insert_link Africa African table tennis stars storm Kigali for Paris tickets By Bonface Orucho, bird story agency Africa’s table tennis talent is at full display in Rwanda as the East african country plays host to the 2024 edition of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) tournament alongside the African Olympic Qualification Tournament. The two combined tournaments, which also serve as Olympic qualifiers are being hosted at the BK Arena in Kigali from May 15 to 18 […] todayMay 20, 2024 25
insert_link 2 Oshiwambo Ova kwaneongalo va xwikilwa mo ngeleka pefimbo va hangwa ta va ilikana mo Nigeria. Ovanhu vefike po 11 ova xulifa omanga vahapu vafiwa va ehamekwa mwa kwatelwa ounona, pefimbo omulumenhu eya ahomota aponokela onele yo ngeleka omo va limo tava ilikana onghela ongula , moshitopolwa sha Kano tashi hangwa monooli ya Nigeria. Eelopota doshikundaneki sho BBC news odati, oshiningwanima osha holoka efimbo longula ya kula onghela pefimbo omufeekelwa womido dili 38 eli omukalimo mo mu dingonoko omo eya monele yo mailikaneno noku umbilamo oshitopifa. […] todayMay 16, 2024 3 2
insert_link Africa Nigeria suspends cybersecurity law Nigeria has suspended a planned levy on electronic transfers to fund cybersecurity. The Central Bank of Nigeria had in a circular last week directed all banks and mobile money operators to charge 0.5% of the value of electronic transfers as a cybersecurity levy. Ajeck Mangut reports. todayMay 15, 2024 18
Africa How BAL’S Sahara conference action is unfolding in Dakar via bird story agency As BAL’s Sahara Conference gets underway at the Dakar Arena in Senegal, the first round saw professional basketball clubs from Senegal, Rwanda, Nigeria, and Tunisia vying for direct playoff berths. Nigeria’s Rivers Hoopers are topping conference standings with a commanding third consecutive victory in the group stage. Their latest triumph, an 84-63 win over Tunisia’s US Monastir, follows a hard-fought 86-82 triumph […] todayMay 13, 2024 10
insert_link Oshiwambo Nigeria ta kongo okugeela mboka taya ndjondjele iingangamithi moshilongo neso Ontotwaveta tayi lalakanene okugandja egeelo lyeso kwaamboka tayaka monika ondjo mendjondjo lyiingangamithi oya pitithwa yi leshwe loshikando oshiti 3rd mopaalamende ya Nigeria. Egeelo lya thanekwa,ndyoka natango lyaashi oveta,otali pingenapo egeelo lyonkalamwenyo modholongo ,ndyoka kwa talikako lya yaga kegonga. Ontotwaveta oya tulwa mopaalamende ohela komutotiveta Mohammed Monguno peha lyuukomitiye wopamuhanga wo Judiciary and Drugs and narcotics. Aatotiveta mboka ya yambidhidha ontotwaveta oyati egeelo lya thanekwa otali ka teya omukumo aaningi yiimbuluma […] todayMay 10, 2024 10
insert_link Africa Nigeria denies plans for foreign military bases amid regional concerns Nigeria's government says it has no plan to host foreign military bases within its borders. This follows reports that the government was planning to do so after three West African countries asked French and US troops to leave their country. todayMay 7, 2024 14
insert_link Africa Nigeria’s minimum wage has never protected workers from poverty: here’s why By Stephen Onyeiwu, Allegheny College Wages have become the top issue for Nigeria’s organised labour movements in the past year. Reacting to recent increases in the cost of living, the labour movement has been calling for an upward review of the national minimum wage, currently N30,000 (US$24) a month. The Conversation’s Adejuwon Soyinka asks economics professor Stephen Onyeiwu if Nigeria’s minimum wage truly protects workers from poverty. […] todayMay 6, 2024 22
insert_link Africa Nigeria’s maritime logistics cruise as ports get a makeover By Bonface Orucho, bird story agency Nigeria is implementing a ports makeover, ramping up investment to expand its ports as it seeks to untangle congestion, enhance efficiency, and seize economic opportunities through improved sea freight logistics. President Tinubu and Maersk Chairperson Robert Maersk Uggla have reportedly discussed a US$600 million deal with A.P. Moller-Maersk. The two met during the World Economic Forum event in Riyadh. In […] todayMay 3, 2024 45
insert_link Africa Young middle-class Nigerians are desperate to leave the country: insights into why By Jing Jing Liu, MacEwan University Since the 1980s, migration has been a part of the Nigerian middle-class psyche, catalysed by the usual suspects: high unemployment, security concerns, infrastructure gaps, and poor governance. Migrants tends to be middle-class since one needs resources to migrate. For many young Nigerians, the bloodshed that ended the 2020 #EndSARS protests against police brutality proved to be a decisive factor. Their desire […] todayApril 30, 2024 6
