Nigeria’s former minister of finance Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Monday made history by becoming the first female and first African Director General of the World Trade Organisation. Thousands of Nigerian
On Tuesday, 40-year old Abdulrasheed Bawa was nominated chairman of Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) by the country’s President Muhammadu Buhari. There are a lot of firsts attached
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Senate to confirm forty year old Abdulrasheed Bawa as the substantive Chairman of the country’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Femi Adesina,
Nigeria’s annual inflation rate climbed for a 17th straight month to 16.47% in January of 2021, according to figures released by Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics. It was the highest inflation
Healthcare workers in South Africa are eagerly awaiting the first jabs of the Johnson&Johnson vaccine amid a coronavirus variant which is spreading fast across the country. [bc_video video_id=”6232629246001″ account_id=”6116119081001″ player_id=”CJdhmO46zo”
Nigeria’s federal government is set to take measures against a possible resurgence of Ebola disease in the country, the Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr.
To curtail further violence in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, the Inspector-General of Police, Adamu, has ordered the immediate deployment of four units of riot policemen in the state. The
Nigeria’s federal government on Monday unfolded plans to stop gas flaring in the next four years. Minister of State for Petroleum, Chief Timipre Sylva, at a public hearing on “Need
With her emergence on Monday as the first African and first female to be the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, unveiled her agenda, which includes
The Chairman of an official inquiry into “state capture” in South Africa, Justice Zondo has said the body will be filing papers against ex-President Jacob Zuma for once more defying
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated a former Nigerian Minister of Finance and Economy Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on her election as Director-General of the World Trade Organisation. Ms Okonjo-Iweala will assume office on 1
A former Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives, Ghali Na’Abba says sycophancy has become the basis with which people are elected into political offices in Nigeria. [bc_video video_id=”6232341642001″ account_id=”6116119081001″
South Africa on Monday confirmed the reopening of 20 land border crossings that were closed over a month ago to limit the spread of Covid-19. The land border points with Zimbabwe, Namibia, Mozambique,
A former South African President Jacob Zuma on Monday defied summons to appear before a commission investigating corruption during his presidency. Mr Zuma was scheduled to appear before the commission from 15
Rwanda has started immunising its health care workers against Covid-19, the health ministry said on Sunday. An official in the ministry told the BBC that immunisation with the Pfizer vaccine
The first coronavirus vaccines have arrived in Zimbabwe as an Air Zimbabwe jet carrying 200,000 doses arrived from China. [bc_video video_id=”6232305825001″ account_id=”6116119081001″ player_id=”CJdhmO46zo” embed=”in-page” padding_top=”56%” autoplay=”” min_width=”0px” playsinline=”” picture_in_picture=”” max_width=”640px”
The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed concern over the resurgence of Ebola in West Africa and activated response efforts. WHO’s Regional Director Matshidiso Moeti said the agency was “ramping
President Muhammadu Buhari has flayed the reported cases of ethnic violence across the country, saying his government will protect all religious and ethnic groups in line with the provisions of
The Nigeria Police have launched a probe into allegations that people arrested on Saturday over the protest of the reopening of the Lekki Tollgate were molested. They warned that errant
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has linked the current challenge of internal security in the country to uncontrolled influx and use of psychotropic medicines
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