Niger: 11 ECOWAS Heads Of State In Extraordinary Meeting As Junta Names Cabinet
News Investigators/ Eleven out of the 16 Economic Community of West African States, (ECOWAS), Heads of State and Governments are currently at...
ECOWAS Ramps Up Military Option, As Tinubu Seeks Senate Approval For Army Deployment
News Investigators/ Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu and Chairman of the ECOWAS' Authority of Heads of State and Government, has sought the approval...
ECOWAS Barks, Issues One-Week Ultimatum On Niger Juntas, Enforces No-Fly Zone
News Investigators/ The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has taken a tough stance against the military juntas in Niger Republic,...
Tinubu Advocates Review Of Military Doctrines, Practice In Lake Chad Neighbor Countries
News Investigators/ Nigeria's President, Bola Tinubu on Friday in Kaduna, said Nigeria and the neighbouring countries in the Lake Chad region must...
Sudan Conflict: NiDCOM Making Arrangements To Evacuate Students, Citizens
News Investigators/ Chairman Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, says the commission is making arrangements to evacuate Nigerians from Sudan.
3 Nigerian Shortlisted For 2023 Africa Prize For Engineering Solutions
News Investigators/ Three Nigerians have emerged among fifteen talented entrepreneurs shortlisted for the 2023 Africa Prize for Engineering Solutions.
China Urges Developed Nations To Honour $100bn Climate Financing Commitment
Agency Report/ China hopes that the developed countries will fulfill their pledge of providing 100 billion U.S. dollars for poorer countries to...
ECOWAS Parliament: Ndume, Regional Lawmakers Lament Restricted Legislative Powers, Call For Amendment
News Investigators/ Some Members of the ECOWAS Parliament have bemoaned the restriction of its powers by the ECOWAS Commission which have limited...
Marriages Unite Nigerians, Kenyans Further –Envoy
News Investigators/ Nigeria’s ambassador to Kenya, Malam Yusuf Yunusa, says marriages between Nigerians and Kenyans are unifying citizens of both countries.
UNDP Completes SDG Investor Maps In Nigeria, Uganda, 7 Other African Countries
News Investigators/ The United Nations Development Fund (UNDP) says it has completed Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Investor Maps in nine African countries.
Libya Shipwreck Claims 130 Lives Despite SOS Calls, Says IOM
News Investigators/ A shipwreck off the Libyan coast has claimed the lives of 130 people, despite SOS calls for help, the UN...
Africa Remains Attractive Business Destination –Former Guinness MD
News Investigators/ A former Managing Director, Guinness Nigeria Plc, Seni Adetu, says Africa as an emerging market remains an attractive business destination.This,...
China-Africa Friendship Remains ‘Rock-Solid,’ Says Chinese FM
News Investigators/ Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister, Wang Yi. says China-Africa friendship remains rock-solid and stable, no matter what the...
NEWS ANALYSIS: The Paris Agreement: Where Nigeria Stands Five Years After
By Okeoghene AkubuikeIt is five years after the Paris Agreement on Climate Change was adopted by 196 parties (countries) at the Conference...
Kenya Expresses Regret Over Somalia’s Move To Expel Envoy
News Investigators/ Kenya on Monday expressed regret over Somalia’s decision to expel Kenyan Ambassador to Mogadishu Lucas Tumbo.
The...
Coronavirus: Kenya’s Clinical Officers Issue 14-Day Strike Notice
News Investigators/ The Kenya Union of Clinical Officers on Sunday gave the government a 14-day strike notice to meet their demands for...
Super Eagles Match Against Leone Stars Was A Disaster, Says Super Falcon Ex-Coach
News Investigators/ Godwin Izilein, a former coach of the Super Falcons, has described the Super Eagle’s 4-4 home draw with the Leone...
Tragedy In Mediterranean As 74 Migrants Drown Off Libya Coast
News Investigators/ The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Thursday reported yet another devastating shipwreck in the Central Mediterranean, which has claimed...
