QATAR Airways has opened up a new gateway in Africa, connecting Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo with Europe, the Middle East and Asia. This strategic move by the airline will improve air connectivity across the African continent and…
IF care is not taken, the present leadership of kano state, may go down in history as the most reckless and probably the one to squander the state’s resources the most, in paying damages to people, as a consequence of…
ALIKO Dangote, founder of the Dangote Group, has disclosed that both local and international criminal organisations, which he described as ‘mafia,’ made repeated attempts to sabotage his $19bn refinery project in Lagos. Speaking at the Afreximbank Annual Meetings in Nassau, The Bahamas,…
GHANA will recommence negotiations with its bondholders next week to finalise a debt restructuring deal on $13bn of international bonds, following an agreement with official creditors earlier this week, according to four sources who spoke with Reuters. In 2022, Ghana, a…
THE World Bank Group has approved a financial package of $260 million to aid Ghana in improving electricity distribution and expanding access to clean cooking energy, according to a statement issued on Thursday. This funding comprised a $250 million loan…
BOTSWANA’S Minister of Minerals and Energy, Lefoko Moagi, has highlighted the promising opportunities in the country’s mining sector despite the challenges posed by Group of Seven (G7) sanctions. Speaking at the Future of Mining Summit in Gaborone on Wednesday, Moagi…
IN commemoration of June 12, now christened Democracy Day, Dr Asue Ighodalo, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, has urged all voters in the state to make the lessons of…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Tanimu Yakubu as the Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, following the expiration of the tenure of Mr. Ben Akabueze. Mr. Yabuku is an accomplished economist and was Chief…
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, June 13, adjourned the arraignment of the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, until June 27. Presiding judge Justice Emeka Nwite fixed the date after Bello’s counsel, Adeola Adedipe…
THE Independent National Electoral Commission released the final list of candidates for the Ondo State governorship poll on Thursday. The agency also fixed June 19, as the date for the commencement of public campaigns for the election scheduled to take…
