The speaker of Kenya's senate has allowed senators to wear traditional attire inside the chamber. Senators, both male and female, were previously only allowed into the chambers while dressed formally or in-service uniforms, religious attires or any other attire approved from time to time.
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The Central Bank of Nigeria on Tuesday unveiled guidelines for the operation of the Private Sector-led Accelerated Agriculture Development Scheme to facilitate increased private sector agricultural production of staple foods and industrial raw materials as well as support food security, job creation and economic diversification.
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The Vice-President of South Sudan, Riek Machar, has been accused of leadership failure by a top official of his Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition party.
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Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, has urged the federal government to build on the conviction of six Boko Haram sponsors by the United Arab Emirate by setting up a multi-stakeholder team with trusted representatives to fish out more sponsors of the terrorist group.
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A human rights activist, Mr Kenechukwu Okeke, has filed a criminal complaint Against 50 persons including musicians Burna Boy, Tiwa Savage, Davido and the Senior Pastor of Daystar Christian Centre, Sam Adeyemi for their roles in the #EndSARS protests that took place nationwide in October.
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The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has called on Nigerian Traders who are facing tough times in Ghana not to leave the country, but rather to be patient with the Government of Nigeria as it continues to engage the Ghanaian Authorities and other relevant stakeholders with a view to addressing their challenges.
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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced plans to repeal the Public Office Holder in the state. He explained that the state government was able to successfully restructure all existing internal loans from an interest rate of 20 per cent to 12 per cent, and in some cases single-digit interest rates.
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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced plans to repeal the Public Office Holder in the state. He explained that the state government was able to successfully restructure all existing internal loans from an interest rate of 20 per cent to 12 per cent, and in some cases single-digit interest rates.
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President Muhammadu Buhari has urged agencies involved in agriculture to further streamline their priorities to include more youths in driving modern methods of farming.
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