THE unhelpful – better still – harmful politics of antitrust between former governor Nyesom Wike and Siminalayi Fubara has resulted in broken peacesmithing in one of the most enviable states in Nigeria, Rivers State. Rivers State, once a beacon of…
THE global perception of Africa is significantly shaped by media narratives, and despite some progress in recent decades, Africa continues to be negatively portrayed, particularly by Western media. This misrepresentation has far-reaching consequences on Africa’s politics, international engagement, and…
THE World Bank has launched its new Business Ready 2024 (B-READY) report, evaluating the business and investment environments across 50 global economies. The report, a successor to the Doing Business initiative, is the first of three volumes to be released between 2024 and…
Tito Mboweni, South Africa’s former finance and labour minister, and the country’s first Black central bank governor, has died at the age of 65 after a brief illness, the presidency confirmed late on Saturday. Mboweni, a committed anti-apartheid activist, played…
NIGERIANS spend an astonishing $10bn annually on petrol and generator maintenance, according to a report by Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL). This figure underscores the country’s heavy reliance on fossil fuels for electricity generation, despite its environmental and economic challenges. The report,…
KENYA’S Ruth Chepngetich made history on Sunday by breaking the women’s marathon world record at the Chicago Marathon. The 30-year-old clocked an astonishing time of 2 hours, 9 minutes, and 57 seconds, shattering the previous record by almost two minutes.…
THE Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, on Sunday said it responded to 126 emergency incidents across the state in September. The agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of…
THE Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms and rains from Sunday to Tuesday across the country. NiMet`s weather report released on Saturday in Abuja forecast morning thunderstorms on Sunday in the northern region with moderate rains over parts of…
THE Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it is committed to enhancing intra-African trade, aimed at deepening economic integration in the region. The Comptroller-General (C-G) of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, made the commitment when he met with the Secretary General of the…
IN the build-up to the 2015 election, when President Muhammadu Buhari mounted the podium to seek votes from Nigerians, he campaigned on three major fronts. He promised to fight insurgency, corruption, and rebuild the economy. With this three-pronged campaign agenda,…
