AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoDiplomatic Return: Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu touched down in Lagos after a France–Kenya–Rwanda tour, pushing investment talks in Paris and calling for global financial reforms at the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi. Inflation Watch: Nigeria’s headline inflation climbed to 15.69% in April, driven by food, transport, hospitality and healthcare costs, even as month-on-month price growth slowed. Health Alert: West Africa faces a fresh opioid scare as reports say Indian-made tapentadol is being shipped into countries like Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Ghana—linked to the “zombie drug” kush. Ebola Context: Health officials report a new Ebola outbreak in Congo, with hundreds of suspected cases and significant deaths. Guinea Football Focus: Nigeria’s U-17 Women’s team, the Flamingos, is in Ikenne preparing for the Guinea qualifier—first leg in Conakry on 24 May, return at Remo Stars on 30 May. Education Gap: New data says over 100 million African children and adolescents remain out of school, with progress stalling in recent years.
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