THE United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has advocated for digital birth registration for children in Nigeria. Celine Lafoucriere, Chief of UNICEF Field Office for South-West, said this at a two-day media dialogue on e-birth registration on Tuesday in Lagos. The…
Israel and Egypt have privately discussed a possible withdrawal of Israeli soldiers from Gaza’s border with Egypt, officials said. That could remove one of the main obstacles to a cease-fire deal with Hamas after more than nine months of war in the…
THE Naira on Monday depreciated at the official market, trading at N1,577.29 to the dollar. Data from the official trading platform of the FMDQ Exchange, a platform that oversees the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM), showed that the Naira…
REPUBLICAN candidate Donald Trump has selected Ohio senator JD Vance as his running mate in the 2024 US elections. The former president made the announcement on his social media platform, Truth Social, on Monday evening. “After lengthy deliberation and thought,…
IN a significant blow to the global cocoa market, trading houses are facing losses of at least $1bn after Ghana failed to deliver cocoa beans this year. This situation has been exacerbated by soaring global cocoa prices, driven by factors…
Ghana Cyber Security Authority (CSA) has granted licences and accreditation to 51 cybersecurity industry players, marking a significant milestone in the nation’s efforts to enhance cybersecurity. This includes Cybersecurity Service Providers (CSPs) such as Virtual Infosec Africa and e-Crime Bureau,…
FOUR African film production studios have secured a joint €80,000 grant to produce A Dream To Die For, a musical drama. The winning studios include Nigeria’s Guguru Studios, Ghana’s Driving Park Limited and AdomiBridge Studios, and Togo Films from Togo. This film, written by David Masterwille,…
In a decisive move on Monday, Gambia’s parliament voted against a bill seeking to lift the ban on female genital mutilation (FGM). The bill had previously passed a second reading in March, with only five out of 53 lawmakers opposing it.…
ESTONIAN President Alar Karis has accepted Prime Minister Kaja Kallas’s resignation and started talks on forming a new government, said a press release from the president’s office on Monday. Kallas, who was nominated as High Representative of the European Union…
THE World Bank has expressed readiness to spend 10 million dollars for Nigerian youths to acquire the critical skills needed for employment. Dr Mistura Rufai, the World Bank Education Specialist, was speaking at a two-day Innovation Grant Facilities (IGF) Memorandum…
