The Kaduna State government has banned the transportation of livestock from the state to other parts of the country as part of efforts to tackle insecurity. The government also prohibited

President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed that the federal government will take necessary measures to recover the over N6 trillion allegedly misappropriated in the running of the Niger Delta Development Commission

Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina State in northwest Nigeria on Thursday said the nation’s security forces are not properly armed and are largely overstretched as a result of other

Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the African Cross-border Informal Trade is estimated to be worth $93 billion and one that offers limitless opportunities for the industrialization of Africa. Mr

The Attorney-General of the Federation Abubakar Malami has said more than 13,000 projects executed in Nigeria’s niger delta area were substantially compromised despite the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) receiving

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has described as horrifying the abduction of another set of students in Nigeria. Reacting to the abduction of 100 students and a teacher of Government

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has received the final report of a forensic audit of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) from the country’s Niger Delta Affairs Minister, Godswill Akpabio. The

Egypt has announced plans to manufacture one billion doses of China’s Sinovac vaccine every year, a move it says would make the East African country become the Middle East and

Egypt is planning a new high-tech leap with its new capital on the outskirts of Cairo. Citizens will use smart cards and apps to unlock doors and make payments, and

Football legend and President of Liberia George Weah has dedicated a newly built military hospital in honour of the number 14 shirt he wore for the national football team. Constructed

Organised labour, under the aegis of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has warned that it would embark on an industrial action if the speculation about an increase in electricity tariff

A television presenter in Ivory Coast was convicted on Wednesday of glorifying rape and given a one-year suspended prison sentence for asking a convicted rapist he invited onto his prime-time

Governor of Nigeria’s northwestern state of Zamfara, Bello Matawalle has ordered the immediate closure of all secondary and primary schools in the state till further notice. The governor’s order follows

Zambia’s new president has told the BBC that he has inherited an “empty” treasury, while “horrifying” amounts of money had been stolen. “People are still trying to make last-minute movements

Kenya’s customs authorities are ready to auction sex toys, civilian drones and shisha pipes should importers in the country fail to pay relevant fees for the unclaimed items. The shippers

Former South African President Jacob Zuma has accused the country’s judiciary of not trusting a medical report by military doctors. The former president has refused to undergo a medical examination

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday relieved two ministers of their duties. The Ministers leaving the cabinet are Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mohammed Sabo Nanono, and Minister of

Nigeria’s Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu has been appointed Assistant Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) in charge of Health Emergency Intelligence with effect from November 1, 2021 A statement issued