WORKERS of Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) on Thursday in Abuja suspended their strike action driven by demand for better working conditions. This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Tunde Moshood, Special Adviser on Media and Communications to…
THE National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has inaugurated the Principal Officers of the National Medical Team (NMT) and its Steering Committee for the 2025 Hajj operations. The Chairman of NAHCON, Prof. Abdullahi Saleh, made this known in a statement…
Introduction In today’s world, where glitz and glam dominate the social landscape, many relationships are quietly being choked by the silent weight of materialism. Couples fall in love with beautiful dreams but often find themselves struggling under the burden of…
SENEGAL is poised to be sub-Saharan Africa’s fastest-growing economy in 2025, with gross domestic product expected to expand by a robust eight point four percent, according to the IMF’s latest projections. This anticipated leap places the West African country ahead…
TANZANIA has halted all agricultural imports from Malawi and South Africa in a dramatic escalation of regional trade tensions, leaving lorries stalled at the border and exposing deep fractures in southern Africa’s economic ties. At the usually busy Kasumulu crossing,…
AT just 36 years old, Captain Ibrahim Traoré is not only Burkina Faso’s head of state but also the world’s youngest sitting president—a stark contrast to the continent’s average presidential age of 63. He seized power in September 2022 following a military…
POLITICAL tensions boiled over in Cote d’Ivoire on Thursday as supporters of opposition leader Tidjane Thiam took to the streets, protesting a court decision that disqualified him from the upcoming presidential election. The country’s main opposition party, the Democratic Party of Cote…
WHATSAPP is beginning to roll out a long-awaited in-app translation feature, offering hope to users struggling to follow group chats in unfamiliar languages. The new tool, currently available to select Android users in beta testing, allows messages to be translated directly…
PRESIDENT Donald Trump holds Africa in high regard despite sweeping aid cuts that have triggered humanitarian crises across the continent, according to his Senior Advisor for Africa, Massad Boulos. Speaking to BBC Newsday, Boulos defended the Trump administration’s decision to freeze foreign aid—a…
SOUTH African President Cyril Ramaphosa said Thursday he had spoken to US President Donald Trump about the war in Ukraine, with both leaders agreeing on the urgent need to end the conflict and pledging to meet soon to rebuild strained relations…
