By Inusa Ndahi, Maiduguri FOLLOWING preparation for the 2025 Ramadan fasting and the last year September flood disaster which have destroyed critical infrastructures and farmlands worth billions of naira in Maiduguri, Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has rolled…
Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, Minister of Women Affairs, has proposed the establishment of a Child Development and Protection Agency (CDPA) to strengthen implementation and enforcement of child rights and welfare policies in Nigeria. Sulaiman-Ibrahim made the proposal in.a statement by Mr…
THE Senate Ad hoc Committee investigating the N30 trillion Ways and Means facility granted to the federal government has accused the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) of frustrating its efforts to uncover how the loans were utilised. The N30…
THE Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to strengthening bilateral relations with Kuwait in areas of mutual interest. Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, made this known in a statement on Tuesday while congratulating the State of…
FOR decades, Ghana’s main international airport has carried the name of Lieutenant-General Emmanuel Kwasi Kotoka, the military officer who played a leading role in the 1966 coup that overthrew President Kwame Nkrumah’s democratically elected government. However, the name has remained a subject of…
NIGER is set to begin copper mining in its northern desert, marking a major step in diversifying its mineral output. The government has granted a permit to national mining firm Compagnie Minière de l’Air (Cominair SA) to start extraction in…
BOTSWANA’S government has officially signed a long-delayed diamond sales agreement with Anglo American’s De Beers, securing a deal that is expected to boost the economy and create jobs. The agreement, which had been under negotiation since 2018, was provisionally agreed upon last…
THE National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has approved four banks to support and implement the Hajj Savings Scheme. Abdulbasit Abba, an official in the Information and Publications Division of NAHCON, announced the development in a statement in Abuja…
AS global luxury spending contracts, Africa is emerging as a key market, attracting top brands and outpacing international peers in growth. While the global luxury consumer base has shrunk by 50 million people over the past two years, Africa is…
VITOL and Glencore are set to receive $380 million in compensation after winning a legal dispute over non-delivery of LNG cargoes against Nigeria’s sole liquefied natural gas (LNG) producer, according to court documents seen by Reuters. The case, which was heard…
