POLIRICIANS are a funny lot in Nigeria. They possess several skills that are simply acquired but never learned. They acquire the skill of lies telling, combined with corruption, bribes taking, betrayal, illicit acquisition of wealth and back-stabbing. They wear the…
RECENT reports indicate that the UK government is considering a novel approach to address the issue of refused asylum seekers by offering them financial incentives to relocate to Rwanda under a new ‘voluntary’ scheme. The arrangement, distinct from the existing plan to…
IN a significant legal setback for LGBT rights in Uganda, the country’s high court dismissed a petition by an advocacy group seeking government registration. According to a statement from the petitioner’s lawyer, the court ruled against Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG)…
THETARAY, a frontrunner in next-generation AI-powered transaction monitoring and risk assessment, has been selected by the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) as its Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and screening partner. PAPSS, tasked with revolutionising cross-border payments in Africa, aims to enhance its…
THE head of the African Development Bank (AfDB) is calling for an end to loans given in exchange for the continent’s rich supplies of oil or critical minerals used in smartphones and electric car batteries, deals that have helped China…
THE African Development Bank’s (www.AfDB.org) Japan Africa Dream Scholarship program invests in promising African students from Bank member countries at partner universities in Africa and Japan, financing their tuition, travel, and upkeep for post-graduate studies. The program aligns with the goal…
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil) Heineken Lokpobiri will speak at Africa’s premier event for the oil and gas sector – the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energy conference – this November. Committed to developing Nigeria’s…
A Seventh Prosecution Witness, PW7, in the trial of a former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele on Monday, March 11, 2024 told Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Abuja, how Emefiele…
AT a time of renewed geopolitical interest in Africa, and an increasing questioning of traditional development finance models, Harvard Business School today released a case study examining the role and impact of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) (), and its…
By Inusa Ndahi, Maiduguri THE North East Development Commission (NEDC) has distributed food and other items to 106 Clubs and Associations including vulnerable groups comprising orphans, widows and Persons With Disability (PWD). Speaking at the ceremony which took place…
