Kenya is launching one of its most ambitious employment initiatives—exporting skilled and unskilled labour to overseas markets. With over a million job seekers entering the workforce annually but only a fraction securing employment, the government is pushing for international placements…
DANGOTE Peugeot Automobiles Nigeria Limited (DPAN) has officially commenced the assembly of the Peugeot 3008 GT model at its state-of-the-art plant in Kaduna. This development marks a significant step as DPAN works to re-establish itself as a key player in…
CAMEROONIAN President Paul Biya, the world’s oldest head of state, turns 92 on Thursday, maintaining his silence on whether he will seek another term in the October 2025 elections. Despite concerns over his health and governance, many, including the divided opposition, expect him to…
GHANA’S President John Dramani Mahama has ordered an investigation into the National Service Authority (NSA) after more than 81,000 suspected ghost names were discovered on its payroll. The revelation came after a headcount aimed at clearing arrears in allowance payments,…
…says “No hiding place for offenders” THE Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has ramped up its night surveillance operations, leaving no hiding place for persons hiding under the cover of darkness, to dispose of their waste at illegal locations. The…
SIGMA Golf Nigeria Limited, a co-defendant in the trial of Ahmed Kuru, former Managing Director, Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, (AMCON) was on Tuesday, February 11, 2025 convicted and sentenced for fraud by Justice R.A. Oshodi of Special Offences Court,…
CANADIAN Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, says he has planned to meet with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa in Brussels on Wednesday. The meeting is expected to boost relations with the bloc. Trudeau’s…
JORDAN is ready to receive 2,000 sick Gaza children for medical treatment, as the healthcare system in the coastal enclave has been devastated, Prime Minister Jaafar Hassan announced on Wednesday. Hassan reaffirmed Jordan’s clear and unwavering position that there should…
POPE Francis has once again been unable to deliver a public address due to ongoing bronchitis. During the weekly general audience at the Vatican on Wednesday, the 88-year-old pontiff, who leads 1.4 billion Catholics worldwide, asked a priest to…
THE inspector general at the U.S. Agency for International Development, Paul Martin, was fired Tuesday, a day after his office released a report detailing the negative impact of the Trump administration’s dramatic downsizing of the agency, according to a…
