Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has called for a meeting with federal state leaders next week to resolve the impasse on how to proceed with elections. The term of President

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr. Timipre Sylva, on Tuesday prepared the minds of Nigerians for a higher regime of the pump price of petrol, given the new

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday justified the extension of the Kano-Katsina-Jibiya rail line to Maradi in Niger Republic, saying the project, when completed, will boost trade between Nigeria and

Nigeria’s Bankole Adeoye has been elected as African Union Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security. A statement on Tuesday signed by the Spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ferdinand Nwonye

The Northern Governors Forum has admitted that following Nigeria’s increasing urban population, the current system of open grazing of cows is no longer sustainable. The governors, during an emergency meeting

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Nigeria needs to absorb the projected 54 million new entrants in the labour force by creating 5 million jobs annually for the next 10

The United Nation’s Security Council will on Tuesday meet to discuss Somalia’s political uncertainty, AFP news agency reports citing diplomatic sources. Somalia’s opposition has vowed not to recognise President Mohamed

Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo have started tracing those who came in contact with a patient who died from Ebola. The 42-year-old woman died last Wednesday in

Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff Ibrahim Attahiru says the war against insurgency will be brought to an end soon as the country will bring in Chadian and Cameroonian troops to

The federal government has published the passport details of another 100 travellers who had failed to undergo the mandatory Covid-19 test after their return into Nigeria. The passport specifications were

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned against jumping to conclusions about the efficacy of coronavirus vaccines. This is after a South African study suggested that the AstraZeneca jab was

Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok announced Monday a new cabinet bringing in seven ex-rebel chiefs as ministers, following a peace deal in October aimed to end decades of war. Veteran

BUA Group, a member of the steering committee of Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID), responded Monday evening to a statement issued by CACOVID earlier in the day, which disowned the press

Nigeria’s federal government has barred the private sector from administering Covid-19 vaccines, reserving the vaccination exclusively for the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) for safety reasons. Minister of Health,

BUA Group, a leading Foods and  Infrastructure Conglomerates headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria, says it has purchased one million doses of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines for Nigeria and is expected to be distributed to Nigerians

The Nigerian government says the country’s National Identification Number (NIN) is the primary and legal identity of citizens and will replace the Bank Verification Numbers (BVN) which is not established

At least 24 people died after heavy rain flooded an illegal underground textile workshop in a private house in Morocco’s port of Tangiers. Rescue workers recovered 24 bodies from the

Nigeria’s northeastern city of Maiduguri remain without electricity after it was attacked by jihadi fighters in late January, as engineers from the Transmission Company of Nigeria continue to work tirelessly to restore

Thousands of Nigerians have taken to Twitter to express their determination to stage another protest over the ruling of the Lagos State Judicial Panel allowing the Lekki Concession Company to regain possession