Tag: Africa

When you find yourself in the minority, there is a tendency to seek out and develop kinship with anyone who in some ways, looks...

By OKEOGHENE AKUBUIKE Abuja- The African Petroleum Producers’ Organization (APPO), and African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) have called for the establishment of an African Energy Transition...

European Economic Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni, says the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on food security will potentially have “dramatic consequences” for African countries...

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday in Brussels, Belgium, welcomed the designation of Nigeria as one of the six countries in Africa designated as manufacturing...

A total of 10,896,302 COVID-19 cases were reported in Africa as of Saturday evening, the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC)...

Armed soldiers on Tuesday open fire over the presidential palace in Guinea-Bissau, according to media reports and confirmation by the regional body ECOWAS. The soldiers...

 The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), on Monday launched a comprehensive response plan for the Horn of Africa as more than US$ 138...

 Former President, Port Harcourt Polo Club (PHPC), Leo Edochie, on Thursday said the club had taken the lead in championing polo in Nigeria and...

COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on world economies, Nigeria inclusive. Restriction of movement of people and goods occasioned by lockdowns and slow...

The TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations will for the first time in the history of the competition use the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) for...

Nigerian Music star, Ayodeji Balogun Ibrahim aka Wizkid has clinched five awards at the 2021 African Entertainment Awards USA. He was declared winner in five...

The U.S. government on Friday imposed sanctions on Ali Darassa, a militia leader in Central African Republic (CAR) whose forces it accused of murder,...

The Nigeria Football Federation says it has not sacked Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr, amid reports that the Franco-German has been sent packing by...

The United States has removed Nigeria from its list of religious violators, even as it blacklisted Russia, China and eight other countries “as Countries...

Nigerian actress and disc jockey, Dorcas Fapson, has disclosed that her father did not support her career till she started making money from it. She...

Latifat Tijani has won Nigeria’s first gold medal at the ongoing Tokyo Paralympic Games. She won the gold on Thursday in women’s 45kg powerlifting. Tijani defeated...

Inauguration of the Technical Working Group of the African Continental Free Trade Area ( AfCFTA) for Agriculture and Agribusiness work stream will promote made...

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has ratified the convention seeking to regularise the recognition of diplomas and certificates across Africa. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, Minister of State...

Factfile for 2021 CAF Champions League finalists Kaizer Chiefs of South Africa: Popular name: Amakhosi (Chiefs) Captain: Bernard Parker Caretaker coaches: Arthur Zwane, Dillon Sheppard (both RSA) Possible...

ABUJA - The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has appointed some commercial banks as agents to recover the sum of N1.8 trillion from accounts...