[Vanguard] LAGOS -- There was mayhem yesterday on the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway as negligence and lack of coordination by the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, the Police, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, and tank farm owners combined to lock down the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, the major access road to the nation's busiest seaports.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Four men have been arraigned at the Makadara Law Courts over allegations of attempting to vandalize and steal a Kenya Power transformer valued at nearly KSh1.2 million in Nairobi's Industrial Area.
[Premium Times] The senators said that a transaction involving one of Nigeria's major cement producers should be conducted with greater transparency, including full disclosure of the company's ownership structure.
[Vanguard] The Federal Government says its reforms are repositioning Nigeria as a leading destination for investment, innovation and sustainable economic growth.
[Leadership] The House of Representatives is considering a bill to professionalise the nutrition workforce, protect public health and ensure accountability and value for the massive investments in nutrition.Titled:" A Bill for an Act to Provide for the Establishment of the Nutritionist Registration Council of Nigeria and for Related Matters," the proposed legislation has passed through second reading and refered the relevant committee for further legislative fireworks.Sponsored by Hon. Chike John Okafor (APC, Imo),
[New Times] Rwanda and Egypt have signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at strengthening cooperation in artificial intelligence (AI) and digital transformation.
[New Times] Rwanda has spent Rwf47.7 billion on fuel subsidies between March and June 2026 to cushion consumers and businesses from rising petroleum prices, Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva has said.
[New Times] Rwanda has registered nearly $8 billion (approx. Rwf11.7 trillion) in private investment commitments since 2024, with the projects expected to create about 118,000 jobs, Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva told Parliament on Thursday, July 9.
[Nile Post] KAMPALA -- The government has said Uganda is prioritising trade partnerships, investment and affordable development financing as part of efforts to achieve a USD500 billion economy by 2040.
[Nyasa Times] Minister of Education, Science and Technology Bright Msaka has moved to reassure Parliament that plans to establish Bangula University in Nsanje have not been shelved, insisting the long-delayed project remains on the government's agenda.
[New Times] Rwanda's new fuel supply agreements with Kenya and Tanzania could reduce pump prices by between 10 and 30 per cent over the next three years if fully implemented, according to a trade economist.
[New Era] The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Demographic Futures Survey 2026, which surveyed 108 000 young people across 73 countries, indicates that young adults still aspire to marriage and parenthood.
[New Era] Lagos -- Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, will build a 700 000-barrels-per-day East African oil refinery in Lamu on the Kenya coast, a senior company official said on Tuesday, ending speculation about the mega-project's location.
[Ghanaian Times] The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwame Governs Agbodza, has given Greenhouse International Development (GH) Ltd. a two-month ultimatum to improve work on the Have-Hohoe Road Reconstruction Project or risk losing its contract.
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia has launched a landmark regional scholarship programme in forensic science named after the Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu.
[263Chat] Air Zimbabwe will return to one of its most prestigious international routes later this month, announcing the resumption of direct passenger flights between Harare and London for the first time in years as the national carrier seeks to rebuild its long-haul network and reconnect Zimbabwe with one of its largest diaspora markets.
[This Day] The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) are at daggers drawn over the proposed sharing formula on accruals from the 5 per cent ticket sales charge (TSC) and cargo sales charge (CSC), which run into billions of naira annually.
[New Times] The government expects to increase treated water production capacity from more than 367,000 cubic metres per day in 2026 to over 688,000 cubic metres per day by 2029 through a series of major water infrastructure projects.
[Daily Maverick] Campaigners resort to quasi-vigilante measures to enforce migration law because they say the police are not investigating their complaints and allege Home Affairs officials take bribes.
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia attracted 4.32 billion U.S. dollars in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) during the 2025/26 Ethiopian Fiscal Year.
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