West Africa

Former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar has called on the federal government to adopt proactive measures to tackle the second wave of the dreaded coronavirus before things get out of hand.

Atiku Abubakar laments rising cost of food items, calls for drastic action to stop looming crisis

18 hours ago

Nigeria’s central bank halts sale of $5.7 billion to bureaux de change

4 days ago

Ibanga Isine, a journalist with the Next Edition newspaper, has won the 2019 Nigerian Investigative Journalist of the Year Award given by the Wole Soyinka Center for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ).

Centre trains 21 female reporters on sexual, gender-based violence

5 days ago

Ghana has reimposed a ban on social gatherings as the number of Covid-19 cases spiral in the country, the president, Nana Akufo-Addo, announced Sunday.

Ghana aims to receive 18 million coronavirus shots by October

5 days ago

Enugu Rangers striker Israel Abia has received the prestigious Eunisell Boot awarded to the top scorer in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) during the 2019-20 season.

Enugu Rangers striker Israel Abia wins 2019/20 Eunisell Boot

6 days ago

A new report by the World Bank has indicated that the execution of major infrastructural projects in Nigeria was being driven by foreign sponsors.

World Bank: 4,000 children orphaned in Nigeria by coronavirus

1 week ago

The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite, on Tuesday said the Federal Government had been able to recover 25 sites from 2007 that the programme started.

Canadian firm set to commence gold production in Nigeria

2 weeks ago

Colonel Assimi Goita, leader of Malian military junta, attends the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) consultative meeting in Accra, Ghana September 15, 2020. REUTERS- Francis Kokoroko

Mali leader says he was unharmed in ‘isolated action’ knife attack

2 weeks ago

Monkeypox: Nigeria records 59 suspected cases,15 confirmed

2 weeks ago

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has stressed the need to drive more inclusive trade initiatives and expand intra-regional trade in the ECOWAS sub-region going by the opportunities presented by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement.

VP Osinbajo canvasses inclusive trade to boost sub-regional economy

2 weeks ago

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has stressed the need to drive more inclusive trade initiatives and expand intra-regional trade in the ECOWAS sub-region going by the opportunities presented by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement.

VP Osinbajo canvasses inclusive trade to boost sub-regional economy

2 weeks ago

Over 15 people missing after ship sinks in Liberia

2 weeks ago

Don: Monkeypox ‘imported’ to US shows Nigeria’s need to focus on other diseases

2 weeks ago

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

US: CDC detects first case of monkeypox ‘imported’ from Nigeria

2 weeks ago

President Buhari hails Segun Awolowo on his election as ECOWAS TPOs president

2 weeks ago