FOCAC At 20: China Pledges More Support To Africa’s Economic Reopening Post COVID-19
News Investigators/ The government of the People’s Republic of China has pledged greater support to Africa’s economic reopening post COVID-19 under the...
As Victory Beckons, Joe Biden Launches Transition Website
News Investigators/ Joe Biden, the Democratic candidate for the U.S. President, has launched an official transition website, www.buildbackbetter.com.
The...
AfCFTA: Stakeholders Say Access To Finance, Information Biggest Challenges For African Businesswomen
News Investigators/ Advocates of women entrepreneurs have identified inadequate finance and information as topmost challenges among the leading Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs) facing...
Sudan’s Removal From U.S. Terrorism List Not Linked To ‘Any Other Case,’ Says FM
News Investigators/ Sudanese Foreign Minister, Omar al-Din said the removal of his country from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism...
Experts Offer Solutions To Tackling Threat Of Fake News In China Africa Cooperation
News Investigators/ Experts have stressed the need for balanced and unbiased reporting as a measure to tackle the menace of fake news...
MNJTF Commander Seeks Stronger Synergy With Cameroonian Defence Forces
News Investigators/ The Force Commander, Multinational Joint Taskforce (MNJTF), Ibrahim Yusuf, has solicited for synergy between MNJTF and the adjoining national operations...
Mali’s Transitional President Bah N’Daw Sworn In
News Investigators/ Former Defence Minister Bah N’Daw was sworn in as Mali’s president on Friday, following an August coup, with putsch leader...
Nobel Laureates To Receive More Prize Money In 2020
News Investigators/ Winners of the 2020 Nobel awards will receive more money than they received in 2019, the foundation that manages the...
ECOWAS Court Sets Oct. 7 Resumption Date
News Investigators/ The ECOWAS Court will be resuming its activities on Oct. 7, after its three months vacation.
This...
U.S. Says Will Not Be ‘Constrained’ By WHO-Linked Vaccine Effort
News Investigators/ The White House said on Tuesday that the U.S. would not join a global effort aimed at providing equitable worldwide...
EFCC Arrests Fake DSS Officer Who Stole From A Mauritius National
News Investigators/ Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), have arrested a 32-year old Boniface Oburuku for theft of a...
Ghana Registers Over 500 Coronavirus Cases At Industrial Facility
News Investigators/ More than 500 workers at an industrial facility in Ghana have tested positive for the coronavirus, the country’s health service...
2 U.S. Men Charged With Killing Black Jogger After Video Surfaces
News Investigators/ Two men suspected of ambushing a black jogger and shooting him to death during an altercation were arrested on Thursday,...
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Data doesn’t work for everyone, so stop reading. It’s true, business intelligence (BI) tools...
COVID-19: Ramaphosa, Sirleaf Laud AfDB’s Adesina For Visionary Leadership
News Investigators/ South Africa’s President, Cyril Ramaphosa and former Liberian President, Ellen Sirleaf have commended Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development...
Global Leadership Lacking In Fight Against Covid-19 -UN Scribe
News Investigators/UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday said global leadership had been lacking in the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
U.N. Agency Advocates $1 Trillion Developing World Debt Write-Off
News Investigators/ The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said on Thursday that around one trillion dollars of debt owed by...
Covid-19: Experts Call For Mutual Trust, Understanding Between Africa, China
Flags of some African countries alongside China's
By Idowu John Bakare/ Experts have stressed the need for...
FG Blames Poor Communication For Escalation Of Tension Between China – Africans
News Investigators/ The Federal Government says poor communication between the Chinese authorities and African consulates in Guangzhou, China, is responsible for the...
G20 Backs OPEC+, But Deal In Jeopardy As Mexico Refuses Cuts
News Investigators/ In an historic effort to power the oil and gas industry out of its worst tailspin in its 100-year history,...
