From Equatorial Guinea to Tanzania, from Accra to Addis Ababa, and now, from Nairobi to Kigali, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, with sartorial elegance and swashbuckling confidence, is traversing Africa preaching Nigeria’s reform story to the world. While the echoes of President Tinubu’s economic reforms have since reverberated across every...
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu arrived at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi, Kenya, in the early hours of Monday to participate in the highly anticipated Africa Forward Summit. A statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, said the President’s aircraft touched down at approximately 00:18 a.m. local time. President Tinubu...
The key failure of the post-colonial state in Africa – transcending both ideology and individual personality – is a refusal to grasp the importance of succession planning. This failure haunts every sector, from politics to the economy, to the very way our society is held together. Without a plan...
In my Ph.D. class in governance and leadership, at the Abuja Leadership Centre where we are dealing with the comparative analysis of governance and leadership in Africa, we just treated the intractable issue of institutions and accountability. We noted how institutional integrity upholds and sustains accountability, but unfortunately, how...
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has commended Team Nigeria for an impressive outing at the ongoing African Wrestling Championship, where the country secured four gold medals in the women’s category on the opening day of the tournament. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, who also serves as President of the...
A major push to confront one of Africa’s fastest-growing—yet often overlooked—health threats was unveiled today on the sidelines of the World Health Summit Regional Meeting in Nairobi, Kenya. Amref Health Africa, in partnership with the Novo Nordisk FoundatEast Africaion, announced a US$13.2 million expansion of the Partnership for Education...
Executive Secretary of Akwa Ibom Health Insurance Agency, Dr Igbemi Arthur Igbemi has explained why he dedicated the African Prestige Honoris award to Governor Umo Eno saying it was for providing “affordable healthcare to the people.” “This recognition is not just for me, but for a leader who dares...
NNPC Limited women have headlined the 2026 edition of the Ascent Top 100 Career Women in Africa Awards, as the Executive Vice President, Business Services, Sophia Mbakwe, and two other women from the Company were celebrated in Lagos, yesterday, alongside other exceptional female leaders from across the continent. In...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has celebrated 14-year-old Adeolu Oluwadamilola Oreofe for emerging as the 2026 African Spelling Bee Champion in the Junior Category of the competition held recently in Harare, Zimbabwe. Oreofe, a student of St. Lawrence Metropolitan College in Ado Ekiti, defeated contestants from over 20 African countries to...
As the conflict’s spillover leads to spiking prices in parts of Asia and Africa, WFP says keeping humanitarian supply chains open is essential to prevent millions more from tipping into food insecurity. At a bustling food market in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, Mummy Christiana breaks down in tears as she...
Separatist leaders in Cameroon’s conflict-hit English-speaking regions have announced a temporary ceasefire ahead of the Apostolic Visit of Pope Leo XIV, describing the visit as a moment of “profound spiritual importance” for the country. In a statement issued on April 13, the Ambazonia Governing Council declared a three-day “Safe...
Pope Leo XIV on Monday arrived in Algeria, marking a historic moment as the North African nation welcomed a sitting Catholic pontiff for the first time. The Pope touched down to an official reception, waving warmly as he began the opening leg of his African tour, a visit expected...
In a grand celebration of its 23rd year in business, Hombaze African Cuisine opened its new branch in Brooklyn, Pretoria, on Saturday, April 4, 2026. The event was graced by esteemed dignitaries, including the Acting Nigerian High Commissioner to South Africa, Amb Tope Ajayi, Nigeria’s Consul General, Amb Nini...
Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima has affirmed Nigeria’s preparedness to lead Africa in deploying Artificial Intelligence (AI) to unlocking new pathways for the continent’s prosperity. He said while AI has become humanity’s most powerful general-purpose technology that would define lives and the future of mankind, the technology will continue...
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has appointed H.E. Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, GCON, former Vice-President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as Senior Strategic Advisor to the Africa CDC Director General, H.E. Dr. Jean Kaseya. The appointment comes at a pivotal moment as Africa CDC...
Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima will, on Tuesday, April 7, perform the formal flag off the first University Innovation Pods (UNIPOD) in Africa at the University of Lagos. UNIPOD, an initiative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with the Federal Government of Nigeria, aims to reconfigure...
Ahead of Benin’s 12th April presidential election, the ECOWAS Long-Term Observation Mission has continued to observe pre-election activities in the country’s 12 administrative Districts and hold consultations with political stakeholders as a confidence-building mechanism and preventive diplomacy to ensure a peaceful and credible electoral process. In Cotonou, the Observers met with...
Nobody sits at a desk and studies odds for half an hour anymore. Or rather, a small number of people still do, but they no longer represent the typical session. The person using a betting platform in 2026 opens an app between bus stops, places a live football selection...
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has held a strategic engagement with a delegation from the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat. The meeting which focused on advancing the implementation of the Simplified Trade Regime (STR) to support small-scale cross-border trade was held at its the Customs headquarters in Maitama,...