Africa

President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, for Dakar, Senegal, to attend the inauguration of Senegal’s President-elect, Bassirou Diomaye Faye. In a statement issued by Ajuri Ngelala, Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, the President’s trip is on the invitation of the Republic of Senegal. President Tinubu, …

The Executive Secretary of the National Action Committee, Mr. Olusegun Awolowo recently met with the Honourable Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite, for a briefing on the groundbreaking efforts of the National Action Committee on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) towards the implementation of the …

The World Trade Organisation, on Tuesday, said Nigeria had relinquished its leading position in the agriculture export market because a lot of its agricultural commodities do not meet the sanitary and phytosanitary measures required for exportation.It also pointed out that despite the abundance of arable lands and increased investments, the …

At least 14,917 Nigerians from across Africa and Europe voluntarily returned to the country between 2021 and 2023.This is according to Sunday PUNCH analysis of data obtained from the International Organisation for Immigration under its Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration programme for the years under review. It also includes more …

Sierra Leone on Wednesday charged former President Ernest Bai Koroma with treason and other offences for his alleged role in what authorities have called an attempted coup on November 26, authorities said. Koroma, who led the West African nation from 2007 to 2018, had previously been questioned, with authorities saying …

The federal government has suspended the evaluation and accreditation of degree certificates from Benin Republic and Togo. Augustina Obilor-Duru, the acting director of press at the federal ministry of education, confirmed this in a statement on Tuesday. The director said the decision follows a recently published report exposing certificate racketeering …

The African Development Bank has decided to withdraw all its international staff from Ethiopia immediately. The office will remain open under an Officer-in-Charge. These measures will not affect nationally recruited staff from Ethiopia who will continue their work and remain in the full employment of the Bank. The Bank will …

The International Billionaire Christian Conference has announced the launch of a startup fund targeted at Christian youths with impressive business ideas.  This was revealed on Monday in a statement issued by the Conference as it announced the second edition of its meeting themed, ‘Power, wealth and technology.’  “In a groundbreaking …

Curnance application has been described as an innovation that holds the promise of revolutionising the way individuals and businesses engage with finance. This was the consensus at the end of the launch of the  application at an event in Johannesburg, South Africa that brought together leaders, innovators and stakeholders in …

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of a new Board and Management team for the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) with effect from December 1,2023. In a statement issued by Ajuri Ngelali Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, the President exercised his power in compliance …