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World Bank Announces Ksh64 Billion Nairobi CBD-Thika Railway Project

Hello and welcome to the Money News Roundup Newsletter, where we cover the World Bank's Ksh64 billion plan to upgrade the Nairobi CBD-Thika Railway line. We also cover new appointments at Kenya Airways. The World Bank is set to spend about Ksh64.5 billio

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AfDB launches Africa-wide aviation investment platform

Africa's aviation sector faces rapid demand growth but remains constrained by high capital costs, fragmented regulations, and infrastructure gaps. The two-day Airlines, Capital and Connectivity Forum, held in Nairobi on 25-26 February 2026 by AfDB in par

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Police step up securiry in Borno amid social media rumours of planned protest

The Borno State Police Command has heightened security measures across the state following information circulating on social media about a posible protest. In a statement issued in the early hours of Friday, the command's spokesperson, Nahum Daso, said t

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Iran envoy rejects US role in choosing country's next leader

The Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Nigeria, Gholamreza Ahdavi Raja, has criticised remarks by United States President Donald Trump, suggesting that he would be involved in determining Iran's leadership following the death of the country's S

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DE in Abuja Secures the Release of Four Indonesian Kidnapped by Pirates in Gabon |Republika Online

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI), through the Indonesian Defense Attache (DE) in Abuja, Nigeria, Colonel Cke Aslam Setiawan, successfully secured the release of four crew members who are Indonesian citizens (WNI) and

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Standard Bank Africa Trade Barometer Shows Improving Trade-Enabling Infrastructure And Stronger Business Confidence | africa.com

Trade-enabling infrastructure across African markets is showing broad improvement, while business confidence and macroeconomic stability are strengthening across the continent. This is according to Issue 5 of the Standard Bank Africa Trade Barometer (ATB

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‎Power Crisis Worsens As Generation Drops 11% to 2,898 MW

‎The crisis in Nigeria's power sector worsened yesterday with further decline recorded in power generation. ‎ ‎Data obtained from the Nigerian Independent System Operator, NISO, showed that generation stood at 2,898 megawatts, MW, yesterday, a shortfall

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REVEALED: How Nigeria Paid Millions to Boko Haram for Kidnapped Pupils

Fresh details have emerged on how the Nigerian government allegedly secured the freedom of pupils kidnapped from a Catholic boarding school in Niger State. Intelligence sources say millions of dollars were paid to militants linked to Boko Haram as part o

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Politics not noise making, we've set benchmark in democratic excellence - Lagos APC

Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has demonstrated why it remains the undisputed standard-bearer of party organization and democratic discipline in Nigeria. Spokesman of APC spokesman in the state, Seye Oladejo, said from the res

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Delhi: Dwarka Police deport 5 Nigerian nationals for overstaying

Dwarka District Police deported five Nigerian nationals in February 2026 for overstaying without valid visas. The action was part of a wider crackdown. Earlier in January, South-West District police also apprehended two other Nigerians. The Dwarka Distri