The immediate past Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank Plc, Mr. Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, has stressed the need for the transformation of the insurance and asset management sectors in order to

A Federal High court sitting in Kano on Thursday overruled the removal of directors of Oando Plc by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In the ruling, it stated that

The biggest African match of the international window takes place in Johannesburg on Thursday, as 1996 champions South Africa face four-time winners Ghana. Beyond being a high-profile showdown, it’s also

A skyscraper-sized cargo ship wedged across Egypt’s Suez Canal further imperiled global shipping Thursday as at least 150 other vessels needing to pass through the crucial waterway idled waiting for

Hundreds of mourners gathered Wednesday night at a candlelight vigil to remember the 10 people gunned down at a supermarket in a Colorado college town, while the 21-year-old man suspected

Norway players marked the start of their quest to qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar by protesting against the gulf state’s alleged treatment of workers before kick off

Belgium shrugged off an early scare to see off Wales 3-1 and make a winning start to their World Cup qualifying campaign on Wednesday. Harry Wilson gave Wales a surprise

France kicked off their World Cup qualifying campaign in unconvincing fashion as they were held to a 1-1 home draw by Ukraine on Wednesday. Antoine Griezmann put the world champions

India has placed a temporary hold on all exports of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine.  The Foreign Ministry sources said rising cases meant domestic demand was expected to pick up in

A new and potentially troublesome variant of the coronavirus has been detected in India, as have variants first detected in the United Kingdom, South Africa and Brazil. Health Ministry officials

Nigeria’s Presidency has said reports of a rift between President Muhammadu Buhari and a leader of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, are the handiwork of some

Paul Rusesabagina, portrayed as a hero in a 2004 Hollywood movie about the Rwandan genocide will have his trial for terrorism continued in absentia, a high court in the country

A deadly attack on one of South Sudan’s military camps is a violation of the country’s ceasefire, the country’s main opposition party has said. President Salva Kiir and his rival

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has dropped plans for a five-day shutdown over Easter, which had prompted confusion and criticism. She called the idea a mistake and apologised to Germans. Merkel

The deputy ruler of the emirate of Dubai, Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has died at the age of 75. Sheikh Hamdan, also the UAE’s finance minister, was the

The eastern Libya rebel administration has officially handed power to the country’s new interim government, based in Tripoli. A handover ceremony took place on Tuesday in Libya’s second city, Benghazi,

Nigeria is falling apart and in serious danger under the watch of President Muhammadu Buhari, the Northern Elders Forum Spokesman Hakeem Baba-Ahmed has said. A former associate of the president,

Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, the Director of Publicity and Advocacy of the Northern Elders Forum says women in some villages in northern Nigeria climb trees to be safe from attacks by bandits.

Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has said that his administration will complete the 32-kilometre stretch, First Phase of Ibadan Circular Road, before the end of his tenure on May 28,

A new research by Amnesty International (AI) shows that Boko Haram fighters targeted women and girls with rape and other sexual violence, amounting to war crimes, during recent raids in