MALI and Burkina Faso have officially communicated their decision to withdraw from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), with Niger anticipated to join them shortly. This development follows the announcement by the military regimes of these countries to…
A British-Nigerian minister, MP Kate Osamor has been suspended after she accused Israel of genocide on the eve of Holocaust Memorial Day. Osamor, a British-Nigerian-born MP for Edmonton, sparked resentment after claiming in her weekly newsletter that Gaza should be…
INTRODUCTION THE answer to this question “is this the Nigeria of our dreams”, is as obvious as it is disturbing. Sixty years after independence, it is to Nigeria’s eternal shame that she has failed woefully in applicable indices, on all…
RAND Merchant Bank (RMB) (www.RMB.co.za), a division of FirstRand Bank Limited, has achieved a significant milestone in Africa by partnering with the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), a member of the World Bank, to extend short-term funding support on a…
THE African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) and the Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centres (CGIAR) committed on Thursday to strengthen their collaboration to increase food production and provide better nutrition for Africa’s growing population. With 65% of global uncultivated arable…
THE Global Black Impact Summit (GBIS) () is pleased to confirm Dr. Obari Cartman, President of the Chicago Association of Black Psychologists, as a speaker during this year’s event, which will be held on February 27 in Dubai. A writer,…
African Prosperity Network (APN) awarded Prof. Benedict Oramah, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of African Export and Import Bank (www.Afreximbank.com) (Afreximbank or “the Bank”) with the Financial Leadership Award at their African Prosperity Dialogue gala dinner held…
THE federal government will on Tuesday, inaugurate a 37-man Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage with a mandate to recommend a new national minimum wage for the country. A statement issued by the director of Information in the Office of…
By Inusa Ndahi, Maiduguri THE National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ajibola Basiru has been nominated by the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State for its highest meritorious service Awards 2024. APC National Secretary The nomination was contained…
SUPER Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has said he wants to give Nigeria something to remember amid the ongoing 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, in Ivory Coast. Osimhen has been one of the standout performers in the AFCON as he…
