Nigeria: Universities Commission uncovers 100 fake professors in varsities
NUC Executive Secretary, Prof Abubakar Rasheed ABUJA, Dec 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The National Universities Commission has said it has uncovered…
Burkina Faso: 20 militants, 3 soldiers killed in clashes near Mali border
OUAGADOUGOU, Dec 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Burkina Faso’s armed forces says soldiers have killed at least 20 militants after gunmen launched two simultaneous overnight attacks on military positions.…
Egypt Says New Meeting On Nile Dam Dispute To Be Held In Washington
CAIRO, Dec 4 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt said, a new trilateral meeting on the disputed Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), will…
‘Internet fraud academy’ busted in Nigeria: anti-corruption agency
ABUJA, Dec 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency says it has arrested 23 people undergoing training in internet fraud scams…
Sudan: 16 killed as fire hits factory – doctors
KHARTOUM, Dec 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A fire triggered by an explosion torethrough a factory in the Sudanese capital on Tuesday,…
Cameroonian government rules out postponing general elections
YAOUNDE, Dec 3 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Cameroonian government ruled out the possibility of postponing general elections scheduled for February 2020,…
Nigeria: No date yet to re-open land borders – Pres Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari DAURA (Nigeria), Dec 3 (NNN-NAN) — President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria’s domestic fuel consumption has dropped by…
US court acquitted main defendant in Mozambique fraud case
Mozambique is reportedly one of the most indebted countries in the world NEW YORK, Dec 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A US…
Ethiopia PM soldiers on with new party despite opposition from top ally
Abiy signed on behalf of the ODP which he leads ADDIS ABABA, Dec 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy…
UNICEF condemns killing of children in Libya
Migrant children walk outside a detention centre located in Tripoliy TRIPOLI, Dec 3 (NNN-XINHUA) — The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) condemned airstrikes that…