Tag: African
President Buhari in Dakar, Senegal ahead of the International Development Association for Africa Summit scheduled for Thursday
The Summit is aimed at driving a resilient recovery for countries hit by climate change, COVID -19, insecurity and more recently the war in ... Read More
11 African Leaders Grace Nigeria’s Democracy Day Celebration
No fewer than 11 African leaders attended the ceremonies for the maiden celebration of June 12 as Democracy Day in Nigeria on Wednesday. Among them ... Read More
AfDB Invests $258m in The North East – Adesina
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has so far invested 258 million dollars towards the rehabilitation of damaged infrastructural facilities in the Northeast region of the ... Read More
PTA Chairman Wants FG Introduce Education Bank Loan To End Strikes
Mr James Emadoye, on Thursday urged the Federal Government to detach its string from the Tertiary Education system and establish an Education Loan Bank to ... Read More
Nigerians speak on women making marriage proposals to men
Some Nigerians in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have reacted to the strange drift of women making marriage or relationship proposals to their male counterparts. ... Read More
National Sports Festival: 19 Year Old Stuns Oshonaike in Quarter-finals
It was an exhilarating moment at the Indoor Sports Hall of the Abuja National Stadium, venue of the table tennis event of the ongoing National ... Read More
President Weah Makes Surprise Return To Football Against Super Eagles Of Nigeria
Liberia President and former World Footballer of the Year George Weah made a surprise return to international competition in Monrovia on Tuesday, playing in ... Read More
Disney to Give Africa Its Own Fairytale “Sade” with Nigerian Producer
Renowned production studio, Disney, is currently developing an African fairy tale movie “Sade’’ with Nigerian-American producer and director, Rick Famuyiwa. Sade, according to news from ... Read More
MAN to FG: Ignore Pressure to Sign-on to AfCFTA Agreement
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has urged the Federal Government to ignore pressure from certain quarters in the industry to urgently sign-on to the ... Read More
African First Ladies Peace Mission Celebrates the African Child
African first ladies peace mission celebrates 2018 day of the African Child with the theme "leave no child behind for Africa's development. Children drawn from ... Read More
Violence Against Women: Award-Winning UK Movie on Witch-Hunts To Curb Attacks – Human Rights Group
An award-winning British film about witch-hunts in Zambia could play an important role in curbing violence against women if translated into local languages and distributed ... Read More
Elumelu To Host 1,300 African Entrepreneurs From 54 Countries
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading philanthropy, on Friday announced a plan to host 1,300 African Entrepreneurs, Business leaders and Policymakers from 54 countries ... Read More
Saraki Pledges NASS Support To ACP Countries On Cotonou Agreement
President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has pledged the support of the National Assembly to the Cotonou Agreement of the African, Carribean, and ... Read More
Fashola Lists Benefits Of Proposed Sovereign Green Bonds
· Solar Unit Distribution Programme (SUDIP) will provide up to 12MWs, 6,000 jobs and impact at least 60,000 persons, he says · Advocates that programme ... Read More
President Buhari Hosts West African Leaders In Abuja Today
Garba Shehu, Abuja: In furtherance of his mandate as a lead mediator, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari will be hosting ... Read More
African Targets to End AIDS, TB and Malaria by 2030
Johannesburg, November 2016- Strengthening and strategic refocusing of Africa’s partnerships to respond effectively to continental priorities for sustainable development is a critical priority for the ... Read More
Africa Day at COP22: African Leaders Demonstrate Commitment and Action to Address Climate Change
Marrakech, Morocco, 16 November, 2016 – African Heads of State and Government marked Africa Day in the Africa Pavilion at the UNFCCC 22nd Conference of ... Read More
We will pay keen interest to accountability and transparency to fast-track football development in Nigeria ~ President Buhari
Femi Adesina; Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Abuja said his administration will pay keen interest to accountability and transparency to fast-track football development in ... Read More
VP Osinbajo Reiterates The Relevance Of ACP In International Affairs
Nigeria's Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo at 8th Summit of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Heads of State and Governments holding in Papua, New Guinea. Vice ... Read More
African Champions, Super Falcons qualify For AWCON 2016 On a 3-1 Aggregate
The Super Falcons of Nigeria defeated the Teranga Lionesses of Senegal 2-0 on Tuesday in Abuja to qualify for the 2016 Africa Women Cup of ... Read More