African Union (AU) Pre-Election Assessment Mission, has tasked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on election results management and its readiness to handle the technological, logistical, security and administrative demands of the polls, particularly its concerned electronic systems. It has also identified the training of over 1.4 million ad...
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Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has received a delegation from the African Union (AU), led by His Excellency Demeke Mekonnen, Head of Mission and former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. The delegation was received by the Acting Chairman of...
Pan-Africanist dreams of enforced Pan-African unity and brotherhood as promised by Kwame Nkrumah are questioned by many commentators, who cite repeated instances of xenophobic violence in South Africa as proof that Pan-African unity is not what Africans desire. The late Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana and the late Nelson Mandela...
In addition to the obnoxious apartheid system practised by the White minority population in South Africa, xenophobic attacks or what many call Afrophobia, have also earned the Rainbow Nation international notoriety. The attacks by largely ill-informed South African Blacks against foreigners, especially citizens from countries that midwifed South Africa’s...
For years, Africa has been called a continent of untapped potential. Potential doesn’t build roads. Potential doesn’t feed people. Potential hasn’t made Africa the global powerhouse it is meant to be. Despite having over 60% of the world’s usable arable land left untilled and miles upon miles of the...
Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has received the Special Envoy for Children Affected by Armed Conflict (CAAC), Her Excellency Ambassador Jainaba Jagne, alongside an international delegation at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen the protection of schools and educational institutions across Africa....
Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, expresses deep concern over the renewed escalation in the Gulf region, marked by the resumption of drone and missile attacks attributed to Iran against neighbouring states, including the United Arab Emirates, as well as the continued disruption of...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has pledged Nigeria’s support and commitment to the swift implementation of the provisions of the revitalised agreement on the resolution of the conflict in South Sudan. Prominent among the nation’s proposals as presented by the President is the immediate and unconditional release of the country’s...
The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima has returned to Abuja after successfully representing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government, as well as the 30th AU General Assembly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This year’s AU...
Vice President Kashim Shettima is attending the plenary of the 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The opening session has drawn leaders from across the continent and beyond, as delegates convene to address critical issues...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has held talks with the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, on the sidelines of the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The bilateral meeting between the Nigerian Vice President and the UN chief is taking place amid the 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly...
Nigeria has recorded a major diplomatic and economic breakthrough at the just-concluded 39th Session of the Executive Council of the African Union, securing a permanent seat on the Board of the African Central Bank in a move widely seen as a boost to the country’s leadership role in Africa’s...
Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima has arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to represent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government, as well as the 30th General Assembly, scheduled to hold on February 14 and 15,...
Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Kashim Shettima, has departed Abuja for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to represent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the 2026 African Union (AU). The Summit, themed: “ _Assuring Sustainable Water Availability and Safe Sanitation Systems to Achieve the Goals of Agenda 2063,”_...
Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, has arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to lead the country’s delegation to the 48th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Executive Council. The two-day meeting, which begins on Wednesday, is expected to set the tone for major continental discussions ahead...
President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Wednesday for a two-nation visit to Johannesburg, South Africa and Luanda, Angola. President Tinubu’s first stop is Johannesburg, where he will attend the 20th summit of the G20 Leaders. After the summit, he will proceed to Angola for the AU-EU summit, a...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – The 9th edition of Africa’s global music awards earlier scheduled to hold from November 25–30, 2025 will now take place from Wednesday, January 7 to Sunday, January 11, 2026, in Lagos, Nigeria. The African Union Commission (AUC) and the International Executive Committee of the...
Africa’s music industry is buzzing with anticipation as fans and artistes gear up for the opening of the online voting portal for the 2025 All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA). The International Committee of AFRIMA, in partnership with the African Union Commission (AUC), has announced that public voting will officially...
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Kayode Opeifa, has revealed that the Kano-Maradi Railway project is crucial for improving food security in Nigeria. According to Opeifa, the rail connection between Nigeria and the Niger Republic is vital because mobility plays a central role in the food...
Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mr Mahmoud Youssouf, has emphasised the urgent need for Africans to strive for freedom from conflict, underdevelopment, and war. Youssouf made this known in a statement on Sunday marking Africa Day 2025, reiterating a call for justice, unity, and shared progress among...