GHANA’S President John Mahama has launched a fresh diplomatic push to re-engage Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, the three junta-led Sahel nations that announced their withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) earlier this year. Speaking in Accra…
COCA-COLA Beverages Malawi Limited (CCBM), a subsidiary of Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA), has launched a new $14.9 million production line in Lilongwe — a move that signals a major upgrade for the country’s beverage manufacturing capabilities. The high-tech line uses artificial…
NIGERIA will fully digitise its expatriate residence permit system from May 1, marking a major policy shift aimed at accelerating approvals, closing loopholes, and reducing corruption, Interior Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has announced. The reform centres on the Combined Expatriate Residence…
KENYA is taking a pioneering step into the future of finance with the launch of Africa’s first regulated tokenised asset exchange, in a joint venture with Canadian fintech firm DeFi Technologies Inc. and digital finance company SovFi Inc. The new platform, known as the…
THE Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has announced a postponement in date of resumption of plenary sittings from April 29 to May 6, 2025. The announcement was contained in an internal memo dated April 20, 2025, addressed…
SOUTH African football has been rocked by the sudden death of Sinamandla Zondi, a promising 22-year-old defender for Durban City, who collapsed during the warm-up ahead of a second-tier league match on Tuesday. Zondi was preparing to face Milford FC…
THE Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Olufemi Oluyede has given a marching order to the Nigerian Army to flush out bandits terrorising the people of Barutein and Kaiama local governments of Kwara. The Chief of Army Staff similarly…
THE Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa, has advocated drug integrity tests for corps members, prospective couples, and others aimed at discouraging substance abuse. Marwa said the proposed integrity tests were…
THE Minister of State for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr Yusuf Sununu, has appealed for support in implementing the Renewed Hope National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme. Sununu made the appeal during a meeting with development partners, NGOs, and…
NATIONAL Chairman of Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), Yusuf Dantalle, has urged stakeholders to intensify efforts toward eliminating all gender-related barriers, especially those inhibiting inclusive politics in Nigeria. Dantalle made the call on Wednesday in Abuja at a conference for…
