Vice President Kashim Shettima says Nigeria is at a new dawn to chart and re-position its destiny for greatness, considering the measures adopted by the President Bola Tinubu administration to diversify the nation’s economy. Mr Olusola Abiola, Director, Information, Office of the Vice President, in a statement, said...
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Prof. Maurice Okoli, the President, Africa Russia Community in Russia, has emphasised the need for Africa to leverage on Russia’s huge reservoir of goodwill to develop the continent. Okoli said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sideline of the 2nd Russia-Africa Economic...
Russian President, Vladimir Putin, says Russia will supply 50,000 tons of grains to some African countries in the next three months in its bid to ensure food security. Putin said this on Thursday while declaring the Second Russia–Africa Summit and Economic and Humanitarian Forum 2023 open in St. Petersburg,...
Former Chief of Army Staff, retired Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has said that coup should be seen as an organised crime and punished accordingly to allow democracy to survive in Africa. Buratai said this at a One-Day International Conference on Organised Crimes put together by the Tukur Buratai Centre for...
Ms. Emmanuelle Blatmann, the French Ambassador to Nigeria, said Nigeria was France’s first trading partner in Sub-Saharan Africa She added that Nigeria’ trading alone accounted for 75 per cent of French investments in West Africa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the envoy made this known at...
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has identified poverty as major determinant of whether a child has access to immunisation against vaccine-preventable disease or not. The fund disclosed this in its ‘State of The World’s Children 2023’ report, adding that there are millions of such children in Africa, referred to...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP), an international agency funded by the Rockefeller, IKEA Foundation and the Bezos Earth Fund have appointed the immediate past Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, GCON, as a Global Advisor. This announcement was made at a...
The African Development Bank(AfDB) Group’s Board of Directors has approved a 7.88 million dollars grant from the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) for the Africa Energy Transition Catalyst (AETC) Programme. The bank in a statement, said the programme is aimed at increasing renewable energy generation across the continent....
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu recognizes that Nigeria is being looked upon for leadership, and he is prepared to step up to the challenge. Dele Alake, the Special Adviser to the President, Special Duties, Communications, and Strategy, made this known to State House Correspondents on Saturday...
The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Adamu Lamuwa, says the role of Nigeria as big brother in Africa had helped in addressing security challenges in the continent. Lawamu, represented by the Director, Policy, Research and Statistics, Amb. Samson Itegboje, said this at the National Defence College security...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Friday in Paris-France said Nigeria will sustain its spotlight on African countries as the fulcrum of its policies on economy and foreign policy, assuring that trade issues, security and border controls will be mutually implemented. Receiving the President of Benin...
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says on Friday that prioritisation of children’s health and education is the key to unlocking Africa’s prosperity. UNICEF Country Representative in Nigeria, Ms Cristian Munduate, stated this in Kaduna, at an event organised to commemorate the 2023 International Day of the African Child....
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday called on the European Union to assist Nigeria and Africa in strengthening security and economic development to alleviate poverty in the continent. The President spoke during a telephone conversation with the President of the European Council, Mr. Charles Michel,...
Ballard Partners, an international governmental affairs firms has appointed Alhaji Lai Mohammed, immediate past Minister of Information and Culture, as Managing Partner of its first office in Africa. In a statement issued by the firm and made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja, Mohammed is to serve as...
African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, says Africa has the necessary partnerships and technologies to eradicate hunger. In a statement issued on the banks website, Adesina said what Africa needed was action, including robust financing to achieve this. He spoke during the opening session of the 8th...
The Lagos State Government says it is committed to guaranteeing better future for children in the state. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State made the pledge at a special Jumat to mark his inauguration for a second term, at the Lagos Central Mosque, Lagos Island, on Friday. The News Agency...
UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, has appointed Nigerian Dr Akinwumi Adesina and 21 other leaders to spearhead the fight against malnutrition in all its forms as members of the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement Lead Group. Adesina, who is currently the President of African Development Bank was appointed together...
By OLA MUDOPE , Lagos – Nigerian musician and entrepreneur, Oluwatosin Ajibade, popularly known as Mr Eazi, says Africa has the prospects of becoming highest net exporter of technology talent. Mr Eazi made the assertion in a statement issued by his media team on Friday in Lagos. The singer,...
Spotify, a global online streaming platform, has revealed Tom Odell’s “Another Love”; Billie Eilish’s “Lovely” and Lewis Capaldi’s “Someone You Loved”, as the top tracks on mellow playlists among Nigerian Gen Zs. Phiona Okumu, Spotify’s Head of Music for Africa, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in...
President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, the largest petrochemical company in the world. The company is expected to make Nigeria self-sufficient in refined petroleum products and have surplus for export. Speaking at the occasion on Monday, the president described the feat as a significant...