Africa

Nigeria’s media space was thrown into confusion on Monday afternoon with conflicting reports on the whereabouts of the acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes (EFCC) Ibrahim Magu, who was first reported by sections of the media to have been arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) over allegations …

President Muhammadu Buhari sends warm greetings and commendation to a Nigerian doctorate student in University of Tsukuba, Japan, Mr Ikenna Nweke, who returned a missing wallet with huge sums of money to the police, and also turned down offer of a percentage by the authorities. President Buhari salutes Nweke for …

A Ghanaian junior minister resigned on Friday for failing to self-isolate after testing positive for coronavirus, the presidency said. Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah’s (picture) resignation has been accepted by President Nana Akufo-Addo with “immediate effect”, his office said in a statement. “This follows the admission …

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AU), Moussa Faki Mahamat is monitoring the recent developments in Ethiopia closely, following the killing of the Ethiopian Artist and musician Haacaalu Hundeessaa. According to a statement from AU on Thursday, violence protest has claimed many lives so far with scores of people …

The Confederation of African Football (CAF), has voted US$16.2 million to support Members Associations. The fund is to mitigate their financial challenges suffered by members associations due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  The amount was a top-up to an initial $10.8 million released on May 28, by CAF the same purpose, …

The Africa Cup has been postponed by one year due to the coronavirus pandemic and is now to be held in Cameroon in January 2022. The African football confederation (CAF) said on Tuesday. “After consultation with stakeholders and taking into consideration the current global situation, the tournament has been rescheduled …

President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday expressed dissatisfaction over Nigeria’s slow pace of economic prosperity, describing the current situation as “our very terrible state of development.” Speaking during a virtual audience with members of the Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC) which he described as a “tutorial,” the President said: “We are a …

Sub-Saharan Africa will remain a global growth driver over the 2020-21 period, according to the reviewed projections of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The international body downgraded growth outlook for the region to -3.2% this year, against -1.6% initially. However, recovery is seen for next year with growth going positive …

The Federal Government this Monday evening, June 29, 2020, announced the reopening of schools as part of modifications to the COVID-19 lockdown, the phase two of which it extended for another 30 days. The resumption is, however, limited to graduating JSS 3 and SSS 3 preparing to write their final …

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