AFRICA (Agency Report) — March 21, 2026 —The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources and the Fuels Industry Association has moved to assure South Africans of a stable fuel supply, …
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Former bank CEO pleads guilty to $25m fraud and sanctions evasion
INTERNATIONAL (NPA) — March 20, 2026 — The former Chief Executive Officer of Nodus International Bank, a Puerto Rican international bank, has pleaded guilty to leading a multimillion‑dollar fraud scheme …
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WTO warns Middle East conflict could slow global trade in latest report
by Uloko Ibeby Uloko IbeINTERNATIONAL (NPA) — March 20, 2026 — The World Trade Organization (WTO) says global trade growth will slow in 2026, after stronger‑than‑expected gains last year driven by booming demand for …
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ABUJA, NIGERIA (NPA) — March 19, 2026 — Nigeria and the United Kingdom have signed three major memoranda of understanding covering migration partnership, organised immigration crime and border security, as …
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LAGOS, NIGERIA (NPA) — March 19, 2026 — Ikeja Electric Plc has issued a public notice of a planned power outage affecting parts of the Amuwo area of Lagos State. …
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Ebonyi EXCO wields the big stick: Rogue contractors, greedy house agents, scrap vandals face crackdown
by Uloko Ibeby Uloko IbeABAKALIKI, NIGERIA (NPA) — March 19, 2026 — The Ebonyi State Executive Council, in decisive sessions on March 4 and March 17, 2026, unleashed a wave of tough decisions to …
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Ruto and Museveni to launch Naivasha–Malaba railway extension project
AFRICA (Chris Mahandara/Agency Report) — March 19, 2026 — President William Ruto and Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni will be in Kisumu on Saturday to preside over the groundbreaking of the …
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U.S. Treasury Department lifts restrictions on Venezuela, grants license for Petróleos de Venezuela
by Ibe Abuchiby Ibe AbuchiNORTH AMERICA (NPA) — March 18, 2026 — The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Wednesday issued a license authorising American entities to engage in business …
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BUSINESS, NIGERIA (NPA) — March 18, 2026 — The Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group) has announced it will suspend trading activities on Thursday and Friday, following the Federal Government’s declaration …
