Africa: Debt, Debt Everywhere...

Rising debt waves across the world remains a major risk for global financial stability and undermines efforts to engender sustainable development. Read more »

Nigeria: With $252m Revenue in 2022, Govt Moves to De-Risk Cashew Value-Chain to Boost Production, Export

The federal government has taken immediate steps to maximise and harness the full economic potential inherent in cashew export. Read more »

Nigeria: Right of Reply - Chidi Amuta, Peter Obi and the 'Obidient's' Thriving Tyranny

Nothing captures and portrays the crisis of credibility and integrity of the vast majority of a sectional intelligentsia than a recent piece by Dr Chidi Amuta titled 'Peter Obi and… Read more »

Nigeria: Govt's N5bn Gas Fund Dormant At GACN As Shortages Cripple Power Generation, Supply

About N5 billion federal government's gas-to-power fund meant to settle gas suppliers is currently lying idle at the Gas Aggregation Company of Nigeria Limited (GACN) despite the… Read more »

Nigeria: Handball - Nigeria Crowned U-18 Champions of IHF Women's Competition in Ghana

Nigeria's under-18 girls were on Saturday night, crowned champions of the IHF Women's competition Africa Zone 3 Phase, after defeating Benin Republic in Accra, Ghana. Read more »

Africa: Informed Leadership Committed to Good Governance, Key to Africa's Growth - Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has stressed that for Africa to fulfill the needs and yearnings of its people towards growth ambitions, the role of knowledgeable leadership committed… Read more »

Nigeria: INEC Releases Results of Supplementary Elections in Bayelsa

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared Rodney Ambaiowei of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as winner of the Southern-Ijaw Federal Constituency… Read more »

Nigeria: Using Art to Promote Quality Maternal Healthcare for Women

In this report, Sunday Ehigiator writes that the second edition of the Nigerian Health Watch, NHW, 'Celebrating Womanhood Art Gala' recently held in Abuja with the theme,… Read more »

Nigeria: John Olajide's Record-breaking Moves

If the US-based technology entrepreneur Niyi John Olajide was to scribble his grass-to-grace story, it would make a sold-out blockbuster movie at the box office. His story teaches… Read more »

Nigeria: Ooni Lauds Cavista Nigeria's Interventions in Healthcare

His Imperial Majesty, Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, recently visited the Lagos offices of Cavista Nigeria and lauded its founder and chairman Niyi Olajide for his strides in… Read more »

Nigeria: Tackling Sanitation and Hygiene Challenges Beyond Policies

Omolabake Fasogbon in this report, writes about individual's quota to the quest to hygiene and sanitation challenge and expedite the attainment of Sustainable Development Goal six… Read more »

Nigeria: SCOA, Julius Berger Collaborate On Road Construction

SCOA Group made history on Friday, 10th September, 2021 when it officially handed-over to Julius Berger Nigeria Plc., hundreds of MAN Trucks and Wirtgen Group Road construction… Read more »

Nigeria: The Essential Umaru Musa Yar'Adua

Tuesday, 5th May marked the 10th anniversary of the death of President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua. In this tribute, first published on 5th June 2010, his spokesman, Olusegun Adeniyi… Read more »

Nigeria: Averting Drug Scarcity in Nigeria

For now, government should remove bottlenecks on drug importation Read more »

Nigeria: UK to Assist Nigeria in Retrieving Stolen Ife Bronze Head With Belgian

The United Kingdom has offered to assist Nigeria in retrieving the Ife Bronze Head, an antiquity stolen at National Museum, Jos in 1987 and found with a Belgian collector in… Read more »

Nigeria: Up-Close and Personal With Award-Winning Author, Ayobami Adebayo

Ayobami Adebayo was waiting at the Ouida House, GRA Ikeja in Lagos for the interview session. But the wait was not as long as the one which she endured for over a year after her… Read more »

West Africa: The Lake Chad Basin Problem

Any assistance to recharge the lake is welcome Read more »

Africa: 'Trump May Ask Duty-Free U.S. Exports to Africa' - Cohen

Ambassador Herman Cohen was Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs under George Bush (Snr.) and is now the chairman and CEO Cohen & Woods International, a Washington… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Navy Acquires New Vessel From China

The Nigerian Navy Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) NNS Unity which was under construction in China has been completed and on its way to join the Nigerian Navy fleet. Read more »

Africa: Masai Uriji - Growing 'The Giant of Africa' Dream

Giving back to the society was always upper most in his mind, hence the idea of the Giant of Africa/Top 50 Camp Basketball where young Africans could develop their basketball… Read more »

Nigeria: Kenyan President Seeks UBA's Partnership On Development

President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya has unveiled plans to make Nairobi an international financial centre and had called on the United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) to play a pivotal role… Read more »

Nigeria: Moghalu - Africa Needs Economic Transformation to Prosper

The Deputy Governor, Financial System Stability of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr. Kingsley Chiedu Moghalu, has stressed that Africa can only prosper through far-reaching… Read more »

Nigeria: A Mind in a Progressive State of Jubilee

Emerging Africa: How the Global Economy's "Last Frontier" Can Prosper and Matter, By Kingsley C. Moghalu, Bookcraft, Ibadan 2013 Read more »

Nigeria: Country to Overtake South Africa As China's Trading Partner?

Nigeria will soon overtake South Africa as China's biggest trading partner, Nigeria's ambassador to the Peoples Republic of China, Alhaji Aminu Bashir Wali, told THISDAY in… Read more »

Nigeria: 'The Nation's Economy May Overtake South Africa by 2025'

Nigeria's economy may reach about $400 billion by the end of the decade and could overtake South Africa by 2025, economist at Morgan Stanley said in a research note. Read more »