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August 27
Nigeria: IMF Hinges Nigeria's 3.1 Percent Economic Growth Outlook On Stronger Reforms
The International Monetary Fund (IMF), says achieving Nigeria's projected 3.1 per cent economic growth outlook for 2024 is dependent on implementation of stronger reforms. Read more »
August 12
West Africa: Nigeria's Crude Oil Production Increased to 1.3m Barrels in July - Opec
Nigeria's crude oil production rose to 1.307 million barrels of crude oil daily in July 2024, according to the latest monthly oil market report from the Organisation of Petroleum… Read more »
July 27
West Africa: Nigerian Defence Chief Picks Holes in Ecowas Protocol On Free Movement
Says Complexities in Nigeria's Borders, Challenge to National Security Read more »
July 21
Nigeria: Cholera Vaccines Arriving Nigeria Soon - Gavi
...Too early to say the outbreak has ended -Pate Read more »
June 21
Nigeria: Govt Seeks 18-Month Extension of $800m World Bank Palliative Scheme
The Federal Government has requested an 18-month extension on the closing date of the World Bank's $800m palliative loan to boost its social safety net programmes. Read more »
June 18
Africa: Over-Ambition, Others Fuelling Coups in Africa - -UNDP
United Nations Development Programme, UNDP, has identified over-ambition among young military officers and the erosion of core societal values as major catalysts for the spate of… Read more »
June 13
Nigeria: 2024 ILO Conference - Nigeria's Delegation of 289 Is Highest
Nigeria, with 289 delegates, tops the list with the highest number of registered delegates at the ongoing 112th International Labour Conference (ILC) in Geneva, Switzerland. Read more »
Nigeria: World Bank Announces $2.25bn Loan for Nigeria
The World Bank has approved two financing facilities of $2.25 billion for Nigeria to support the Federal Government's efforts to stabilize the economy. Read more »
May 21
Nigeria: Unicef Wants Aggressive Advocacy, Awareness to Combat Cervical Cancer
--- Intensify efforts on HPV vaccination among girls Read more »
April 22
Africa: World Bank, AfDB, Others Launch New Co-Financing Platform
A coalition of ten Multilateral Development Banks (DMBs) has launched a new co-financing platform that will enable them to channel additional capital for development scale and… Read more »
April 18
Africa: World Bank, AfDB to Offer Electricity to 300 Million Africans
The World Bank and the African Development Bank (AfDB) are partnering to provide electricity access to at least 300 million people in Africa by 2030. Read more »
April 04
Nigeria: Tinubu to Gavi CEO - Nigerian Manufacturers Capable, Ready to Produce Vaccines
President Bola Tinubu has called on Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, to collaborate with potential Nigerian vaccine manufacturers to ensure equitable access to life-saving vaccines for… Read more »
February 29
Nigeria: WFP Tackles Nigeria's Northeast Food Crisis With Ukraine's Wheat Donation
The United Nations World Food Programme on Thursday welcomed a generous donation of 25,000 tons of wheat from the Government of Ukraine that will help provide emergency food… Read more »
February 23
Africa: After the AU Summit, Africa Continues Its Drift
IF a family meets in a room, members give themselves pecks, exchange polite greetings, make flowery speeches and emerge laughing for group photographs, it is likely they have not… Read more »
February 14
Nigeria: Reject IMF's Recommendation On Fuel, Electricity Subsidy, Prp Tells FG
The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has advised the Federal Government to reject the advice of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to phase out petrol and electricity subsidies. Read more »
February 10
West Africa: Nigeria Committed to Regional Security Cooperation With Ecowas Countries - Defence Minister
The Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru, says Nigeria is committed to regional security cooperation with other ECOWAS countries. Read more »
February 05
Nigeria: Severe Hunger in Nigeria
WITH about 36.9 million hectares of arable land, representing 40.48 per cent of the country's total land area as at 2021, and 70 per cent of youth population (151 million youths),… Read more »
January 04
Africa: AU Appeals for Calm in Ethiopia-Somalia Row
The African Union on Thursday joined the United States in appealing for calm in the Horn of Africa after regional tensions soared following a contested deal between Ethiopia and… Read more »
December 23, 2023
Central Africa: Unicef Seeks $2bn Humanitarian Assistance for West, Central Africa
The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Friday appealed for nearly 2 billion dollars to provide lifesaving assistance to more than 24 million boys and girls across West and Central… Read more »
December 16, 2023
Nigeria: UN, Nigeria Reinstate Commitment to Solving Irregular Migration, Others
Nigeria has reiterated its commitment to joining the United Nations and other world leaders in finding tangible solutions to irregular migration, world refugee situations. Read more »
December 07, 2023
West Africa: Coups Fuelling Insecurity in West Africa - ECOWAS
The Economic Community of West African States has said the military coups in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger were fuelling insecurity in the region. Read more »
October 09, 2023
Nigeria: Nigerian Dr Osahon Enabulele Completes Tenure As WMA President
Nigerian Dr. Osahon Enabulele Weekend handed over the leadership of the World Medical Association, WMA, to Dr. Lujain Al-Qodmani of Kuwait, after completing one year in office… Read more »
September 20, 2023
Rwanda: Unesco Adds Rwanda Genocide Memorials to World Heritage List
Four memorials to the 1994 genocide in Rwanda of more than 800,000 people, mainly Tutsi, were added to UNESCO's World Heritage list on Wednesday, the UN cultural body said. Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu's Speech At 78th UN General Assembly
1 STATEMENT DELIVERED BY HIS EXCELLENCY, BOLA AHMED TINUBU, GCFR PRESIDENT, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AT THE GENERAL DEBATE OF THE 78TH SESSION OF UNITED NATIONS GENERAL… Read more »
August 25, 2023
Africa: Africa and the Opportunities of Brics
Nearly a decade and half, the BRICS platform has become a consequential and formidable multilateral international mechanism, shaping the emerging trend of inclusive global… Read more »
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