The newly appointed Director-General of the World Trade Organization, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has concluded her first official working visit to Nigeria. Ms Okonjo-Iweala, a former finance minister of Nigeria, arrived in

Presidential candidate of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 presidential election Atiku Abubakar has embarked on a “massive membership e-registration drive” for his support organisation aimed at

The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has urged the federal government to restart the Safe Schools Initiative launched at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in

The 10 members of staff of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), who were abducted by bandits in March 6, 2021, in Kaduna Northwest Nigeria, have been rescued by

All states in Nigeria have received the Covid-19 Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccine except the northcentral Kogi State as a result of the state government’s unwillingness to repair the state’s Cold-Chain Store, the

Tanzania’s Vice President Samia Sulhu Hassan has announced the death of President John Magufuli. The announcement was made on Wednesday on state television. Many people will remember him for his

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

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

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

Authorities in Kenya have defended the recruitment process of officers, saying that those with higher grades from secondary school exams had “unrealistic demands.” Charles Owino, the spokesperson for Kenya Police

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

Somalia started administering Covid-19 vaccinations with the inoculation of the health minister, who received the jab publicly to reassure the nation about its safety. The Horn of Africa nation on

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, on Tuesday defended the apex bank’s restrictive trade policy, stressing that it was meant to protect local industries from unfavourable

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

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 Central Bank of Nigeria and other stakeholders have resolved the disagreement between Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) and Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) over service charge for the use of the

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

Ethiopia and Somalia have joined the long list of countries in England’s red list from where travel to England is banned. With over 24 million vaccinations delivered in the UK