The Economic Community of West African States Commission has announced plans to invest $380m in electrifying public schools and health centres across 18 countries, including Nigeria, Benin, Chad, and other
he President of ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Alieu Omar Touray has revealed plans to donate N640 million to those affected by the recent flood in Borno and Bauchi States. The Commission explained
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Wednesday, September 25, warned that Africa’s long-standing role as a supplier of raw minerals to other continents is deepening the continent’s poverty and underdevelopment. Extracting raw
Benin prosecutors said Wednesday that the Republican Guard commander, a former sports minister and a businessman had been arrested on suspicion of planning a “coup d’etat” in the small West
President Bola Tinubu has called on world leaders to prioritise debt forgiveness for Nigeria and other developing countries from creditors and multilateral financial institutions. The President also asked the United
Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja has withdrawn from the treason trial of the self-acclaimed leader of the separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB),
Nigerian, Kenyan and South African Android developers were part of the larger Sub-Saharan African developer community that earned about $700m from the Android app in 2023, Google said. According to
Nigeria has made its case for proper representation on the United Nations Security Council. It said having contributed to at least 41 peacekeeping missions globally and deploying over 200,000 Nigerian
Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Sunday, departed Abuja for New York, the United States, to attend the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. Sunday’s trip is “at the
The Department of State Services has released six of the #Hunger or #EndBadGovernance protesters who were arrested during demonstrations in Kaduna State. The protests, held between August 1 and 10,
