Nigeria and the rest of Africa’s total merchandise trade in 2018 have been estimated to be $997.9 billion, retaining its number one position as the fastest growing regions in the world. Dr Hippolyte Fofack, African Export-Import Bank […]
A new United Nations report reveals that hunger is on the rise in Africa following years of decline due to a number of reasons, including difficult global economic conditions, adverse climatic conditions due to El […]
The Super Eagles have dropped two spots to 46th in the world in the first FIFA Rankings of 2019. They are tied in the same position with Montenegro in the global ratings and fourth in Africa. […]
Nigeria retained its 44th place in the latest FIFA rankings released on Thursday as well as the fourth place on the African ranking. Belgium will end the year as No. 1 ahead of world champions […]
Arsenal and Nigeria midfielder, Alex Iwobi, Leicester City’s Wilfred Ndidi and 2018 Africa Women’s Cup of Nations winner Francisca Ordega have been shortlisted for the African Player of the Year award by CAF. Previously, the […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has summoned Service Chiefs to an emergency security meeting over the reported killing of some Nigerian soldiers by Boko Haram sect along the Nigeria-Chad border on Sunday. It was gathered that the […]
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has appointed women to half of his government’s ministerial posts, including the job of defence minister. Explaining his decision in a speech to Parliament, Mr Abiy said women were “less […]
Melania Trump concluded her trip to Africa on Saturday by urging people to pay less attention to what she wears and also voicing support for her husband’s embattled Supreme Court nominee. The U.S. first lady […]
One weighty question serious leaders ask themselves is this: “What will be my leadership legacy?” At the end of the day, all our socalled achievements, acquisitions and awards will disappear into the dustbin of nothingness […]
There’s an old Chinese saying, “good friends feel close to each other even when they are thousands of miles away,” and the same can be said about China-Africa relations today. Despite the geographical distance between […]
Pan-Africa’s pioneer Business to Business (B2B) e-commerce platform for made in Africa products, AFRIMART, has officially taken off, offering prospects of catapulting the otherwise less exploited intra-Africa trade to higher heights of growth. Afrimart is […]
Senate President, Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has hinted that his stay or otherwise in the ruling All Progressives Congress will be determined by time. He dropped the hint at the weekend during a farewell dinner hosted […]
Leading book publishers in Africa and writers rose from a seminar to declare that the publishing industry on the continent is endangered by the activities of pirates and unfavourable government policies. Other major challenges […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Accra, the capital of Ghana, said with the right leadership and implementation of public policies, Africa’s drive to eradicate poverty and entrench democracy is on course. Speaking as a […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja said political transitions in Africa must be properly managed to safeguard countries from slipping into crises that slow down economic growth, and throw citizens into avoidable hardships. In […]
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has denied media reports that Africans will be given Visa on arrival in Nigeria, saying the federal government has not issued such a directive. In a statement signed Monday in […]
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