The Executive Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and President, Network of National Anti-Corruption Institutions in West Africa, NACIWA, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has charged representatives of the fourteen member countries of  NACIWA on improved  international cooperation and collaboration as…
THE Katsina State Chairman of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Alh. Armaya’u Abdulkadir, has stated that the party has no factions at the state or national levels. He made this known in an interview with the News Agency of…
THE 2 Division Inter-Brigade Corporal and Below Competition 2025, aimed at promoting professionalism, team spirit and readiness, has commenced in Kogi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the weeklong competition is being hosted by the 12 Brigade…
AS the global race intensifies to secure critical minerals for green energy and digital transformation, African nations are stepping into a strategic spotlight. With abundant reserves of cobalt, copper, platinum group metals, and lithium, Africa is no longer just a…
GHANA is stepping up efforts to revolutionise its downstream petroleum sector, with a bold target of achieving 50 percent market penetration of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) by 2030. At the forefront of this initiative is the National Petroleum Authority (NPA),…
UGANDA’S government has unveiled a bold new strategy to revitalise its national telecom company, Uganda Telecommunications Corporation Ltd (UTel), through a partnership with Rowad Capital Commercial LLC (RCC), a UAE-based investment firm. According to a recent government statement, the goal…
TANZANIA and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have signed a key infrastructure agreement to develop dry ports in both countries, aiming to boost regional trade and streamline logistics between East and Central Africa. The agreement, finalised on Saturday…
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has confirmed €52 million in reparations for nearly 50,000 victims of Dominic Ongwen, a former commander in the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a brutal rebel group that terrorised northern Uganda for decades. The ruling, delivered on Monday…
RWANDAN President Paul Kagame issued a fierce rebuke on Monday to countries imposing sanctions on his government over its alleged involvement in the ongoing conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Speaking at the launch of commemorations marking the…
FOR generations, the world has viewed Africa through a distorted lens—literally. One of the most common world maps, the Mercator projection, has long misrepresented the continent’s true size. Designed in the 16th century to assist European sea navigation, the map…
