IN a bold step to reshape Africa’s trade and investment landscape, the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has officially opened its first African Trade Centre (AATC) in Abuja, Nigeria. The centre is envisioned as a transformative hub to accelerate intra-African commerce, investment, and innovation…
GOLD prices soared to a fresh record on Friday, crossing the $3,200 mark as fears of a global recession deepened and the US-China trade war escalated. The spike was fuelled by a weaker dollar and growing investor demand for safe-haven assets.…
TENSIONS between Israel and the African Union (AU) flared this week after Israel’s ambassador to Ethiopia, Avraham Nigusse, was removed from a high-profile AU event commemorating the 1994 Rwanda genocide. Israel has condemned the ejection as politically motivated and unjustified. According to The Associated…
By Inusa Ndahi, Maiduguri BORNO State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, held a crucial engagement with Nigeria’s top military leadership in Abuja on Thursday. The meeting, which was held separately behind closed doors with the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant…
COTE d’Ivoire has warned that it may raise cocoa prices in retaliation if steep new US tariffs announced by President Donald Trump are enforced. The move could increase global cocoa costs and impact American consumers. The US administration last week imposed 21…
TANZANIAN opposition figure Tundu Lissu, long known for surviving an assassination attempt and enduring multiple arrests, now faces the most serious charge of his political career: treason. The charge, which carries the death penalty, follows his party’s escalating demands for electoral…
THE House of Representatives Committee on Customs and Excise has sought the support of customs officers for the ongoing amendment of the Nigeria Customs Act 2023. Chairman of the Committee, Mr Leke Abejide, confirmed this on Thursday during an…
THE African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) says it has disbursed 50 billion Dollars into various sectors of Nigeria in the last 10 years. Prof. Benedict Oramah disclosed this at the Commissioning of the Afreximbank African Trade Centre (AATC) in Abuja…
THE Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) in Ondo State has vowed to resist the planned demolition of staff members’ quarters in Alagbaka, Akure, by the state government. The state Chairman of NLC, Ademola Olapade, made this known during the inauguration of…
THE President Bola Tinubu-led government has reportedly deviated from the traditional 70/30 percentage ratio for ambassadorial nominees, reducing the number of career diplomats in favor of political appointees. A diplomatic source, who spoke with The Sun anonymously, expressed concerns over…
