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…Eulogies Chinua Achebe at US varsity leadership forum After echoing Nigeria’s socio-economic conditions are on a downward slope, former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has, however, reiterated that there is hope for the country. The former President and African statesman took these positions in his Keynote Address at the Chinua Achebe …

  It was, indeed, an electrifying night of glitz and glamor, with a great huge crowd of personalities from all walks of life in attendance. The occasion was THE LIST AWARDS 2024 in Irvington, New Jersey, United States of America (USA). Put together by iSEE magazine, a number of people …

Nollywood and Hollywood members in Los Angeles, U.S. By Taiye Olayemi Lagos, Nov. 15, 2024 Practitioners in the Nollywood industry met with their Hollywood colleagues in Los Angeles, U.S., in deliberate attempt to bridge cinematic divides between the two industries. This was during the second edition of the Actors Guild …

MIAMI, United States of America, November 14, 2024 Prof. Benedict Oramah, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) has received the 2024 Medal of Glory award presented by the AGOA Civil Society Organization Network in Miami, United States. Presented during the 25th …

….Comprises JPY 67.2 billion 5 regular tranches and JPY 14.1 billion 3-year Retail Samurai (“The Transaction”) TOKYO, Japan, November 14, 2024 African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) has successfully priced its debut Samurai bond, securing a regular 5 tranche JPY 67.2 billion consisting of 2-year, 3-year, 5-year, 7-year and 10-year fixed …

London, Nov. 14, 2024 Britain’s King Charles III is celebrating his 76th birthday, marking the occasion with a visit to a surplus food festival. Charles is treating the day as a normal working one and carrying on with his duties despite facing a personally challenging year in which both he …

By Okeoghene Akubuike Abuja, Nov. 14 2924 African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is doubling its commitment to facilitating a just energy transition for Africa that supports the continent’s critical development needs and unlocks its economic potential. This was made known in a statement issued by Vincent Musumba, Afeximbank’s Communications and Events …

….As Mobereola presents IMO instruments Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, CON, has called for a comprehensive action in Nigeria’s bid to be elected into Category C of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council, as he inaugurated an Inter-Ministerial Committee to promote the campaign. Speaking at the inauguration held …

By Grace Alegba Lagos, Nov. 13, 2024 Ecobank Nigeria, a subsidiary of Ecobank Group, has been conferred with the Client Excellence Award by the Deutsche Bank AG, for exceptional institutional cash management performance. This is contained in a statement issued on Wednesday in Lagos. Mr. Andreas Voss, Chief Country Representative, …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed the instruments of accession for six Conventions of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). This action paves the way for Nigeria to officially deposit these instruments of accession at the IMO headquarters, which serves as the repository for such conventions. This move is expected to …

BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 13, 2024 African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) is participating at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, where it is doubling-down on its commitment to facilitate a just energy transition for Africa that supports the continent’s critical development needs and unlocks its economic potential. The Bank’s participation will align with …

•Also donates N10m to Nursing School Leader of Nigeria’s Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, has revealed how he made a US-based Nigerian to donate N15 million to her alma mater in Awka, Anambra State. Speaking during the celebration of St. John of God Secondary School’s 60th anniversary, Obi presented …

Kampala, Nov. 13, 2024 The head of Uganda’s Anglican Church said on Wednesday that Justin Welby, who has resigned as Archbishop of Canterbury, had split the global Anglican communion. Stepping down as the spiritual leader of Anglicans worldwide on Tuesday, Welby said he had failed to ensure a proper investigation …

President Bola Tinubu has extended his heartfelt condolences to the family of Justice Emmanuel Obioma Ogwuegbu, a former Justice of the Supreme Court and to Nigeria’s judiciary, on the passing of the legal luminary. The President, in a statement by Bayo Onanuga, his Special Adviser (Information & Strategy), also conveyed …

It’s not for nothing that she is fondly referred to as Ngozi ‘Wahala’ in many enlightened quarters. Truth is they no longer make women like her anywhere on Planet Earth. No, I have to be more precise: they no longer make men and women like Dr. (Mrs.) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the …

By Salif Atojoko Abuja, Nov. 13, 2024 President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday returned to Abuja from an official trip to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where he attended the Joint Arab-Islamic summit. The president arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja at about 8. 00 p.m. and was welcomed by members …

The Chinua Achebe Leadership in Africa Forum will take place on Friday, November 15, 2024, at Yale University’s Henry R. Luce Hall in New Haven, Connecticut. The event will bring together a distinguished group of leaders, policymakers, and scholars to explore the future of leadership and governance in Africa. The …

The Consulate General of Nigeria in New York will be hosting its quarterly town hall meeting with the Nigerian community on Friday, November 15, 2024, from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM. The virtual event, which will be held via Zoom, provides an opportunity for Nigerians in the region to connect …

London,  Nov.  12, 2024  The top cleric in the Anglican Church, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, announced on Tuesday he was resigning after facing mounting pressure to quit over his handling of an abuse case. Welby said in a statement that he was “stepping aside in the best interests of …

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Baku, Nov. 12, 2024 Dozens of world leaders are set to give speeches at the UN’s Climate Change Conference in Azerbaijan today, Tuesday, setting the tone for the two-week negotiations. Among others, UN Secretary General António Guterres is expected to speak. Representatives from almost 200 states are attending the summit, …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Nov. 12,  2024 UN climate chief Simon Stiell has told negotiators at the COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan that setting an ambitious new climate finance target is crucial for the well-being of all nations, including the wealthiest and most powerful. Officially the 29th Conference of Parties to the …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Nov. 12, 2024 The year 2024 has seen a staggering 1,000 per cent or ten-fold surge in sexual violence against children in Haiti, during an unprecedented crisis which has seen armed gangs continue to terrorise communities amid a growing humanitarian disaster. Virginia Gamba, UN Special …

They say that lightning does not strike twice. Or to put it better, lightning does not strike the same place and the same time twice. It will be an anathema, an uncommon and impossible phenomenon. It will never happen. What a lie! It did happen. In America. In 2016 and …

Abuja, Nov. 11, 2024 Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has celebrated three more Nigerians who have been declared reelected into their respective districts’ seats in the United States of America (USA). They are Reps Gabe Okoye representing Georgia District 102, Phil Olaleye, representing 59th District of …