Africa

The Board of Trustees of the Aliko Dangote Foundation has resolved to be fully involved in the evacuation and resettling of thousands of Nigerians that are stranded in Sudan. Managing Director and Chief Executive officer of Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF), Zouera Youssoufou has been in contact with the Management of …

April 30, 2023 Africa is on its familiar route again. She has become the proverbial serial widow whose mourning and weeping the Yoruba express as “Iwo l’eni, iwo lana bi ekun ap’okoje.” In serial widowhood, the widow is seen as involved in matricide, until she proves otherwise. Each death of …

Rivers United FC of Nigeria’s bus has been burgled and sprayed with as yet unidentified toxic chemicals in Tanzania less than 24 hours to the team’s CAF Confederation Cup second leg clash with Young Africans. In a statement released by the Nigeria Premier Football League Champions, the sum of $5260 and …

Khartoum, April 29, 2023 The sounds of air strikes, anti-aircraft weaponry and artillery could be heard in Khartoum early on Saturday and dark smoke rose over parts of the city, as fighting in Sudan entered its third week. Fighting between the army and a rival paramilitary force continued despite the …

By Ahmed Ubandoma Abuja, April 29, 2023 The Federal Government on Friday said the Nigeria Airforce (NAF C-130H) plane and Air Peace plane have been cleared to fly Egyptian airspace for the evacuation of Nigerians stranded in Sudan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that this followed the outbreak …

 By Okeoghene Akubuike Abuja, April 29, 2023 The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has bagged seven awards at the Bonds, Loans and ESG Capital Markets Africa Awards 2023 across the transactional and house categories. This is contained in a statement issued by Afreximbank’s Media Contact, Amadou Sall, in Abuja on Saturday. …

  By Henry Oladele and Millicent Ifeanyichukwu Lagos, April 28, 2023 Ms. Samata Bukari, Consul General of the Republic of Ghana to Lagos, Nigeria, has encouraged Nigerian students to enroll in the University of Ghana Business School (UGBS) as this will further strengthen Nigeria and Ghana’s long-time trade relationship. Bukari …

By Temitope Ponle Abuja, April 28, 2023 The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has said that over 7,000 nationals, including Nigerians, were not allowed to cross the border into Egypt since their arrival on Thursday evening from war torn Sudan. Chairman, NiDCOM, Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, made the disclosure in a statement …

ABUJA:  APRIL 27, 2023 President Muhammadu Buhari has called on Africans home and abroad to connect and create a common front through strategic frameworks to address the challenges arising in the new world order. This was stated during his keynote address at the second edition of the Global African Diaspora …

By Chijioke Okoronkwo Abuja, April 28, 2023 Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, will on Friday depart Abuja for Nairobi, where he will participate in the 2023 Mo Ibrahim Governance Weekend (IGW), with the theme “Global Africa.” Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement in Abuja, said the vice president was expected …

Maxim Uzoatu Topgoodness School students in the Addo, Ajah neighbourhood of Lagos have benefited from a distribution of back-to-school educational supplies made possible by the non-profit Caring Hands Foundation. The Foundation’s director, Jasmine Asekome, made the announcement during a community event in Lagos. Asekome explained that she made an effort …

Abuja, April 27, 2023: The first batch of stranded Nigerians in Sudan evacuated by the Federal Government will arrive Abuja, Nigeria on Friday, barring any unforeseen circumstances. This cheering news was given at a State House, Abuja briefing by Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) on Thursday. …

Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) Champions, Rivers United FC have departed the country for Tanzania where they will face Young Africans SC in a CAF Confederation Cup 2nd-leg tie. The Nigerian side were airlifted onboard Ethiopian Airlines en-route Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. Rivers United FC trail 0-2 on aggregate following …

President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Accra, Ghana, identified regular meetings among the countries that make up the Gulf of Guinea Commission as a critical route towards achieving peace and security in the region. Speaking for the last time as Nigeria’s President at the 3rd Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of …

London, April 24, 2023 Four bids to host the 2027 Women’s World Cup have been received, football’s world governing body FIFA said on Monday. The hosts are to be appointed at the FIFA Congress in May next year. Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands have submitted a joint expression of interest …

President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja for Accra, Ghana on Tuesday, April 25, 2023 to attend the 3rd Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Gulf of Guinea Commission, (GGC) convened by President Nana Akuffo-Ado of Ghana. The President is scheduled to participate and …

Network International (Network), the leading enabler of digital commerce across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, has renewed its partnership with one of Nigeria’s largest financial service providers, Polaris Bank Limited, to deepen financial inclusion and digital transformation. The partnership is anchored on the provision of payments processing solutions …

…NEMA says plans are on to evacuate about 5000 trapped Nigerians by road through Egypt A Nigerian female student in Sudan has called on the Nigerian government to quickly come to their rescue as ‘bloody fighting’ between feuding military groups in the war-torn African country escalates. In a 56-second video …

  By Isaiah Eka Uyo, April 23, 2023 Young Africans SC of Tanzania on Sunday in Uyo beat hosts Rivers United 2-0 in the first leg game of their 2022/2023 CAF Confederation Cup quarter-final fixture. In the match played at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Young Africans took the game to …

Khartoum, April 23, 2023  Discussions of a ceasefire in Sudan raised hopes on Saturday that foreign nationals stranded in the country amid heavy fighting between rival military groups could soon be evacuated. Sudan’s de facto president and commander-in-chief of the army, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, said he has agreed to facilitate the …

South African Consul-General in Lagos, Bobby Moroe, speaking during the South Africa Week, held in Lagos By Taiye Olayemi Lagos, April 22, 2023 Dr Bobby Moroe, South African Consul-General in Lagos, on Saturday called on Nigerians to choose South Africa as their preferred tourist destination. Moroe made the call during …

By Temitope Ponle Abuja, April 22, 2023 Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), says the Federal Government is making arrangements to evacuate Nigerians from Sudan, which is presently in crisis. She, however, explained that it is impossible for any flights to enter or leave the country at …

Tanzanian Club, Young Africans, on Friday arrived Nigeria ahead of their TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup tie against Rivers United FC of Nigeria. The match is the first-leg of this season’s quarter-final. Rivers United FC are hosts at their adopted home ground, the iconic Godswill Akpabio International Stadium Uyo, Akwa Ibom …

The three African Members of the Security Council of the United Nations (UN) have called on the warring parties in Sudan to immediately and unconditionally halt all hostilities, in the overall interest of the country and its people. The countries, known as the A3, who made the call in a …

By Lydia Ngwakwe Lagos, April 20, 2023 Access Holdings Plc has announced gross earnings of N1.39 trillion for the 2022 financial year. The company disclosed this in its Consolidated and Separate Financial Statement for the year ended Dec. 31, 2022 released on Thursday in Lagos. The gross earnings represented an …