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…
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…
AN Ilyushin Il-76 military transport plane crashed in Russia on Tuesday, after one of its engines failed during take-off, the Defense Ministry has reported. RT reports that the aircraft had 15 people on board, including eight crew members and seven…
IN a bid to bolster its small and medium enterprises (SMEs), Kenya has launched a groundbreaking project worth $51.7 million funded by the World Bank. Rebecca Miano, the cabinet secretary in the Ministry of Investments, Trade, and Industry, made the…
IN a significant development toward stabilizing Libya, leaders from different factions have reached a crucial agreement to establish a unified government tasked with overseeing the country’s long-delayed elections. The heads of the East Libya-based parliament, the Tripoli-based High Council of…
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered final forfeiture of 36 exotic cars, “allegedly stolen” from Canada to Nigeria. ` Trial judge, Justice Deinde Dipeolu, made the final forfeiture order, while granting an application filed and argued by…
PALESTINE Authorities have said the estimated figure of 9,000 women death in the ongoing attacks in Gaza by Israeli forces is an underestimation, decrying that at current rate of attack, an average of 63 women will continue to be killed…
PRESIDENTIAL candidates in Senegal kicked off their election campaigns on Saturday, following weeks of violent protests across the African country after the vote was delayed. The 19 approved candidates vying for the top job now have a shorter period to rally…
IN a compelling plea for transformative change, Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has called upon leaders in Nigeria and throughout the continent to prioritise welfarist policies to eliminate poverty. Adesina’s impassioned appeal was delivered during the…
FORMER Cote d’Ivoire president Laurent Gbagbo has announced his intention to lead the party he founded into the 2025 presidential elections, according to spokesman Katinan Kone. The decision came following a meeting of the party’s central committee. Gbagbo, who served as…
