News & Politics Archives - AFRICA EXPLAINED

Why ASUU called off their 9 month strike

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (Asuu) have suspended their almost 9 months strike - lecturers in Nigeria's public universities have been on strike since 14 February, 2022. But reports making…

October 14, 20221

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Why a Muslim Muslim ticket is a wrong calculation for the APC

Nigeria's ruling party, the All Progressives Congress APC held its national convention earlier in March this year where it elected who would be the party flagbearer in next year's general…

October 13, 20221

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How to apply for Catholic Relief Services Development Fellowship in the United States

The International Development Fellows Program at Catholic Relief Services (CRS) equips committed global citizens to assist in international relief and development. CRS gives Fellows the tools they need to develop their abilities and…

October 9, 20221

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How to apply on N-Power portal for Teach Recruitment 2022

NPower portal for teach recruitment is opened for interested candidates where they will be deployed as teacher assistants across the country including those in marginalized communities. Successful applicants will subsequently…

September 7, 20221

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Maxi Credit, Here4U, ChaCha, SoftPay loan apps to be removed from Play Store

The Federal Government of Nigeria through the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) said it has made a request to Google to remove 4 loan apps being used for…

August 19, 20221

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Lauretta Onochie: profile of President Buhari PA nominated for INEC Federal Commissioner job

The screening of Lauretta Onochie by the Nigerian senate as INEC Federal Commissioner-nominee has been generating controversy among many concerned Nigerians. The controversy is mainly because she is the Personal…

July 9, 2021

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RWANDA ON COURSE TO MANUFACTURE COVID-19 VACCINES

Yesterday July 4, was Rwanda's Liberation Day and President Paul Kagame assured Rwandans that the country was building its capacity to start manufacturing COVID-19 vaccines and other medications within the…

July 5, 2021

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Governor Nasir El-Rufai explains why he silently withdrew his son ‘Sadiq’ from public school

Kaduna state Governor Nasir El-Rufai has explained why he withdrew his son from a government run school in the state. In 2019, the governor was celebrated when he announced that…

July 3, 2021

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ASUU threatens fresh strikes over unpaid salaries

Academic activities in the nation’s universities may again be paralysed as members of the Academic Staff Union Of Nigeria Universities (ASUU) warns of fresh rounds of strike over alleged refusal…

July 1, 20211

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Details of Nnamdi Kanu trial and possible sentence

In July 1984, the then military dictatorship of Muhammadu Buhari sent mercenaries to the UK to kidnap and crate back to the country former transportation Minister Umaru Dikko, who was…

July 1, 2021