OPEC+ Close To Ending Oil Price War, Awaits G20 Meeting
News Investigators/ In a move to save the oil industry — facing the biggest crisis in its history — OPEC and Russia...
Chinese Medical Team Will Not Treat Covid-19 Patients -CCECC MD Jiang
News Investigators/ The China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) says the Chinese medical team that arrived Nigeria Wednesday are not going to...
COVID-19: Group Accuses US Of Anti-Chinese Propaganda, Says It’s Hurting Africa-China Friendship
News Investigators/ The Chinese investors Association for Development and Promotion in Nigeria has expressed concern over what it described as United States'...
EU Wants To Help Africa, Others Fight Covid-19 With €15Billion
News Investigators/ The European Union is set to give 15 billion euros’ (16.3 billion dollars’) worth of support to Africa and other...
Coronavirus Hits More African Countries
The list of African nations hit by the coronavirus keeps growing, with Namibia, Rwanda, and Eswatini among those reporting their first cases.
ECOWAS Calls For Urgent Proactive Approach To Africa’s Devt, Peace, Stability
News Investigators/ ECOWAS Vice President, Finda Koroma has called for an urgent need to adopt a more proactive approach to Africa’s common...
African Consuls In New York Unites For Collective Stronger Voice
News Investigators/ African Consuls General in New York met for the first time on Wednesday evening and formed a body to give...
AU: African Leaders Call For Action To End Malnutrition By 2025
News Investigators/ African countries have made progress toward eradicating malnutrition and stunting but need to do more to hit United Nations malnutrition...
New Visa Policy ‘ll Enhance FDI, Tourism -Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari with officials at the launching of the NVP 2020
News Investigators/ President Muhammadu Buhari...
Macroeconomic Dev Fear Grips Nigerian Businesses -Survey
News Investigators/ Palpable concern about risks in macroeconomic developments rises from #9 to #1 in Nigeria as the economy showed no sign...
AfDB Boss Urges Youths To Embrace Agric Business, Pledges Continuous Support
By Sadiq Umar /African Development Bank President, Akinwunmi Adesina has pledged to continue the work of transforming Nigeria’s agriculture sector, urging the...
Ghana’s Springfield Oil Discovery Is Historic For Local Content In Africa
(News Investigators)/ The soon-to-be-announced deep water
oil discovery offshore Ghana by independent Springfield Group is historic for
Ghana and Africa’s local content. Not only...
Buhari Tasks S/Africans, Nigerians On Tolerance, Adherence To Local Laws
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Pretoria, South Africa, said authorities should be more pro-active in detecting early signals of violence between...
New Orders Fuel Kenya’s Private Sector Activity In Sept–PMI
Kenya’s private sector activity grew for the fifth straight month in September, boosted by an increase in new orders for businesses, a...
Congo: 20 Dead In Collapsed Gold Mine
At least 20 people were killed Thursday when an unlicensed gold mine collapsed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Buhari Arrives S/Africa For State Visit, Bi-National Commission Meeting
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday arrived Pretoria, South Africa, for a state visit and 9th meeting of the Bi-National Commission.
AfDB Commends Nigeria’s Resilience, Entrepreneurial Skills
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has commended Nigerians for their resilience and entrepreneurial skills in the 59 years of the country’s existence.
Central Bank, Govt Disagree Over Removal Of Lawmakers’ Oversight On Public Debt
Source: mastonline.com
Zambia’s
central bank said on Wednesday it opposed government moves to remove lawmakers’
oversight over acquiring more public...
Buhari Inaugurates New Cabinet, Retains Petroleum Minister Position
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday swore in the 43 appointed ministers at the Federal Executive Council Chambers, Presidential Villa, Abuja.
VIDEO: South African Journalist Seized In Syria Begs For Help
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNzTo59OzoE
South African journalist seized in Syria begs for help
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) South African...
Guinea Seeks Stronger Economic Ties With Kano Govt.
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) The President of the Republic of Guinea, Prof. Alpha Conde, has solicited closer and stronger economic ties between Kano...
