A disturbing report has emerged, alleging that a Director at the Universal Service Provision Fund under Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), identified as Yomi, has sexually abused the daughter of a former presidential aide. Though the identity of the victim’s father,…
THE 39th edition of the Luanda International Fair (FILDA) will open its doors on July 23, welcoming over 1,300 companies from 18 countries to the Angolan capital’s Special Economic Zone. This year’s event focuses on internationalisation and strategic infrastructure development,…
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s new Labour government has scrapped the controversial plan to fly thousands of asylum seekers from Britain to Rwanda in its first major policy announcement after winning a commanding election victory earlier this month. The decision…
THE African Group at the World Trade organisation (WTO) presented a proposal at its General Council (GC) to re-elect Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as director-general of the organisation. Adebayo Thomas, the Director, Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment,…
THE Director-General of West Africa Region, African Development Bank (AfDB), Lamin Barrow, says the banks’s cumulative financing approvals in Nigeria stands at 10.9 billion dollars. Barrow said this at the Second Interactive Session and Workshop on Developing Bankable Business Proposals/Business…
NIGERIA artist and medical doctor, Fola David, is vying for the Guinness World Record for the largest drawing by an individual after completing a massive artwork over six days in Lagos. The piece, titled Unity in Diversity, measures 1,050 square metres…
THE African Union Commission (AUC) and the United Nations Global Compact have announced a new partnership aimed at promoting sustainable business practices across Africa. This collaboration, part of the Global Africa Business Initiative (GABI), seeks to leverage the UN Global…
IN response to severe flooding, Liberian senators have proposed relocating the capital city from Monrovia. This bold suggestion aims to address the persistent issues of overcrowding and poor infrastructure that plague the current capital. The proposal has elicited a range…
IN a strategic move to regain the trust of foreign powers and bolster her programme of economic and political reforms, Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has dismissed two senior government officials, including the foreign minister. The announcement came late on…
IN a significant move, Ugandan soldiers and police sealed off the headquarters of the country’s largest opposition party, the National Unity Platform (NUP), on Monday. This action comes as a precautionary measure ahead of planned anti-government protests scheduled for Tuesday,…
