Virologist Says COVID Jabs’ Effectiveness Limited Against New Variant
News Investigators/ The current vaccines against COVID-19 were likely to provide only a limited degree of protection against the new variant of COVID-19 that had emerged in southern Africa. This was said by More...
4th Economy Forum: Bloomberg Convenes 50 African Delegates In Finance, Other Sectors
News Investigators/ The fourth Bloomberg New Economy Forum kicked off on Tuesday in Singapore, convening over 495 participants in both physical and virtual gatherings. This is contained in a statement by, Ian More...
African Countries Acquire Close To 60m COVID-19 Vaccines – Africa CDC
News Investigators/ African countries have acquired around 59.9 million COVID-19 vaccines so far, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). The Africa CDC, the specialised More...
Nigerians In S/Africa Pledges To Uplift Image Of Fatherland
News Investigators/ The Nigerian Citizens Association in South Africa (NICASA) has pledged to continue to work closely with compatriots to promote unity and uplift the image of Nigeria abroad. The President-General More...
Tanzania To Deepen Economic, Diplomatic Ties With Nigeria –Envoy
News Investigators/ Tanzania will continue to partner with Nigeria in economic diplomacy, its High Commissioner in Nigeria, Benson Bana, said in Abuja on Tuesday. Addressing the inaugural ceremony of the Tanzania-Nigeria More...
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 migration agency, IOM, said on Friday. The tragedy was confirmed late on Thursday More...
About Dozen Heads Of State Expected In Chad On Friday For Late President’s Funeral
News Investigators/ No fewer than 12 African heads of state and French President Emmanuel Macron are expected to attend the funeral of Chadian President, Idriss Déby Itno, who succumbed to his injuries while visiting More...
118 Stranded Nigerian Returnees Arrive Abuja
News Investigators/ A new batch of one hundred and eighteen(118) stranded Nigerian nationals arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe International airport Abuja, from Tripoli, Libya, in the early hours of Wednesday, 17th March More...
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, according to him, follows the level of accelerated More...
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 international situation they face. Mr. Wang made the More...
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 of Parties (COP) 21 in Paris of which Nigeria is a signatory. Since More...
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 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, however, said Nairobi had not received any More...
Coronavirus: Africa’s Death Toll Hits 50,000
News Investigators/ The death toll from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Africa has peaked at 50,000 people since the first outbreak on the continent was declared, head of the African Centre for Disease Control More...
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 better working conditions. The frontline healthcare workers, fighting the More...
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 Stars of Sierra Leone as a “Football Disaster.” The News Agency of More...
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 the lives of at least 74 migrants off More...
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 framework of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) More...
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 move comes as votes are still being counted in many states More...
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 African businesswomen. The advocates More...
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 is unrelated to other issues, including the possible establishment of More...
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 in China-Africa cooperation.They also urged stakeholders in the China-Africa More...
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 of the Cameroonian Defence Forces.Mr. More...
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 Assimi Goita as his deputy. The swearing-in ceremony in the More...
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 prizes said on Thursday, ahead of the upcoming award announcements. “Each More...
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 is contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday by the media office of the justices. The More...
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 access to COVID-19 vaccines, citing the project’s link to a “corrupt” More...
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 hand bag, belonging to an international guest from the Republic More...
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 said, as total cases jumped by nearly 30 per cent in a single More...
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, authorities in the U.S. state of Georgia said. Father and son Gregory More...
PERSPECTIVE: Making Data Relevant To The Business
By Irene von Buddenbrock Data doesn’t work for everyone, so stop reading. It’s true, business intelligence (BI) tools and hype slipped sadly into the Gartner Trough of Disillusionment in 2012. It is also More...
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 Bank (AfDB), for his visionary More...
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. Speaking during a virtual news conference More...
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 developing countries would be cancelled under a proposed global deal. The More...
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 more mutual trust, deeper understanding, sincere solidarity as well as mutual support and cooperation More...
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 tensions in the alleged maltreatment of Nigerians. The More...
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, the United States, Canada and other G20 nations are backing the OPEC+ group of countries More...
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 have agreed on new production cuts, with the OPEC+ group agreeing to eliminate 10 million More...
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 treat coronavirus patients but instead would provide More...
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’ propaganda against China in Africa, warning that More...
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 regions of the world for their efforts to fight the coronavirus pandemic. “In More...
COVID-19: FG Deploys Special Air Force To Evacuate Stranded NCDC Officials From Congo
News Investigators/ The Federal Government has evacuated stranded staff of the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC), who had been drafted to Brazzaville, the Republic of Congo, to undergo a special capacity More...
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. In Eswatini, formerly Swaziland, the health minister said the infected More...
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 quest for development, peace and stability. Mrs. Koroma made the More...
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 them a collective strong voice on issues of common interest. The group, known as More...
