NDLEA seizes 40,250 kg of Codeine worth N2b at Lagos port

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Barely a week after operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), seized 14,080kg of codeine-based syrup at the Apapa seaport, Lagos, they have again intercepted 40,250 kilograms of the schedule 2 controlled narcotic worth over a whooping N2billion imported in two 40-feet containers from India. “Both seizures followed intelligence from foreign partners and…

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SEACOM (www.SEACOM.com), the pan-African telecommunications service provider, today announced it will acquire selected infrastructure assets from Africell in Uganda. The acquisition marks a significant step for SEACOM and is a testament to the company’s commitment to providing, competitive end-to-end connectivity and ICT solutions across the region. “East Africa has been an important market for SEACOM…

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Download logoThe World Bank has approved a financing package to improve the investment climate, expand sustainable access to finance, and increase the efficiency of trade in Liberia. The Liberia Investment, Finance, and Trade (LIFT) project, financed by the International Development Association (IDA) in the amount of $40 million ($20 million grant and $20 million credit),…

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Uganda must pay the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) $325 million in reparations related to the brutal conflict between the two nations from 1998 to 2003, the UN’s highest court ruled on Wednesday.  Delivering its judgement, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) broke down the compensation, awarding the DRC $225 million for damage to persons, which…

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On the last day of a five-day trip to Ethiopia, the Deputy Secretary-General said the East African nation is in “a much better place” to resolve the conflict that erupted 15 months ago in Tigray.  “There is much more conversation and dialogue and talk around the national dialogue itself and the way to peace”, Amina Mohammed told journalists attending a press conference at the airport, as she left…

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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 10th February 2022 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- As our fragile planet experiences unprecedented man-made changes to its climate, organisations are being challenged to move onto a more sustainable path in 2022. A 2021 report by the IPCC called a ‘code red for humanity‘ in light of the sweeping changes to our natural environment that will…