesday, officially signed a US$16.7 million loan agreement, aimed at boosting Fiscal Sustainability and Mining sector Governance in Liberia.

[Liberian Observer] The government is preparing to retire more than 6,000 public servants in what officials describe as one of the country's largest civil service restructuring exercises in decades, a move aimed at modernizing the public workforce, improving efficiency, and creating opportunities for a new generation of professionals.

[New Dawn] MONROVIA -- The Civil Service Agency (CSA) announced Wednesday that 6,000 government employees will be retired this year as part of the 2026 National Retirement Exercise.

[New Dawn] MARGIBI -- In support of the Government of Liberia's efforts to decentralize educational opportunities nationwide, Dr. Maria Seton, a Liberian based in the United States, has launched a US$1 million educational project to benefit residents of Barnersville and Margibi County.

[New Dawn] Residents of Sanoyea and Fuamah districts, with support from local leaders, youths, and elders, have successfully recovered a ferry that had been stranded downstream on the St. Paul River for nearly two years, restoring hopes for safer and more reliable transportation between communities in the area.

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia is strengthening its position as Africa's leading adopter of electric vehicles by expanding reliable and resilient charging infrastructure across the country, State Minister of Transport and Logistics Bareo Hassen said.

[This Day] Abuja -- President Bola Tinubu has unveiled an ambitious maritime development agenda aimed at creating five million ocean-based jobs by 2035, while positioning Nigeria as a leading force in Africa's blue economy and ocean governance.

[Daba Finance] Nigeria's inflation rate rose less than expected in May, strengthening the case for possible interest-rate cuts later this year if global energy prices keep falling. Consumer prices increased 15.9% from a year earlier, compared with 15.7% in April, the National Bureau of Statistics said.

[GroundUp] The IDC will extend funding to September