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  United States President, Joe Biden has signed an Executive Order which raises the minimum wage for federal contractors and tipped employees working on government contracts to $15(N5,700) an hour.   The raise from $10.95 an...

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to testify as a witness before a long-running inquiry into allegations of corruption under his predecessor Jacob Zuma. In his opening statement, Mr. Ramaphosa said the governing African National...

Somalia's President, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has called for elections and a return to dialogue early Wednesday in a national address. The president, popularly called Farmajo, addressed the nation at around 1:00 am local time (22:00 GMT)...

    President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday stated that Nigeria and her security forces remain resolute and committed in addressing the root causes of insecurity in the nation.   Buhari gave this assurance in a virtual...

  The United States of America says it plans to ship up to 60 million AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine doses overseas, to help other countries struggling with a lack of doses to vaccinate their populations. This was...

  No fewer than 30 Nigerians suspected to be members of the Black Axe confraternity that has been operating in different parts of the country. A 35-year-old Nigerian alleged to be the gang’s leader in Italy...