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 targets by 2025. This was the thrust of discussion More...
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 Tuesday assured that the Nigeria Visa (NVP) 2020 would improve the business environment, More...
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 of acceleration in Q3, Allianz Risk says in its 2020 report. The survey More...
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 youths in the country to embrace agriculture business. More...
Nigeria, Neighbours Partner On Gulf Of Guinea Security
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Malabo, said leaders of neighbouring countries would work together and provide all necessary assistance to secure the Gulf of Guinea. The President’s spokesman, Malam More...
FG, ECOWAS, UN Collaborate On Old Persons
The Federal Government is set to work closely with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the United Nations for the introduction and implementation of new and existing policies that would improve More...
Traffic Officer Shots Taxi Driver
A taxi driver has been shot and injured by a City of Cape Town Traffic Services officer, attached to the “Ghost Squad”. It is understood the incident took place on Friday after the taxi driver rammed the More...
Lawyer Shot Dead In Court
A lawyer was shot dead after a shotgun being exhibited as evidence during a trial went off in a freak accident. South African senior advocate Addelaid Ferreira-Watt died at Ixopo Regional Court after More...
ECOWAS Decries Conflicts In Region
The ECOWAS Parliament and Commission on Wednesday raised concerns over the security challenges in the region. It called for collective efforts to restore stability in the region, especially the political crisis More...
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 does it mark the first deep water oil More...
Data, Evidence Will Equip African Govt For Future Risk
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) Stronger data and evidence will better equip African governments and partners to understand and plan for future risk and to monitor progress toward targets under development frameworks such More...
Border Opening: Nigeria, Benin, Niger Set Up Committee
Nigeria, the Republic of Benin and Niger, have established a joint border patrol team comprising the Police, Customs, Immigration of the tripartite countries to recommend a date for the reopening of the borders. The More...
Over 52m Africans Going Hungry As Weather Extremes Hit Continent
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) No fewer than 52 million people in 18 countries across southern, eastern and central Africa are facing up to crisis levels of hunger as a result of weather extremes, compounded by poverty More...
FG Gives Conditions For Reopening Land Borders
The Federal government has given conditions that ECOWAS Member States must adhere to before reopening its border, including that the ECOWAS states must respect the Rule of Origin for imports. Mr Geoffrey More...
Chimamanda Adichie, Aliko Dangote, Elon Musk, Trevor Noah Make Top 5 in 100 Most Influential Africans List
Multiple award-winning Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has been named as one of the 100 Most Influential People of African descent by the Africa Report. Adichie is Number 4 on the list, and is the only More...
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 competitors, while migrants and companies should adhere More...
Xenophobia: Buhari, Ramaphosa Endorse Early Warning Mechanism Against Reoccurrence
Presidents Muhamadu Buhari and Cyril Ramaphosa during the State Visit of Buhari to South Africa Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs made this known in a joint commique issued in Pretoria following the More...
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 survey showed on Thursday. The Markit Stanbic Bank Kenya Purchasing Managers’ More...
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. According to local media, the accident occurred in the town of Kampene in Maniema Province. Stephane More...
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. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s spokesman, who confirmed this More...
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. A statement issued by Mr Victor Oladokun, Director, More...
Mugabe Died Of Cancer – Report
(NERWS INVESTIGATORS) Zimbabwe’s founding president Robert Mugabe had “advanced cancer” when he died in hospital in Singapore on September 6, the state-owned newspaper reported on Monday. The former guerilla More...
ECOWAS Parliament Appeals To Nigeria To Reopen Borders
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) The ECOWAS Parliament on Monday appealed to the Nigerian government to reopen its closed borders as it hampers on the implementation of free trade movement within the ECOWAS region. Speaker More...
Ivory Coast, Ghana Looking To Regulate Cocoa Industry’s Sustainability Schemes — Sources
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) Ivory Coast and Ghana are meeting major chocolate makers and grinders in Abidjan on Wednesday, to make plans to regulate the industry’s efforts to source cocoa sustainably, multiple More...
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 debt. The Bank of Zambia said in a written submission More...
Xenophobic Attacks: First Batch Of 84 Nigerians Return From S/Africa Today
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) The First batch of 84 Nigerians evacuated from South Africa is expected to arrive in Nigeria on Wednesday at 2 p.m. local time via the Murtala Mohammed International Lagos in company of officials More...
Ex-Zimbabwean President Mugabe To Be Buried On Sunday
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) A government statement, on Monday announced that the late former president of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe will be buried on Sept. 15. Mugabe, 95, died on Sept. 6 in Singapore where he had been More...
Cōte d’Ivoire Supports Adesina’s AfDB Bid With Minister
President Alassane Ouattara of Côte d’ Ivoire has appointed Adama Koné Minister of Economic and Financial Affairs to support the re-election of Dr Akinwumi Adesina as President of the Africa Development Bank More...
