Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved $1.5 billion for the rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt refinery as proposed by the Ministry of Petroleum Resources. The weekly FEC meeting approved the amount at
Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has denied claims by one of its citizens resident in Switzerland that he has been blacklisted by the Nigerian Embassy in the European country. The
BMW expects at least half of its sales to be zero emission vehicles by 2030, setting a more conservative target than some rivals in the race to embrace cleaner driving.
A new Tina Turner documentary explores the singer’s legendary hits and tumultuous personal life. Turner will bid a final farewell to her fans in the touching film that shows how
Brazilians would agree that Pelé is the greatest soccer player ever, but they differ on renaming the historic Maracanã stadium in his honor. The stadium’s name could soon change if
Saudi Arabia is seeking to buy armed drones from Turkey, said President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday, in a move that could mark a rapprochement between the two rival regional
Engineers want to build an underground lunar ark, filled with millions of seed, spore, sperm and egg samples from Earth’s species, hidden in a network of tubes on the moon
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African payments company Flutterwave on Tuesday announced a collaboration with PayPal to allow PayPal customers globally to pay African merchants through its ‘Pay with PayPal’ feature. Via this partnership, African businesses can
Rio de Janeiro’s state legislators on Monday renamed the world-famous Maracanã stadium after Brazilian football legend, Pelé. The officials voted in favour of the change on 9 March, in a
After months of arduous negotiations between competing promoters and rival champions, the contract for a two-fight deal between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua to unify the heavyweight titles has finally
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Gunmen have invaded the Local Education Authority (LEA ) Primary School, Rama village, Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna state, abducting the pupils and their teachers. The number of
Africa on Sunday witnessed a historical moment with the launch of ARISEPLAY, the new global streaming service from Arise Media Group. It showed promise of soar away success, attracting 10,000
Pele congratulated Cristiano Ronaldo after the Portugal forward’s hat-trick against Cagliari took him past the Brazilian legend’s tally of goals scored in official matches. Ronaldo netted three times inside the
It was a big day for Afrobeats Sunday night as history was made at the 63rd Grammy Awards with Burna Boy, the self-proclaimed ‘African Giant’ taking home the award for
No fewer than 618 schools have remained closed in six northern Nigeria states over the fear of attack and abduction of pupils and members of staff, according to a tally
Nigerian Afrobeats star Burna Boy has won the Best Global Music Album category at the 2021 Grammys. Fellow Nigerian superstar Wizkid won the Best Music Video for his song with
Africa’s leading media and luxury brand, ARISE MEDIA GROUP, will on Sunday March 14 challenge stereotypes with the launch of streaming service, ARISEPLAY, which will boast of a bold
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