NIGERIA on Tuesday handed over the Vice-Chairmanship seat of the World Customs Organisation (WCO), West Africa and Central Region, to Mali. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN), reports that the ceremony held at the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Headquarters, Abuja, saw…
Sen. Osita Izunaso, a legislator of the 6th ECOWAS Parliament has called for election of members directly by their constituents, rather than through nomination by their countries as it is today. Izunaso, the First Rapporteur of the parliament’s Joint Committee on…
THE Senate Committee on Public Accounts on Tuesday, took a swipe at managements of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and other agencies. This is for their persistent refusal to respond to queries raised against them in the 2019…
Alhaji Shehu Musa Gabam, the national chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to standardize civil servants’ salaries across the country. He questioned why parents are forced to pay as much as N3,000,000 to secure…
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged for Africa to be granted a permanent seat on the UN Security Council, advocating for reforms to correct historical injustices and better reflect the modern global landscape. The Security Council, currently dominated by five…
THE Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced that it will forgo N188.37 billion in import duties following the Federal Government’s directive to remove tariffs and other import duties on key food staples. The Comptroller-General of NCS, Adewale Adeniyi, made…
SENEGAL experienced a total media blackout on Tuesday as newspapers ceased publication and television and radio broadcasts went silent. The action was a coordinated protest by media organisations against escalating threats to press freedom, particularly those posed by newly appointed…
TENS of thousands of Rwandans gathered at Amahoro National Stadium on August 11, 2024 to watch President Paul Kagame, whom they consider the hero that defeated the 1994 anti-Tutsi genocide, take his oath of office for his fourth term. Before Kagame spoke, Elite soldiers…
ALL Progressive Congress (APC) over their demand of $1 million before the APC governorship candidate in the 2024 Edo State election, Monday Okpebholo visits the station for an interview. Oseni, in a statement on X on Monday, lamented over the…
A TRANSFORMATIVE shift is occurring in the African automotive industry as the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) begins to take effect, creating new opportunities for growth and investment across the continent. The automotive sector, valued at $30.44bn in 2021,…