WEF Africa Ends In SA With Investments Hopes
The 28th World Economic Forum on Africa has ended in Cape Town, South Africa, producing numerous notable outcomes for investment and partnership. After three days of intensive discussion, the meeting launched More...
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe: From Liberator To Oppressor
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe was feted as an African liberation hero and champion of racial reconciliation when he first came to power in a nation divided by nearly a century of white colonial More...
Attacks On Nigerians In South Africa Absolutely Unacceptable, Unreasonable–Osinbajo
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says attacks on Nigerians in South Africa are absolutely unacceptable, reckless and unreasonable. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement in Abuja, More...
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. Buhari who announced the portfolio of each More...
SA Court Says Apartheid Flag Display Hate Speech
South Africa’s equality court on Wednesday restricted the display of the apartheid flag, ruling that it constitutes hate speech, unfair discrimination, and harassment based on race. The old flag, which was More...
VIDEO: South African Journalist Seized In Syria Begs For Help
South African journalist seized in Syria begs for help (NEWS INVESTIGATORS) South African photojournalist being held captive in Darkoush, Syria made a desperate appeal to the South African government More...
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 and Guinea. Conde made the call in Kano during a special business More...
ECOWAS Speaker Calls For 30% Women Representation
The Speaker of ECOWAS Parliament, Mr Moustapha Cisse-Lo has called on all member countries to ensure 30 per cent women representation in its ranks. He made the remark during a courtesy visit to the President More...
ECOWAS Commission Urges Laws for Whistle Blower Protection
The ECOWAS Commission on Tuesday urged ECOWAS Parliamentarians to enact laws and take other appropriate measures to protect whistle blowers in the sub-region. Mr Eyesan Okorodudu, Head, Democracy and Good Governance, More...
ECOWAS Pledges Support To Credible Elections
The ECOWAS Commission has pledged continued collaboration with ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC) to ensure that elections in West Africa continue to improve. The President of the commission, More...
ECOWAS Meets On Fight Against Corruption In The Region
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament is meeting on Tuesday over the status of implementation of the protocol on the fight against corruption in the sub-region. The meeting of the Joint More...
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 trade laws and tackle insecurity to successfully host the African Continental More...
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. The two banks have partnered with Chinese trade agent Zhejiang More...
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 Nigeria will enhance business relationship among the Asian More...
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 Cameroon’s locality of Esu located in troubled English-speaking region More...
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 described as the unfortunate murder of Elizabeth Ndubuisi-Chukwu, in South Africa. Mrs. More...
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 toward the elimination of non-tariff barriers, saying “pulling More...
$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 entrepreneur to venture into the agri-food sector More...
162 Libya Returnees Arrive Lagos
Libya returnees at the MMI Airport (News Investigators) /National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Wednesday received a batch of 162 Nigerians who were stranded in Libya, back into Nigeria. The Coordinator, More...
Scores Killed In Kenya Terrorist Attack
Kenya Police (News Investigators) /Many people have been killed by suspected militants who attacked a luxury hotel complex in Nairobi, Kenya. Gunfire and blasts were heard inside the compound in the Westlands More...
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 to support Nigeria’s membership in the African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI). More...
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 build its green energy sector. That is the message from African delegates as the world prepares More...
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 impose travel ban on its citizens in Anglophone regions. CHRDA, More...
FOCAC: Nigeria, China To Sign $328 Million Agreement On ICT Dev., In Addition To 25 MoUs
By Nuel Suji – President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday arrived Beijing, China’s capital where he is expected to join his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jingping, to witness the signing of an agreement worth $328 More...
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 a brief illness. “It is with immense sadness that More...
OPINION: Watch Out Trump, China Is Taking Africa From Under Your Nose
By David A. Andelman ATLANTA, United States of America, August 13, 2018/ — More...
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 the 53rd ordinary session of the ECOWAS Authority of More...
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 in Africa. In its latest report on ‘Changing Patterns in More...
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 Moon Jae-in, made this known at the More...
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 scheduled for launch in London. The platform More...
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 at the age 81. Reports quoted her More...
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 Africa, a devastating future consequence await the country. The More...
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 U.S. Embassy in Abuja said on Sunday that Mr. Tillerson More...
Ambazonian Freedom Fighters Accuse Nigeria Govt Of Illegal Detention Of Julius Ayuk Tabe, 10 Others
By Sadiq Umar – The Ambazonia self-determination group in Southern Cameroon has accused the Nigerian Government of complicity in the arrest and illegal detention of its leader Julius Ayuk Tabe, urging the More...
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 capital. He was More...
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 10 days having been stranded in the volatile country en route More...
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 Libya, even as it urged investors to divest More...
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 later on Tuesday. Speaker of the Zimbabwean parliament, More...
