Africa

Ghana has set a target of three years for the country to put a stop to rice importation. This was disclosed Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Kennedy Nyarko Osei. Osei said Ghana was working round the clock to stop the importation of rice into the county …

Chairman, United Bank for Africa, UBA, Tony O. Elumelu, CON, has said that Africans do not need aid but long term investments for growth. Elumelu, who is also Chairman, Heirs Holdings and Founder of Tony Elumelu Foundation, TEF, said this in his Keynote address at the Invest for Growth in …

Lagos, Nigeria: Speaking at the YouthKonnekt Forum in Cape Verde recently, African investor and philanthropist, Tony O. Elumelu, Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) and Chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA), charged entrepreneurs to embrace hard work, discipline and sacrifice on their entrepreneurial journey to success. He addressed young …

By Temitope Ponle Abuja, Oct. 29, 2019 Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chief Executive Officer, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM). has urged the National Assembly to enact a bill that would enable Nigerians in diaspora to vote in whatever country they reside. Dabiri-Erewa said this when she appeared before the House of …

By Victor Okoye Abuja, Oct. 27, 2019 Enyimba International of Aba on Sunday secured a 2-0 win over TS Galaxy of South Africa in the first leg of the CAF Confederation Cup playoffs in Aba. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the win boosted their chances of making …

By Femi Ogunshola Abuja, Oct. 24, 2019 A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday adjourned until Dec 3 and Dec. 4 a N300 million damages suit filed by an Abuja-based musician, Liberty Williams,  against MTN. Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu fixed the date for hearing in the suit. In the suit …

Lagos, Oct. 24, 2019 The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) says trade between Africa and Russia has doubled to about $20 billion as against $10 billion in the past three years. A statement on Thursday by Mr Obi Emekekwue, Afreximbank’s Director and Global Head of Communications and Events Management, quoted the …

Johannesburg, Oct. 24, 2019 (Reuters/NAN) Forty out of the 46 airplanes grounded this week owing to faults found at the maintenance unit of state-owned South African Airways (SAA) have been returned to service, the head of South Africa’s aviation regulator said on Thursday. The faults found at SAA Technical have …

Nairobi, October 23, 2019— Authorities in Burundi should immediately release four journalists and a media worker from the privately-owned news outlet Iwacu, whom police detained in the western Bubanza province yesterday, the Committee to Protect Journalists, CPJ, has said. The news team—broadcast reporter Christine Kamikazi, politics writer Agnès Ndirubusa, English service …

Accra, Oct. 23, 2019 The U.S. has canceled 190 million dollars in grants to Ghana under the “Power Africa” initiative in response to the Ghanaian government’s termination of a contract with a private utility provider, the U.S. embassy said. The Millenium Challenge Corporation (MCC), a U.S. government foreign assistance agency, …

By Bukola Adetoye Abuja, Oct. 23, 2019 Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) said Nigeria and South Africa would implement the “Early Warning Signal” mechanisms signed by the two countries to curb xenophobic attacks. In a statement signed by the Head of Media Unit of NIDCOM, Mr …

The Nigerian Doctors’ Forum, South Africa (NDF-SA)’s rapid response to the latest xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and other foreign nationals in South Africa, led to the swift resolution of what would have degenerated into another orgy of bloodletting in the country. According to a statement by Dr Emeka Ugwu, President …

By Peter Ejiofor Lagos, Oct. 22, 2019 Three Nigerians are among other foreign nationals who on Tuesday suffered from fresh xenophobic attacks on foreigners in different locations of Witbank, Mpumanlaga Province, South Africa, the Nigerian community has said. The National Spokesperson of the Nigeria Union, South Africa (NUSA), Mr Odefa …

Accra, Oct. 22, 2019 The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) would not be able to make the bold and transforming changes it needed to make without visionary and strong political leadership, President Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo  of Ghana said. Akufo-Addo made this known during the international conference of the …

By Jones Bamidele Abuja, Oct. 16, 2019 Nigeria High Commission in Accra, Ghana has refuted social media report that Nigerians living in Ghana without resident permit will not be able to withdraw their money from the banks as from November. In a statement signed by the Head of Chancery, Abdulazeez …

Iron, a key nutrient to develop children’s brains and help adults live productive lives, is acutely lacking in people’s diets ACCRA, Ghana, October 15, 2019 There is an African proverb that says: “Your food is supposed to be your medicine and your medicine is supposed to be your food.” Yet …

Nigerians across all the divides cannot forget in a hurry that the country could not have become independent on October 1, 1960 if not for the resolve of one iconic nationalist. When others were fighting for their ethnic groups he stood firm for one Nigeria against very formidable odds. As …

The new wave of democracy sweeping across Africa was meant to usher in a new kind of freedom – freedom to elect leaders of choice, freedom of religion and most important of all, freedom of free speech. Sadly these so-called ‘freedoms’ are being repressed across Africa. In recent times we’ve …

By Stanley Nwanosike Enugu, Oct. 12, 2019 No fewer than 30 international athletes have registered and received invitations to participate in the Coal City International Half Marathon, “ Coal City 2019’’ in Enugu. Nzube Ndiokwelu, Race Director of Coal City International Marathon, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria …

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, who was declared winner of the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in Oslo, Norway, saying it portends a good sign for the peace processes within countries, and across borders on the African continent. A statement by Femi Adesina, Special …

The 2019 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed who made peace last year with bitter foe Eritrea. He was awarded the prize for his efforts to “achieve peace and international cooperation”. Mr Abiy’s peace deal with Eritrea ended a 20-year military stalemate following their …

Rivers State Government and the management of Ethiopian Airlines have reached an agreement in principle for the operation of permanent international flights from the Port Harcourt International  Airport,  subject to the approval of the relevant federal authorities. The two parties reached the agreement at the Headquarters of Ethiopian Airlines after …

Addis Ababa, Oct. 9, 2019 An Ethiopian Airline Boeing on Wednesday made an emergency landing at Senegal’s Diass airport shortly after take-off due to technical problems. The Boeing 767-300 was scheduled to fly from Diass to Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, via Bamako in Mali on Tuesday, Ethiopian Airlines said in …

President Muhammadu Buhari has said the Federal Government remains determined to rid the country’s waters of all forms of criminalities, stressing that with the cooperation of the international community, the entire maritime domain of the Gulf of Guinea (GoG) would be free from piracy. Buhari stated this on Monday in …

Following a military court decision to release some opposition members in Cameroon, Samira Daoud Amnesty International Deputy Regional Director for West and Central Africa said:   “President Paul Biya’s announcement to end the prosecutions of opposition leader Maurice Kamto and several of his supporters is a welcome step towards ending …