The National Association of Microfinance Banks (NAMB) has restated the commitment of the micro lenders to intensify efforts to deepen financial inclusion.National President of the Association, Joshua Ukute, who said this in a statement on Wednesday, a…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja, inaugurated a N9.5 billion Zuba Housing Estate in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).The president while inaugurating the 746 housing unit estate, said it would help check multi-dimensional poverty in t…

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has called for a review of Nigeria’s educational curriculum to meet present day realities.The Director, UNESCO International Bureau of Education (IBE), Mr Ydo Yao, made this…

from MARIA MACHARIA in Nairobi, Kenya Kenya Bureau NAIROBI, (CAJ News) RECURRING demonstrations, marred by violence, in Kenya have cast doubts on the commitment of some parties to talks aimed at finding solutions to the political crisis in the East Af…

from HASSAN ONYANGO in Kampala, Uganda Uganda Bureau KAMPALA, (CAJ News) MTN Uganda has recorded a positive start to the year with a solid performance in the first quarter of 2023.Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) …

from MARCUS MUSHONGA in Harare, Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Bureau HARARE, (CAJ News) WITH the sentencing of an opposition party leader to four years in prison- and the possible jailing of another, the crackdown on government critics in Zimbabwe is escalating….

from OBERT SIAMILANDU in Kariba, Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Bureau KARIBA, (CAJ News) SEX workers trading their bodies for fish is fuelling a rise in HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the resort town of Kariba.This new, infamous trend is …