AfCFTA: Traders Association Wants Ghanaian Govt. To Tackle Insecurity, Review Trade Laws
Ghanaian President
(News Investigators)/ The National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS) has urged Ghanaian government to review its...
Kenyan, Chinese Banks Launch Initiative To Boost Sino-Africa Trade
Kenya’s Stanbic
Bank and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) launched an
initiative in Kenya on Wednesday to boost China-Africa trade.
Relocation Of Afrijapan-AfricAsia Agency Hqtrs To Nigeria Will Enhance Business -FG
PM Shinzo Abe
(News Investigators)/ The Federal Government says the relocation of the Afrijapan-AfricAsia International Cooperation’s headquarter to...
7 Separatists Killed In Cameroon’s Troubled Anglophone Region
Cameroonian President
(News Investigators)/ Seven armed separatists were killed in fresh clashes with government forces early Thursday in...
Diaspora Commission Demands Justice For Elizabeth Ndubuisi-Chukwu
South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa
(News Investigators)/ The Nigerian government on Monday condemned in strong terms what it...
Pulling Down Non-Tariff Barriers Alone ‘ll Spur 53% Trade, Adesina Tells African Leaders
Akinwunmi Adesina
(News Investigators) /President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwunmi Adesina has urged African governments to work...
$100,000 Prize For Young African Agri-Food Entrepreneurs
Young African farmer
(News Investigators) /Generation
Africa, an entrepreneurial initiative with $100,000 prize has been launched to
encourage young African...
162 Libya Returnees Arrive Lagos
Libya returnees at the MMI Airport
(News Investigators) /National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Wednesday received a batch...
Scores Killed In Kenya Terrorist Attack
Kenya Police
(News Investigators) /Many people have been killed by suspected militants who attacked a luxury hotel complex...
ADB Approves $14.12 Million To Support Nigeria’s Membership In ATI
Okechukwu Enelamah
The African Development Bank Group, through its Trade Finance operations, has approved a US$14.12 million facility...
Climate Change: Delegates Underscore Role Of African Women
Africa must unlock the power of its women and girls if it is to adapt to climate change, cope with disasters and...
Rights Advocacy Body Condemns Cameroon’s Travel Ban In Anglophones Regions
(News Investigators) /The Center for Human Rights and Democracy in Africa (CHRDA), has condemned in strong terms the decision by the government Cameroon to...
FOCAC: Nigeria, China To Sign $328 Million Agreement On ICT Dev., In Addition To...
By Nuel Suji - President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday arrived Beijing, China’s capital where he is expected to join his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jingping,...
BREAKING: Former UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, Is Dead.
(News Investigators) /Former Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), Kofi Annan, is dead.
Aged 80, Mr. Anna, a Nobel Peace Laureate, died on Saturday after...
OPINION: Watch Out Trump, China Is Taking Africa From Under Your Nose
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ATLANTA, United States of America, August 13, 2018/ -- Look out Donald Trump, while you're not watching, China is quietly...
Buhari Emerged ECOWAS Chairman
By Nuel Suji - President Muhammadu Buhari has been elected Chairman of the Economic Community of West African State (ECOWAS).
Mr. Buhari was elected at...
Risks Report Indicates Sharp Rise In Islamist Militant Attacks In Africa
By Sadiq Umar - New report from Control Risks, a specialist global risk consultant, indicates a sharp rise in number of Islamist militant attacks...
Korea Ready To Share Technology, Industrial Experience With Africa, Says Moon
By News Investigators - The Republic of Korea has assured of its readiness to share its technological and industrial revolution experience with Africa.
Korean President...
African Filmmakers Get Their Ultimate Network
By News Investigators - CINEAFRI, an innovative network that offers free memberships to individual filmmakers and companies and institutions working in African film is...
Winnie Mandela Dies At 81
By Nuel Suji - Anti-apartheid campaigner and the ex-wife of South Africa’s late President Nelson Mandela, Winnie Mandela is dead.
