GHANA has temporarily closed its embassy in Washington, DC after uncovering a long-running visa and passport fee scam run by a local IT staffer, Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa announced on Monday. In a statement posted to Facebook, Ablakwa said Fred Kwarteng,…
FIVE candidates are in the running to become the next president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), with voting set to take place Thursday during the lender’s annual meetings in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. As reported by Reuters, the election comes at a critical moment for…
UGANDA has suspended all military and defence cooperation with Germany, accusing Berlin’s ambassador of subversive actions and interference in domestic affairs. The decision was confirmed on Sunday by the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) in a sharp escalation of diplomatic…
At least 30 people, including aid workers, children and a journalist, were killed when Israeli airstrikes hit a Red Cross-run school shelter in Gaza, the enclave’s Health Ministry said on Monday. The ministry, deemed credible by the United Nations, reported…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has filed a lawsuit against the Central Bank of Nigeria “over the failure to disclose the details of any direct payments to the 774 local government councils in Nigeria including the amounts sent to…
THE Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, in collaboration with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Uganda Airlines, have inaugurated the Nigeria-East/Southern Africa Air Cargo Corridor with 50 per cent discount. The Minister, Dr Jumoke Oduwole, at the inauguration…
SENATE Leader Opeyemi Bamidele on Sunday opposed key opposition parties in the country for labelling the National Assembly a rubber-stamp parliament without any justification or proof. This is contained in a statement in Abuja by his Directorate of Media and…
The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) has deplored a deadly wave of Russian missile and drone strikes that reportedly killed at least 13 civilians and injured 65 others. HRMMU, in a statement on Sunday, warned that the…
THE Republic of Türkiye is working to scale up its current 40 billion dollars volume of trade with Africa, and its one billion dollars bilateral trade volume with Nigeria. Turkish Deputy Ambassador to Nigeria, Elif Durdu, told the News Agency…
DANGOTE Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has signed a strategic export deal with Vinmar Group, a global petrochemicals distributor, to take its newly produced polypropylene to international markets. The partnership was unveiled during a launch event at the Dangote Industrial Complex in…
