A bill to establish Nigerian Coast Guard has scaled second reading in the Senate. This followed the presentation of the lead debate on the general principles of the bill by the sponsor, Sen. Wasiu Eshilokun (APC- Lagos) during plenary on…
SENEGAL’S government has revealed a 25-year development plan aimed at securing economic sovereignty, enhancing competitiveness, and promoting sustainable resource management. The long-term strategy, launched on Monday, follows President Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s landslide election victory earlier this year, which was driven by his…
KEMI Séba, a prominent Beninese activist and critic of French influence in West Africa, has been arrested by French police in Paris. Séba, who is well-known for his anti-colonial activism, was detained on Monday while having lunch at a Parisian…
UKRAINE has strongly denied allegations that it has been involved in supplying drones to rebels fighting in northern Mali, countering media reports that surfaced late on Monday. The French newspaper Le Monde had claimed that Tuareg rebels in the West African nation…
THE Transmission Company of Nigeria has said 90 per cent of its substations have received bulk power supply following efforts to recover the grid, which suffered another collapse on Tuesday. It said the ongoing restoration of the national grid,…
KENYA has unveiled plans to restrict the direct export of valuable minerals in their raw form, marking a significant shift in policy aimed at increasing government revenue and fostering local industry. The move coincides with the ongoing construction of…
SOUTH African Airways (SAA) has announced plans to increase its flight frequencies to several key African destinations from November 2024. The South African national carrier will ramp up services to Harare and Lusaka to 12 flights per week, up from…
KWARA South senator, Oyelola Yisa Ashiru, has declared that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, is the most corrupt and compromised government agency in Nigeria. He stated this while contributing to the debate on a ‘Bill for an Act…
A former Commissioner for Sports, Youth and Social Development in Lagos State, Enitan Oshodi, has been unanimously elected as the President of the African Table Tennis Federation (ATTF) at the 2024 Annual General Meeting held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Currently,…
…As Fresh Corpse Exhumed … Elders Seeks for Government Help FOLLOWING the overflow of the River Nigeria, flood has taken over Udaba Ekperi and it’s neighboring communities and towns in Etsako Central Local Government Area of Edo State, leaving the…
