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Nigeria inflation crosses 30% mark — highest in 28 years

Consumer prices rose 31.7 percent in the year through February, an uptick in the inflation rate, above 29.9 percent the previous month. It is...

Reforestation project aims to restore 5 million hectares in Africa by 2030

Regreening Africa Initiative, a reforestation programme, says it plans to restore 5 million hectares of land by 2030 with additional investment across the continent. The...

Plantain 130%, rice 99%…How Nigeria food prices rose in last year

Food prices increased in January by 35.4 percent in the last one year, the fastest pace of food inflation in nearly 30 years, as...

U.S. coroner formally identifies Wigwe, five others killed in helicopter crash

The authorities in the United States have officially released the names of the six people killed in a helicopter crash near the California-Nevada border...

Environmental concerns surround TotalEnergies’ sponsorship of AFCON

Top African environmental campaigners have raised concerns over TotalEnergies’ continued sponsorship of the continent’s biggest football events, dismissing the oil company’s financial backing as...

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