Somalia started administering Covid-19 vaccinations with the inoculation of the health minister, who received the jab publicly to reassure the nation about its safety. The Horn of Africa nation on

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, on Tuesday defended the apex bank’s restrictive trade policy, stressing that it was meant to protect local industries from unfavourable

Shareholders of Zenith Bank Plc on Tuesday approved the payment of proposed N94.19 billion (about $248m) dividend for the year ended December 31, 2020. The shareholders commended the board and

Bankers in Nigeria have until June 1st to declare their assets in accordance with the bank employees declaration of assets act, the country’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission boss Abdulrasheed

The Central Bank of Nigeria and other stakeholders have resolved the disagreement between Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) and Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) over service charge for the use of the

Authorities in northwestern Kano state have confirmed the death of four persons after they had consumed a local juice drink. Chairperson of the committee on infectious diseases outbreak in Kano,

Rwandan authorities have eased some of its restrictive measures against the spread of coronavirus, including a reduction of night curfew hours. In a statement, the government reduced the curfew by

Ethiopia and Somalia have joined the long list of countries in England’s red list from where travel to England is banned. With over 24 million vaccinations delivered in the UK

Kenya has denied reports that the country risks losing its main port to China should if it fails to pay huge loans advanced for the construction of a new railway line.

Cultists in Lagos State now risks a 21-year jail term if convicted, the law to that effect has been signed by the state governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The governor signed the anti-cultism

Nigeria’s unemployment rate rose to 33.3 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2020 (Q4 2020) compared to 27.1 per cent in Q2, according to the National Bureau of Statistics

Despite concerns over reported negative effects of the AstraZeneca vaccine by some countries in Europe, Nigeria’s federal government on Monday assured citizenss of its safety. It said none of reports

The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has expressed WTO’s willingness to assist Nigeria in surmounting limitations to trade in order to increase its global share

Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala says Nigeria’s share in world trade is 0.33 per cent and noted that the world trade body will work towards

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni says he is still “looking at which of the vaccines” to go for, days after his government kicked off mass vaccination against Covid-19 using the Oxford-AstraZeneca

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari Monday received the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, at the State House in Abuja. Okonjo-Iweala, the country’s former Minister of Finance

Ugandan politician and former presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has been arrested in the capital, Kampala. He was leading a team of MPs from his party,

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga has been discharged from hospital in the capital, Nairobi, where he was being treated for Covid-19. “I’m glad to be back at home,” Mr Odinga posted

Gunmen have invaded the Local Education Authority (LEA ) Primary School, Rama village, Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna state, abducting the pupils and their teachers. The number of