Africa is confronting a new wave of infectious disease outbreaks, with officials warning that limited resources and long-standing gaps in preparedness are putting millions at risk. The alert was issued by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) during its weekly virtual briefing. Prof. Yap Boum,...
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Vice President Kashim Shettima, has identified Imo State as a major pillar in Nigeria’s economic diversification agenda primed for rapid growth in technology, gas utilisation, agro-industrial processing and small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs). He said the government is committed to providing access to financing through the Bank of Industry...
Former United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, says the world cannot overcome its biggest crises — from climate change to sustainable development — without Africa at the centre of global solutions. Speaking on Thursday at the Imo State Economic Summit 2025 in Owerri, themed “ _Unlocking Imo’s Economic Potential: Partnership,...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Saturday hosted former President Goodluck Jonathan at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, shortly after Jonathan returned from a tense assignment in Guinea-Bissau. Jonathan had been in the West African nation leading an election observation mission, a role that unexpectedly drew public concern when news...
Guinea-Bissau’s former president, Umaro Sissoco Embaló, has resurfaced in Senegal after days of uncertainty following the military coup that removed him from office earlier in the week. Senegal’s foreign ministry confirmed late Friday that Embaló arrived in Dakar on Thursday night aboard a chartered military aircraft. Officials described him...
1. With seven military coups occurring across Africa within four years, concerns about the prospects of military intervention have re-emerged in Nigeria, particularly amidst widespread national hardship, insecurity and public disenchantment. Yet, Nigeria’s historical trajectory of military rule, withdrawal and civilian transition, reveals a distinctive pattern not...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has safely left Guinea-Bissau after a sudden military takeover upended the country’s electoral process. Jonathan had been in the country leading the West African Elders Forum Election Observation Mission during last Sunday’s presidential and legislative polls. Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed the former president’s...
Guinea-Bissau was thrown into fresh uncertainty on Wednesday as senior military officers declared they had seized “total control” of the country, abruptly shutting all borders and freezing the ongoing election process. The announcement came just three days after citizens cast their ballots in tightly watched presidential and legislative polls....
Nigeria’s HIV prevention efforts are facing a troubling setback, with the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) revealing that condom distribution in the country has crashed by 55 per cent in just one year. The figure appeared in UNAIDS’ 2025 World AIDS Day report, Overcoming Disruption, Transforming the...
Paravolley Africa has appointed Jackson Imandi as President of its West Africa Development Commission. His appointment was confirmed in a letter dated November 5, 2025, and signed by the organisation’s Director of Development, Robinson Tumwesigye. According to the letter, the decision followed a careful review of Imandi’s contribution to...
At a time in the history of Nigeria when its reputation seems to have been slurred, an indigenous tech firm, Task Systems Limited, was honoured in the presence of thousands of global professionals with Microsoft Best Partner Award in California, United States of America. It was a major rebranding...
MTN Group has restated its determination to help deepen the economic corridor between Nigeria and South Africa, describing the relationship as crucial to Africa’s long-term growth. The telecoms giant made the pledge during the Nigeria–South Africa Presidential Trade and Investment Breakfast Dialogue, where government officials and business leaders converged...
Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima has hailed the multi-million-dollar investment portfolio by African agribusiness conglomerate, Export Trading Group (ETG), in Nigeria, assuring that ongoing reforms by the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will guarantee the company’s investments. According to him, the company’s interests across agro-logistics, fertilizer systems, seed...
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said expanding terrorist networks, mass displacement, and the collapse of essential services in West Africa and the Sahel are a growing concern worldwide. Guterres told the UN Security Council at UN headquarters that the growth in terrorist groups was “not only a regional dramatic...
Nigerian scholars have called for deeper academic and research engagement with China, insisting that Africa cannot effectively influence global power dynamics without investing in scholarly exchange, Mandarin language proficiency, and long-term strategic policy planning. This position was at the centre of discussions during a one-day seminar themed “Bridging Africa–China...
Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Maiha, has warned that Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) could claim 10 million lives globally each year, with four million of the deaths likely occurring in Africa. Maiha made the disclosure at the commencement of the 2025 World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week (WAAW) on Tuesday in...
President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed Nigeria’s resolve to work towards building an Africa where borders are efficient enough to facilitate trade and other economic opportunities instead of hindering them. He implored African nations to be disciplined in working towards building borders that meet the high demands and rapid pace...
World Health Organization (WHO) has sounded the alarm over the escalating diabetes crisis in Africa, urging governments to take immediate and sustained measures to protect millions of lives at risk. In a message marking the 2025 World Diabetes Day, themed “Diabetes Across Life Stages,” the WHO Regional Director for...
It was a weekend of international triumph for Nigerian music as some of the nation’s biggest Afropop stars delivered show-stopping performances across continents — a testament to the genre’s surging global influence. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Asake and Wizkid were major highlights in New York...
Africa Nature Investors (ANI) Foundation and Roshan Renewables have empowered 450 women in some rural communities of Adamawa state to save funds to the tune of N53 million. Deputy Project Manager of ANI Foundation, Dr. David Peter, disclosed the savings milestone during the close-out ceremony for the two-year programme...