LAGOS MAY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-To commemorate Africa Day 2025 this year, reparative justice will take centre stage as government representatives, civil society leaders, youth activists, and regional institutions gather to participate in the “Reparative Justice for Africans: Reclaiming Dignity and Building Accountability” event taking place in Dakar this weekend. Africa Day, observed annually on May 25, marks…
LAGOS DECEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The anti-establishment candidate for Nigeria’s presidency will reform its system of costly subsidies and unify the local naira currency’s multiple exchange rates if elected in February, his manifesto released on Sunday showed. Nigeria operates multiple exchange rates that allow some companies to get dollars cheaply while the majority of forex buyers pay…
LAGOS DECEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The West African Economic and Monetary Union has agreed with France to a number of changes to the CFA franc currency, including a new name, Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara said Saturday, as the West African bloc inches closer to a split from the French-backed currency. The monetary union will move its…