[Leadership] The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has ordered a high-powered probe into the deaths of 33 suspected illegal miners in its custody in Niger State, directing investigators to unravel what happened to the detainees before their deaths.

[Vanguard] Nigeria has won an arbitration dispute against Sunrise Power over the Mambilla hydropower project, with an International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) tribunal in Paris dismissing the company's $2.35 billion claim against the country.

[New Zimbabwe] The National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has increased its operational capacity following the refurbishment of 100 high-sided wagons and three locomotives under a US$2.8 million Public-Private Partnership (PPP) with ferrochrome producer Zimasco.

[Premium Times] "If fully subscribed, the offering and subsequent listing could add approximately $60 billion to the total equity market capitalisation of the Nigerian Exchange (NGX), significantly expanding the size of Nigeria's listed equity market," she said.

[Leadership] Thirty-three suspected illegal miners have died while in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger State.

[263Chat] Zimbabwe has commissioned three refurbished locomotives and 100 high-sided wagons under a US$2.8 million public-private partnership between the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) and ferrochrome producer Zimasco, in a move officials say will help ease freight bottlenecks and reduce pressure on the country's roads.

[Daily Trust] Some illegal miners have died in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger State.

[AIM] Maputo -- The Italian Energy Company ENI, which exports liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Coral Sul project, in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, plans to channel up to three US billion dollars to local companies as part of the local content requirements.

[This Day] Financial and economic analysts yesterday described the Dangote Petroleum Refinery Initial Public Offering (IPO) as a test of the country's capital-market discipline, an opportunity to broaden ownership of strategic assets, and a pointer to how the country could finance development beyond mounting reliance on debt.

[New Zimbabwe] GOVERNMENT has fallen back on its words to completely remove vendors operating in Harare's Central Business District (CBD) and instead ordered them to only sell their goods between 6AM and 6PM.

[Dabanga] Nyala / El Geneina / Zalingei -- Markets in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur, elsewhere in Darfur, and Kordofan in RSF/Tasees-controlled areas, have reportedly largely escaped the surge in prices seen in Khartoum and eastern Sudan following the sharp depreciation of the Sudanese Pound (SDG), traders say. Local price rises are concentrated mainly in staple grains, as poor rainfall has reduced agricultural production.

[Dabanga] En Nahud -- At least 80 people have died after a gold mine collapsed near El Nahud in West Kordofan, according to a local administration official. A further 50 people are injured, while the number still trapped underground remains unknown.

[Liberian Observer] Liberia has crossed the US$1 billion revenue mark. That is something worth acknowledging.

[Premium Times] While the campaign organisation said six people were killed in the accident, the police reported four deaths.

[Liberian Observer] Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung, Sr. has dismissed reports surrounding his recent security check at Brussels Airport in Belgium, denying claims that he was subjected to the removal of his shoes and jacket during the screening.

[CyFrica] As Nigeria's digital economy accelerates towards an estimated $18.3 billion in 2026, the country is confronting an equally urgent challenge: protecting the digital infrastructure, data and financial ecosystems powering that growth.