Winnie, the anti-apartheid heroin died...
Water Scarcity: Greenpeace Warns Of Devastating Future Consequences For South Africans
(By News Investigators)/Greenpeace, a climate advocacy body, has warned that unless urgent steps are taken to solve the problem of water scarcity in South...
US Secretary Of State, Rex Tillerson Arrives Abuja Monday
(News Investigators)/The U.S. Secretary of State, Mr. Rex Tillerson, will arrive in Abuja on Monday in continuation of his visit to some African countries.
The...
Ambazonian Freedom Fighters Accuse Nigeria Govt Of Illegal Detention Of Julius Ayuk Tabe, 10...
By Sadiq Umar - The Ambazonia self-determination group in Southern Cameroon has accused the Nigerian Government of complicity in the arrest and illegal detention...
Cameroonian Armed Men Abduct Sisiku AyukTabe In Abuja, Ambazonia Secessionist Movement Alleges
(News Investigators)-The secessionist "Interim Government of the Federal Republic of Ambazonia" says its designate President, Sisiku Julius AyukTabe has been abducted in Abuja, Nigeria...
1,317 Nigerians Return From Libya In 10 Days, Says NEMA
By Sadiq Umar - The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says a total of 1,317 Nigerians have voluntarily returned from Libya in the last...
Recall Your Ambassadors From Libya Now, Archbishop Tutu Fellows Tells African Countries
By Nuel Suji - The South-African based Archbishop Tutu Fellows has called on all African countries to recall their ambassadors and diplomatic representatives from...
Mugabe Resigns, Mnangagwa To Be Sworn In As President
Embattled Zimbabwe President, Robert Mugabe has resigned from office.
He is to be replaced by his sacked deputy, Emmerson Mnangagwa is expected be sworn in...
Benin Republic Deploys Forces Against Boko Haram
By Sadiq Umar - The Force Commander Multinational Joint Task Force ( MNJTF), Major General Lucky Irabor has urged the newly inducted troop from...
Kigame, Elumelu To Feature At 2017 Entrepreneur Forum In Standford
(News Investigators)Founder of the $100m Entrepreneurship Programme and chairman, Heirs Holding,Tony Elumelu, will be headlining the Young Entrepreneurship Day (YED) at the Africa 2017...
Liberia’s Frontline Presidential Hopeful, George Weah, Visits TB Joshua
(News Investigators) Ahead of November Presidential run-off in Liberia, former soccer star and front runner, George Opong Weah on Sunday visited the Synagogue Church...
AfDB Seeks Global Support For Africa’s Young Farmers, Says Next Billionaires ‘ll Emerge From...
By (News Investigators) -The African Development Bank (AfDB) has called for global support for Africa’s young farmers and “agripreneurs”, noting that agribusiness is the...
ECOWAS Adopts Measures To Protect Children
News Investigators/The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Thursday adopted a strategic framework aimed at protecting children from violence, abuse and exploitation across...
Cameroon Crisis: Opposition Demands Paul Biya’s Immediate Resignation
By Idowu Bakare - The Social Democratic Front (SDF) for the Republic of Cameroon has condemned what it called the “inadequate response to the...
Missing Kenyan Electoral Official Was Murdered, Says Agency
BLOOMBERG: Kenya’s election authority said a high-ranking official who went missing three days ago was found dead, a week before the East African country...
OPEC Says More Libya, Nigeria Oil Is Needed
BLOOMBERG: Limiting oil output from Nigeria and Libya won’t be on the agenda when OPEC and other producers meet on Monday, with both African...
IIMSAM Appoints Mutaz Ghandour As Goodwill Ambassador For UN SDG, To Fight Malnutrition
By Nuel Suji - The Intergovernmenttal Institution for the use of Micro-Algae Spirulina Against Malnutrition (IIMSAM), has appointed Mutaz Ghandour, Chairman and CEO of...
