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…
THE Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the East African Community (EAC) have appointed former leaders from Kenya, Nigeria, and Ethiopia to help facilitate peace talks in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The decision follows an extraordinary summit held…
THE United Kingdom has paused some bilateral aid to Rwanda and introduced diplomatic sanctions, citing Kigali’s alleged involvement in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The British government announced the measures on Tuesday, stating they would remain in place…
SENATOR Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has dragged Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, through the court for what she described as defamatory statement against her person. The Senator, representing Kogi Central in the upper chamber, on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),…
SENATOR Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has been directed to face senate disciplinary panel. The senator who represents the Kogi Central Senator will now face senate disciplinary panel over her seat reallocation outburst in the red chamber. The Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced…
THE Anambra House of Assembly has passed a resolution calling on the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to speedily reopen the Onitsha drug market which has been shutdown since Feb. 9. The lawmakers who passed…
Few days ago, Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida unveiled what he called ” A Journey In Service”, his memoir. The reason why Nigerian press dubbed him “maradona”, manifested when he said amongst other things, that Moshood Abiola won the 1993 presidential…
