Today the Dutch government returned an important religious crown, the property of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, to Ethiopia. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and the Dutch...
Ized Uanikhehi, Co-founder at TORA Africa Group, on Thursday urged faith-based organisations to leverage on technology in enhancing their activities. Uanikhehi made the call in Lagos...
Ecobank Group (https://www.Ecobank.com), the pan-African banking group, is inviting African fintech entrepreneurs to enter the 3rd edition of the Ecobank Fintech Challenge. The Fintech Challenge gives...
Esterhuizen to lead Cell C Sharks against Rebels in Ballarat; Milestones for Vodacom Bulls’ Visagie and Kotze against Blues; Louw set to earn 50th DHL Stormers...
The First Lady Aisha Buhari, has renewed her effort to search for solutions to prevailing marital challenges, especially the rate of divorce and proper parenting in...
The Lagos State Government has promised the security of lives and property as well as the provision of investment friendly policies to the business community. Gov....
The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA), says it plans to organise mass immunisation campaign, as Africa move closer to eradicating Wild Polio Virus (WPV) from...
The United Nation’s Children Fund (UNICEF) says it has commenced a programme aimed at promoting the health and protection of the rights of children in Toro...
NNN: In line with its mandate to promote and enhance peace and security in the Continent, the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) undertook...
By Fredrick Nzwili Church leaders in eastern Africa are calling for increased action against desert locusts which have terrorised the region since January this year. Like...
The Federal Government says President Muhammadu Buhari will not resign because he has the overwhelming mandate of Nigerians to preside over the affairs of the country until the expiration of...
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of World Health Organisation (WHO), says ministers meeting in Sweden for a two-day conference have adopted the Stockholm declaration on road...
The Coalition of Societies for the Rights of Older People in Nigeria (COSROPIN), says private sector participation in the care of older persons is key to...
The Police Command in Niger on Thursday urged residents of the state to support it in its ongoing fight against banditry, kidnapping and cattle rustling in...
The official said: “We've held negotiations with Egyptian partners and have come to terms on a good contract – roughly $1 million – on supplying and...
Dr Paul Enenche, Senior Pastor, Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Abuja, has urged the Federal Government to end insurgency and pay more attention to security challenges facing...
Mrs Bilkisu Abdul, National President of National Association of Tour Operators (NATOP), on Thursday said that the challenges of insecurity should not discourage governments investment in...
A film festival in a country without cinemas: in December, the fourth Juba Film Festival was held in the capital of South Sudan. It provides a platform for young...
The Niger government on Thursday said that it would inaugurate monthly environmental sanitation to keep the state clean and healthy on Feb. 29. Mr Mohammed Zakari,...
Crunch time for Oilers, Mwamba and Nakuru in Kenya Cup playoff race. It is crunch time for Menengai Oilers, Stanbic Mwamba and Top Fry Nakuru in...
Christain Aid, an International NGO, has urged Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and the media from Benue, Plateau and Kaduna states to develop a sustainability plan for...
The Sokoto State Police Command has warned members of the public against unauthorised use of siren in their vehicles. The public was also warned to refrain...
The Lagos State University (LASU) says Mr Daibo Davies who plunged into Lagos lagoon was not a graduate of the institution as reported by some media....
Save the Children International, (SCI) says it will build the advocacy capacity of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and journalists, to push for improvement in social protection...
Operatives of the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit (Taskforce) have arrested two suspects for impersonating. The suspects were caught parading themselves as security...
Bauchi Sate Hisbah Command, says it has recorded 11, 851 cases and treated 10, 819 cases between 2015 and 2018. Ibrahim Musa, Commander of the state...
On Tuesday, February 18, 2020, the President of the Republic, Kais Saeed, received the Director of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Mark Green. ...
Some 6.5 million people in South Sudan – more than half of the population – could be in acute food insecurity at the height of this...
Christian Aid, an international Non Governmental Organisation (NGO), has called on Plateau Government to appoint a substantive Executive Secretary for the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA)...
Some residents of Maiduguri have commended Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno over his appeal for a special prayer to end insurgency and restore peace to the...
Miss Catriona Laing, the British High Commissioner to Nigeria has pledged the readiness of the UK government to promote agribusiness for sustainable development in the country....
Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) (https://www.CorporateCouncilonAfrica.com/) in partnership with Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) hosted a roundtable discussion with Kenyan and U.S. business leaders and government...
In a screen career spanning more than five decades, it has taken Al Pacino until now to act in a television series. He is starring in...
“In some places they threw stones at us, but in others community leaders became engaged and fought alongside us for the survival of their people,” says...
“In some places they threw stones at us, but in others community leaders became engaged and fought alongside us for the survival of their people,” says...
Mr Ibrahim Mijinyawa, the Director Payee, Sokoto State Internal Revenue Service, said about N41 billion has been collected as Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) from 2017 to...
Armed forces of the South Sudan Opposition Alliance and the South Sudan People’s Defense Force staying at the Pantit cantonment site near Aweil have agreed with...
The Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Tanzania, Mrs Regine Hess, today presented her letter of credence to the Secretary General of the EAC...
On 6 February, Ambassador Eric Whitaker traveled to Tahoua where he donated 20 computers and 10 uninterruptible power supplies to the University of Tahoua to increase...
‘Eyimofe (This is My Desire)’, a Nigeria-America co-production has landed a sales representation deal, in advance of its premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival. The...
Standard Chartered (www.SC.com) has today announced new business targets for supporting its clients as they transition to a low carbon economy as part of its Sustainability...
Prof. Sylvester Egwu, a Howard University Professor of Mechanical/Energy Engineering, hason Thursday called on the Federal Government to resolve challenges impeding improved electricity supply in the...
Oscar Ouma and Samuel Oliech are the most significant inclusions as the Kenya Men’s National Sevens squad was named for the fifth and sixth rounds of...
In commemoration of BIEA's 60th anniversary, we are celebrating the years of successful partnerships and collaborations that have made our academic work in Ethiopian possible. BIEA...
The Police in Jigawa have arrested a 33-year-old man over alleged possession of fake currency in Kazaure Local Government Area of the state. The police spokesman...
African Consuls General in New York met for the first time on Wednesday evening and formed a body to give them a collective strong voice on...
In response to the outbreak of desert locusts in East Africa, the United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), will be providing $8...
The seventh Petroleum Report issued by the Ministry of Petroleum, Republic of South Sudan (http://www.MOP-RSS.org/), provides an overview of world oil markets and fundamentals, price forecasts,...
Edo government says it will expand the Benin City-Iyekogba axis in ward 2, of Orede Local Government Area (LGA) for proper planning of communities in the...
The South East Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (SECCIMA) has advocated greater synergy among the South-East governors to develop the seaports and enhance the...
Mr Moses Odunwa, representing Ikwo South State Constituency in the Ebonyi House of Assembly has assured the constituents of his commitment to provide quality and effective...
Atalanta continued their dream debut UEFA Champions League campaign on Wednesday with a 4-1 win over Valencia in an entertaining last 16 first leg meeting at...
Timo Werner’s second half penalty kick gave a dominant RB Leipzig a deserved 1-0 victory at Tottenham Hotspur in the first leg of their UEFA Champions...
The Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM) says it has concluded plans to promote crops that have potential export value in Katsina State thereby creating more businesses and...
Manchester City showed no signs of letting their off-field problems distract them as they comfortably beat relegation-threatened West Ham United 2-0 in their re-arranged English Premier...
South Korean stocks, on Wenesday closed nearly flat as investors remained wary over the spread of the novel coronavirus in the country. The Korean won rose...
Margaret Binga, the President of Nigeria Taekwondo Federation (NTF), on Wednesday in Lagos said it was a relief the national team were finally participating in the...
The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) came under criticism following an outburst against the commission by the Senate and Minister of Works for openly protecting telecoms companies...
Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno, on Wednesday urged the military authorities to initiate measures for resumption of commercial activities to fast track peace restoration and recovery...
The Chinese Embassy in Nigeria on Wednesday said daily cured cases of COVID-19 surpassed new confirmed ones for the first time, which stood at 1,749. According...
A member of Ebonyi House of Assembly, Mr Moses Odunwa, has assured his constituents of effective legislative representation. Odunwa, representing Ikwo South, gave the assurance on...
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehinare, says environmental pollution from healthcare waste and other related sources is a major concern to public health in the...
The Kogi Government in partnership with the Nigeria Police Force said it has established two Mobile Police Squadron Bases along Obajana-Kabba road and in Okene. Gov....
The Federal Capital Territory Special Ministerial Task Team on Traffic Control has warned security agencies against violating traffic rules on the ever busy AYA-Nyanya Keffi route....
Rangers International Football Club of Enugu on Wednesday defeated Kano Pillars FC 1-0 in a rescheduled Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) Match Day 11 fixture in...
Prominent Nigerians across business, politics and academic spectrum have urged government to prioritise education, research and innovation for younger generation to turn the country from a...
Dr Dhamari Naidoo, Technical Officer For Laboratory Strengthening, World Health Organization (WHO), has said that Coronavirus (COVID-19)’s current case fatality ratio was low at 2.3 percent,...
to conclude and sign agreement. “At the expiration of this notice, the organized labour in the state will have no option than to mobilize her members...
Mr Rabo Sani, Chairman, Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa state has called for the collaboration of stakeholders to tackle insecurity in the state. Sani made...
Gov. Bala Mohammad of Bauchi State on Wednesday appointed Dr Musa Mohammed as his Principal Private Secretary (PPS). This was contained in a statement issued by...
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has urged the federal government to strategically position the economy to exploit the opportunities of the Africa Continental Free Trade...
Mr Seun Ashamu, Oyo State Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, says the state has begun efforts toward achieving independent power supply. Ashamu, who made the...