World Earth Day: 57 Million Nigerians Lack Access To Safe Water, 130 Million Without...
By Nuel Suji - Fifty-seven million people in Nigeria do not have access to safe water while over 130 million are without access to...
UN’s Dep. Sec., Amina Mohammed Gets New African Woman Awards
Nigeria’s Amina J. Mohammed – the new United Nations Deputy Secretary – has been honoured with the award of the “New African Woman in...
VIEWS FROM ABROAD: Nigeria’s Abuja Airport Challenge Shows Why African Countries Need To Improve...
By Professor Calestous Juma
In a remarkable feat of engineering earlier this month, Glasgow Airport‘s runway was resurfaced with new high-tech material, all at night...
BREAKING: Ahmad Ahmad Defeats Issa Hayatou To Become New CAF President
By Nuel Suji - Confederation of African Football President, Issa Hayatou has been defeated by Ahmad Ahmad in a keenly contest election.
Ahmad, a Madagascan...
521 Migrants Die In Mediterranean Sea In 9 Weeks, Mainly Nigerians, West Africans
By Nuel Suji - The International Organization for Migrants (IOM), has disclosed that no fewer than 521 migrants died in the Mediterranean Sea, so...
Adama Barrow To Be Sworn-in As President At Gambia Embassy In Dakar
By Sadiq Umar - The swearing-in ceremony for Gambia’s President-elect of Gambia, Adama Barrow would take place at the country’s embassy located in Banjul,...
Yellow Alert: Nigeria Deploys Fighter Jets, 200 Soldiers To ECOMIG, Jammeh Remains Recalcitrant
By Sadiq Umar - The Economic Community of West African States Military Intervention in Gambia (ECOMIG) is set for military action against President Yahya...
Clock Ticks For Yahya Jammeh As ECOWAS Defence Chiefs Strategise In Abuja
By Sadiq Umar - Military chiefs from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) region met in Abuja at the weekend to strategise...
Buhari Heads To Accra For Swearing-In Of Ghana’s President-Elect
By Nuel Suji - President Muhammadu Buhari will Saturday attend the inauguration ceremony of Ghana’s President-elect, Mr. Nana Akufo-Addo in Accra.
In a statement by...
Presidency Condemns Killing Of Nigerians In South Africa, Says 20 Were Killed In 2016...
By Dipo Awojobi - The Presidency has expressed worry and condemnation over the latest extra judicial killing of a Nigerian in South Africa, even...
Firms Signs $150m Joint Dev Agreement For Solar Energy Production In Jigawa
By Nuel Suji - A solar energy firm, Nova Scotia has signed a deal to produce 200,000megawatt per year of electricity to help Nigeria...
Ghanaians Are Fully Ready For December 7 Elections, Says ECOWAS Observer, Abatemi-Usman
By Nuel Suji - A member of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) observer mission to the 2016 general elections of Ghana...
Nigeria’s Economy Has Overtaken South Africa, Egypt – IMF
By Dipo Awojobi - A new report from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected Nigeria as Africa’s biggest economy, in spite of its...
Foreign Affairs Ministry Warns Foreign Diplomats Against Violation Of Official Channels Of Communication
By Sadiq Umar - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has advised foreign diplomats serving in Nigeria to desist from abusing diplomatic channels of communication,...
Kerry To Meet Buhari Over Counter Terrorism, Corruption Fight Among Others
...Also Meeting With Northern Governors on Religious Tolerance
By Nuel Suji - The U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, is expected in Nigeria next Tuesday,...
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I write to pay my final respects to a remarkable individual, Chief Comrade Frank...
Tudun Biri Bombing: Shiites Demands Investigation, Prosecution
News Investigators/ The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), also known as the Shiites, on Tuesday, condemned drone attacks in which 85 civillians...
Ogun Will Join League Of Oil Producing States Soon -Abiodun
News Investigators/ The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Thursday, said discussions are in top gear with the exploration of oil...