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Photo credit: the tribune The debt owed by every Nigerian, on average, stands at 619,501 naira.  Sahara Reporters says that according to data published by the Debt Management Office, Nigeria’s public debt stood at 134,297 trillion naira in the second quarter of 2024 (June) I wonder if the debt is just for Nigerians living in Nigeria…

Photo credit: the Irish News A Zimbabwean pro-democracy activist who described surviving gunshots, and a year jailed as a political prisoner has said gaining a scholarship for refugees at a UK university gave him “hope in a hopeless place”. Independent reports that Makomborero Haruzivishe said he was an “ordinary” 19-year-old student when he joined the University…

Photo credit: Watchdog Uganda The authorities in Uganda have repatriated 146 migrants stranded in Saudi Arabia’s deportation centre and prisons, including 54 who arrived in Uganda over the weekend. AllAfrica reports that the effort was led by the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social development following an agreement between both countries reached during an official…

Photo credit: New York Post Haiti swore in a new prime minister on Monday after a Spirit Airlines plane was hit by gunfire over the country’s capital Port-au-Prince, according to a diplomatic source in the country. CNN reports that the incident resulted in what the airline described as “minor injuries” to one of its crew…

Photo credit: insauga Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for several communities, with up to 20 cm. Nsuaga reports that the forecast predicts that some areas of Ontario could see snowfall rates reaching 2 to 4 cm per hour, causing rapidly changing and potentially dangerous driving conditions. The snowfall warning impacts the following areas in…

Photo credit: FMT The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority said on Monday that over 543,000 travellers crossed the Singapore-Malaysian land border on September 6. CNA reports that the single-day record was logged during the September school holidays from August 30 to September 8. During the period, over five million travelers crossed the Woodlands and Tuas checkpoints,…

Photo credit: Newsday Zimbabwe The Zimbabwean government, in collaboration with UNICEF Zimbabwe and The Boost Fellowship Trust, have officially launched The FairChance Program. NewsDay reports that launched last Thursday, the initiative aims to empower the youth of Tongogara Refugee Camp by providing critical skills, knowledge, and opportunities to help refugee youth integrate socially and economically while…