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A policy review highlights potential gains for manufacturers and challenges for import-dependent businesses under new tariff changes. The post FG’s 2026 fiscal measures favour local production but pose risks for importers – CPPE appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

The agreement also aims to address challenges across critical areas, including value chain development, harvesting, post-harvest losses, seedlings, cultivation, storage, processing, packaging, logistics, and marketing. The post BOI, RMRDC seal MoU to address agric value chain challenges, boost Nigeria’s GDP appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

The Finance Ministry says FAAC deductions reflect legitimate fiscal obligations, and ongoing reforms are improving transparency and revenue distribution. The post FG dismisses ‘hidden spending’ claims, says World Bank report misinterpreted appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

Angolan opposition leader Adalberto Costa Júnior praised Pope Leo XIV for his speech in support of Angolan people on Saturday.

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Congo River Alliance rebel coalition made progress on a protocol on humanitarian access, judicial protection, ceasefire oversight and the release of prisoners.

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday called on Angolans to “build hope for the future” and fight corruption, as he celebrated Mass before an estimated 100,000 people outside the capital.

The largest performing arts market on the African continent is back in Abidjan. The 2026 edition of MASA took over the capital’s Culture Palace with hundreds of diverse shows.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva strongly criticised the members of the United Nations Security Council during the Meeting in Defence of Democracy in Spain on Saturday.

Three Senegalese football fans who were detained in Morocco have been released on Saturday.

Argentina marked one year since Pope Francis’s death on Friday 18 April 2026 with a large open air tribute in Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires. A DJ priest led the tribute, mixing electronic music with messages of peace. The gathering drew large crowds.