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Governor Nasir El-Rufai has disclosed that the Kaduna State government is purchasing 10,000 tablets loaded with educational material for its students.

El-Rufai, who announced this when Exxon-Mobil Mobil donated 5,000 Samsung tablets to the Kaduna State government, said the government …

Angola’s has overtaken Nigeria as the largest oil producer after a production of 1.651 million barrels per day recorded this month as compared to Nigeria’s levels between 1.576 million barrels and 1.604 million barrels per day according to the Organization …

The Nigerian government reported over the weekend that its whistleblower policy announced last December has began yielding fruits.

A statement from the Ministry of Information and Culture disclosed that so far looted funds amounting to $151m and 8bn naira ($25.4m) …

South Africa’s Cape Town International Airport has been ranked best in Africa by a reputable Canadian travel and hospitality firm.

The Guide to Sleeping in Airports on its website http://www.sleepinginairports.net had run a survey on best airports around the world.…

South Africa’s Cape Town International Airport has been ranked best in Africa by a reputable Canadian travel and hospitality firm.

The Guide to Sleeping in Airports on its website http://www.sleepinginairports.net had run a survey on best airports around the world.…

Egyptian chocolate spread maker Swifax has doubled its sales and is struggling to keep up with demand since the pound currency dived in November, forcing shoppers traditionally “obsessed with everything foreign” to ditch pricy imports and buy local.

“People started …

Despite lingering questions over the status of the Western Sahara, Morocco was today readmitted as a member of the African Union, becoming the last African country to do so.

Morocco quit the organization in 1984, after the A.U. recognized the …

The European Union has announced a launch of a $47.46 billion Africa Economic Development Fund aimed at helping Nigeria and other African countries drive economic growth and development.

With the new development Nigeria and some other African countries hope of …

Egypt has cleared the backlog of investors seeking to repatriate funds, a central bank official said, a further indication that the shortage of hard currency that crippled the economy is easing.

The official, who asked not to be identified because …

In spite of the gloom on the country’s economy, investor confidence in Nigeria remains high as the $1 billion Eurobond issued by the federal government on Thursday was over-subscribed by almost eight times.

The over-subscription was with orders in excess …