The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Monday vigorously defended the approval of a whopping $1.5 billion for the rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt refinery, maintaining that apart from following

Nigeria’s Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr. Niyi Adebayo, Monday said the Bank of Industry (BoI) has finalised plans to deploy a $1billion syndicated-term loan to support the Micro

The Nigerian government has said it will ensure the arrest and prosecution of travellers found to be in possession of fake coronavirus test results. In making the announcement, the Nigeria

The Northern Elders Forum, a group comprising of eminent personalities from northern Nigeria, says the several attacks and instability plaguing the country is as a result of a combination of

Mauritius has begun the use of the Indian-made Covaxin vaccine after running out of its 100,000 doses of Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccine. The Covaxin vaccine, produced by India’s Bharat Biotech company is

Authorities in Rwanda say it has confirmed the presence of new variants of the Covid-19 virus first identified in the UK and South Africa. Health Minister Daniel Ngamije told the

Tanzania is currently holding a state funeral in the country’s capital, Dodoma, for former President John Pombe Magufuli. Several African heads of state have arrived for the event including the

No fewer than 11 state governors are yet to publicly take the COVID-19 vaccine jab after taking delivery of their consignments from the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA),

The police have cleared business mogul, Capt. Hosa Okunbo, of an allegation of theft and criminal diversion of company funds brought against him by his erstwhile business partner, Dr. Tunde

Guy Brice Parfait Kolelas, leading opposition presidential candidate in Republic of Congo’s election, died on Sunday, a day after the country went to the polls. Kolelas was hospitalised on the

Governors of Nigeria’s thirty-six states say the attempt to make northcentral Benue State ungovernable by cutting short the life of the state governor, Samuel Ortom, will fail, noting that an

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, narrowly escaped an assassination attempt Saturday as suspected herdsmen ambushed him on his farm in Tyomu community, less than 20 kilometers from the Benue

Voters in the Republic of the Congo will head to the polls on Sunday to elect a president in a vote boycotted by the country’s leading opposition party. President Denis

Nigeria’s  President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the release of funds for the payment of 774,000 beneficiaries of the special public works programme. The country’s Minister of state for Labour and

Kano State Governor Umar Ganduje has said his administration will deal with those behind the 2018 “tampered videos” that allegedly showed him receiving kickbacks from contractors. He said the videos

Ethiopia’s prime minister has issued a “final notice” to the fugitive leaders of the country’s embattled Tigray region, saying they should surrender peacefully to avoid “severe punishment.” At the same

Authorities in northwestern Kaduna State say gunmen have killed no less than thirteen people in a series of attacks across Zangon Kataf, Kauru and Chikun local government areas of the

Over six million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Africa, a World Health Organization (WHO) official has said. Regional director of the organisation for Africa, Matshidiso Moeti

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari says he places a premium on promoting women’s inclusiveness in National Development and remains fully committed to seeing more Nigerian women in leadership positions both at