Ola Olukoyede, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has called on religious leaders in Nigeria to take a more active role in the fight against corruption and cybercrime. Olukoyede, made the call on Thursday…
Amb. Bankole Adeoye, African Union (AU) Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, has underscored that reconfiguration of global peace and security architecture is imperative. Adeoye said this while briefing the Security Council meeting on the maintenance of international peace…
THE Academic Staff Union of Universities ( ASUU), Kano zone, has called on the Federal Government to address all the outstanding issues in the agreements and memoranda they signed with the union to ensure industrial harmony in Nigeria. The call…
International Breweries Plc says it is initiating a rights issue to settle a dollar-denominated loan, which has been exerting downward pressure on its earnings. Mr Carlos Coutino, the Managing Director of International Breweries Nigeria, revealed this during the presentation of…
BRITISH Prime Minister Rishi Sunak acknowledged on Thursday that no flights deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda will occur before the general election on July 4. However, he assured voters that the flights will proceed if he is re-elected. ‘If you…
BENIN has blocked crossings of the river marking its border with Niger, escalating tensions since the military seized power in Niamey last July, sources told AFP on Thursday. Earlier this year, Benin announced it was reopening its side of the border, which…
A TRAGIC incident on Mount Everest has claimed the life of Kenyan climber Joshua Cheruiyot Kirui, 40, while his Nepali guide, Nawang Sherpa, 44, remains missing. This development brings the total number of fatalities on the world’s highest peak this…
THE African Development Bank has approved a substantial loan of $240 million to Mauritius. This funding is designated for the implementation of the second phase of the Economic Competitiveness and Resilience Support Programme, aimed at bolstering economic diversification, competitiveness, and resilience…
LATE April, Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu, Rwanda’s Paul Kagame, and over 35 ministers from across Africa participated in the Special Meeting on Global Collaboration, Growth, and Energy for Development in Riyadh. The emerging economic relations between Africa and the Gulf…
ON 26 April 2024, Tanzania celebrated 60 years of the union between Tanganyika and Zanzibar. The union, which created the present-day United Republic of Tanzania, stands out among the longest lasting political arrangements of its kind in Africa, and has shaped the…
