Africa

*As PSC pushes for prosecution of high-profile Nigerians violating Covid-19 travel protocols   The Senate has urged the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs to liaise with the Ghanaian Government to strengthen bilateral relations between both countries to prevent the maltreatment of Nigerians entering Ghana. This was contained in the recommendations of …

Berlin, April 1, 2022 The Algeria Football Federation (FAF) has called for a replay of their World Cup playoff clash against Cameroon and lodged a complaint with FIFA over the match’s refereeing. The Federation claimed the officiating “distorted the result”. Karl Toko Ekambi delivered the decisive strike in the fourth …

By Wole Sogunle Lagos, March 29, 2022 The Group Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer, Access Bank Plc, Dr Herbert Wigwe, says the bank aims to become one of the top five in Africa by 2027. Wigwe told journalists in Lagos on Tuesday that the bank, which had risen to the …

Former Governor Peter Obi has expressed belief that Nigeria, with its abundant resources, could be on the right developmental track, with strict implementation of progressive policies. In a telephone interview, Obi said he was currently in Morocco as part of his plans for meetings and understudy of the best performing …

By Georgina Adegbie/Aderonke Ojo Abuja, March 29, 2022 Otto Addo, the coach of Black Stars of Ghana, says his team will surprise Nigeria’s Super Eagles by securing the 2022 FIFA World Cup ticket in Abuja. Addo told newsmen at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja on Monday ahead of …

The Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo was in Abeokuta Monday, joining a high level event on democracy in West Africa. Others at the event hosted by former President Obasanjo were the former President Goodluck Jonathan among several others from the West African Sub Region. See event photos

Abuja, March 28, 2022 The Black Stars of Ghana on Monday afternoon arrived in Abuja for the return leg of the 2022 FIFA World Cup playoff against the Super Eagles of Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Ghanaian team arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport …

By Chijioke Okoronkwo Abuja, March 25, 2022 Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will depart Lagos on Friday for Accra, Ghana, to represent Nigeria at an Extraordinary Summit of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement in Abuja, said the summit would focus …

   By Emmanuel Oloniruha Abuja, March 22, 2022 Fresh hopes emerged at the weekend of an agreement between the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and authorities in Mali on the duration of the country’s transition programme. This followed a two-day consultation in Bamako between the sub-regional mediation team …

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, President Macky Sall of Senegal and Alhaji Mukthar Shehu Shagari, a former Minister of Water Resources of Nigeria, will be honoured at the 20th Anniversary celebration of the African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW) taking place in Senegal on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, during the 9th World Water Forum. …

By Akeem Abas Ibadan, March 7, 2022 Chief Sunday Adeyemo, a.k.a Igboho, has been released from a prison in Benin Republic to his medical practitioners. Chief Yomi Alliyu (SAN), Counsel for the Yoruba Nation activist, made this known on Monday in a statement in Ibadan. Alliyu said Igboho’s release was …

By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Feb. 22, 2022 President Muhammadu Buhari met with his Ghanaian counterpart, Nana Addo-Akufo, behind closed doors in Abuja on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the agenda of the meeting was not made public. NAN gathered, however, that they discussed some sub-regional issues …

By Chijioke Okoronkwo Monrovia, Feb. 14, 2022 Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, alongside presidents of four countries, on Monday, in Monrovia, attended the official inauguration of the Liberian bicentennial commemoration events. Osinbajo was received at the Roberts International Airport, Monrovia, by the Vice President of Liberia, Dr Jewel Taylor and Mr. …

  By Chinyere Nwachukwu Lagos, Feb. 14, 2022 The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says that prospective school candidates without National Identification Number (NIN) will be allowed to write this year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The council’s Head of National Office (HNO), Mr. Patrick Areghan, gave the …

By Chijioke Okoronkwo Abuja, Feb. 14, 2022 Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo departs Abuja on Monday for Monrovia, to represent President Muhammadu Buhari at the inauguration of the year-long commemoration of the Liberia’s bicentennial anniversary. Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice-President, made …

A Nigerian by name Nicholas at the hospital. By Fortune Abang Abuja, Feb. 13, 2022 The Nigerian community, under the aegis of Nigeria Union South Africa (NUSA), on Saturday reiterated its call on the South African and Nigerian governments to stop extra-judicial killings in that country. According to a statement …

  Nigerian Army officers honoured with National Award by Liberian President, George Weah. By Sumaila Ogbaje Abuja, Feb. 12, 2022 President George Weah of Liberia has conferred award of “Distinguished Service Order of the Republic of Liberia” on some Nigerian Army senior officers at the nation’s 65th Armed Forces Celebration. …

Winner of the 2022 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon, Darega Ulfata at the finishing line.    By Olanrewaju Akojede Lagos, Feb. 12, 2022 Two Ethiopian marathoners, Daresa Ulfata and Dagne Siranesh have emerged both male and female winners of the 42-km 7th Access Bank Lagos City Marathon held on Saturday …

The African Diaspora Congress (ADC) has expressed support for Malian people over the crisis arising from the recent military coup in the country, calling on the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to lift sanctions imposed on the country while urging the coup leaders to quickly return Mali to constitutional …

Speech by Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina President, African Development Bank Group, Mobilizing Financing for Africa’s Accelerated Economic Recovery, Development and Integration, at the Twenty-Fifth Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union Addis Ababa, 5-6 February 2022. Your Excellency Macky Sall, President of the Republic of Senegal and Chairperson of the …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Feb. 9, 2022 UN Deputy-Secretary General Amina Mohammed says peace is indispensable, after hearing stories of conflict and hope while meeting with different groups on her visit to Ethiopia. Mohammed was in Ethiopia to attend the just concluded 35th ordinary session of the Assembly of …

By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Feb. 7, 2022 President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday returned to Abuja after participating in the 35th Ordinary Session of Assembly of the African Union Heads of State and Government in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Minister of the Federal Capital …

President Muhammadu Buhari, Sunday morning, got a comprehensive briefing on the coup attempt to oust President Umaru Sissoco Embalo of Guinea-Bissau, which was aborted by loyalist forces. On the sidelines of the African Union (AU) Summit of Heads of State and Government holding in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the Nigerian President …

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday, February 5, 2022, participated at the opening session of the 35th African Union (AU) Assembly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with other African leaders in attendance.  This is as Nigeria has been re-elected into the African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) for another three-year mandate …

  President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, said the poor and vulnerable in Nigeria remain top priority for protection and lifting from the poverty cycle, assuring that social safety nets will be further sustained, while access to education and opportunities will be expanded. Speaking at the virtual official …