AfDB warns rising Cost Of Living may lead to Social Unrest, as Nigeria’s Inflation Climbs to 29.9%
The African Development Bank has raised an alarm that RISING PRICES of fuel and other commodities could lead to SOCIAL UNREST in Nigeria, Ethiopia, Angola and Kenya. The bank sounded the warning in its macroeconomic performance and outlook for 2024, in which it projected Africa’s economy to grow higher than the 3.2 per cent recorded in 2023, but projected that growth will […]
Nigeria takes on Angola in first Quarter final tie for AFCON 2023
Senegalese official Issa Sy will be the referee when Nigeria take on Angola in today’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) quarter-final encounter, at the Stade FĂ©lix HouphouĂ«t-Boigny in Abidjan. Sy will have compatriots Djibril Camara and Nouha Bangoura in as assistant referee 1 and assistant referee 2 respectively, while Mauritanian official Abdel Aziz Bouh will […]
Nwabali Return To Training, Troost-Ekong Still Missing, ahead of face-off against Angola
Victor Osimhen and Stanley Nwabali were both involved in training last night as the Super Eagles intensified preparations for the clash with Angola. Osimhen missed Monday’s training session at the Police College, Cocody, Abidjan, but was back on the grass with his teammates again. Goalkeper Nwabali also trained with his teammates after recovering from a […]
Angola leaves OPEC oil cartel in output quota row
Angola has announced it is LEAVING the oil producers’ organization; OPEC over a dispute on output quotas. Diamantino de Azevedo, the African nation’s oil minister, said Angola “does not gain anything by remaining in the organization,” which it joined in 2007. Angola and Nigeria are the two biggest oil exporters in sub-Saharan Africa. It follows […]