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Dec
10
2023
By ISAAC ANYAOGU
Nigeria mulls handing over power utilities to state governments

Nigeria mulls handing over power utilities to state governments

NEWS
NIGERIA'S government is considering handing over its stake in 11 power utilities to state governments to improve oversight and address the country's chronic power shortages, the minister of power said. The federal government holds a 40% interest in 11 power distribution companies (DISCOs) that were privatised a decade ago, each of which operates a franchise spanning three or more states. Nigeria's Minister of Power Adebayo Adelabu said the federal government is open to swapping its shares in the DISCOs for shares in the privately managed Niger Delta Power Holding Co, a separate power firm it jointly owns with the states…
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Jun
03
2023
By The African Mirror
Zimbabwe’s ‘Patriotic Bill’ outlaws criticism of government before election

Zimbabwe’s ‘Patriotic Bill’ outlaws criticism of government before election

NEWS
ZIMBABWE'S parliament has outlawed criticism of the government ahead of presidential and parliamentary elections in August, with violations of a new law punishable by up to 20 years in jail. The Criminal Law Code Amendment Bill, widely known as the "Patriotic Bill", contains a clause that criminalises "wilfully damaging the sovereignty and national interest of Zimbabwe". Opposition activists said the law, passed late on Wednesday, was designed to punish citizens, civil society organisations and political adversaries of the ruling ZANU-PF party. It has raised fears that the government could launch a crackdown on dissent ahead of the general election on August 23,…
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Dec
03
2020
By The African Mirror
Afghan govt, Taliban announce breakthrough deal to pursue peace talks

Afghan govt, Taliban announce breakthrough deal to pursue peace talks

WORLD
HAMID SHALIZI and ABDU QADIR SEDIQI AFGHAN government and Taliban representatives have reached a preliminary deal to press on with peace talks, their first written agreement in 19 years of war and welcomed by the United Nations and Washington. The agreement lays out the way forward for further discussion but is considered a breakthrough because it will allow negotiators to move on to more substantive issues, including talks on a ceasefire. "The procedure including its preamble of the negotiation has been finalised and from now on, the negotiation will begin on the agenda," Nader Nadery, a member of the Afghan…
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