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 Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arrested a former registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Dibu Ojerinde for allegedly misappropriating N900 million (about $2.363 dollars). In

More than 25 million people in the UK have now received a first Covid-19 vaccination, 100 days after the first person in the country received a shot. The government said

Tiger Woods posted on social media that the 15-time major champion has returned home and will work on “getting stronger every day” following the car crash that left him with

Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta has said that “everything has been resolved” with club captain and forward Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang. The Gabon international was dropped to the bench for disciplinary reasons before

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has named an expressway in the nation’s capital after the Niger Republic President, Issoufou Mahamadou. At a ceremony in Abuja on Tuesday, FCT Minister, Muhammed Bello, alongside

There was palpable tension in the Nigerian Senate following a controversial ruling by the Senate President Ahmad Lawan on a bill that seeks to create the Armed Forces Service Commission, with the sponsor of

Hospitals in Equatorial Guinea are still overwhelmed by the number of people injured ten days after a series of explosions left more than 100 people dead in the country. Aid

Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized influence operations to help Donald Trump in last November’s presidential election, according to a declassified intelligence assessment that found broad efforts by the Kremlin and

Shareholders of Zenith Bank Plc on Tuesday approved the payment of proposed N94.19 billion (about $248m) dividend for the year ended December 31, 2020. The shareholders commended the board and

The pressure against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo over sexual harassment allegations reached the White House on Tuesday, with President Joe Biden saying Cuomo should resign if the state attorney

Real Madrid easily overcame Atalanta 3-1 at home in their Champions League last-16 second leg on Wednesday to stroll into the quarterfinals 4-1 on aggregate. Karim Benzema scored a sixth

Bankers in Nigeria have until June 1st to declare their assets in accordance with the bank employees declaration of assets act, the country’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission boss Abdulrasheed

The United States mission has begun contacting all immigrant visa applicants whose applications were affected by the travel restrictions under Presidential Proclamations 9645 and 9983 signed by former President Donald

Authorities in northwestern Kano state have confirmed the death of four persons after they had consumed a local juice drink. Chairperson of the committee on infectious diseases outbreak in Kano,

Rwandan authorities have eased some of its restrictive measures against the spread of coronavirus, including a reduction of night curfew hours. In a statement, the government reduced the curfew by

Nigeria’s comedy star Emanuella has won the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards 2021 in the ‘Favorite African Social Media Star’ category. The 10-year-old was nominated alongside Nigerian comedy group, Ikorodu Bois,

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