President of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), Prof. Benedict Oramah, has disclosed that the bank will supply a total of 40 million doses of Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to Nigeria

Nigeria’s federal government has said it will not immediately end its current subsidy of petrol, saying it intends to manage the process to ensure that vulnerable Nigerians are not heavily

The Taliban vowed Tuesday to respect women’s rights, forgive those who resisted them and ensure a secure Afghanistan as part of a publicity blitz aimed at convincing world powers and

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday signed the Petroleum Industry Bill 2021 into law. Presidential aide Femi Adesina in a statement said President Buhari who is working from home assented

Zambian opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema secured a shock landslide victory in the nation’s presidential election. Electoral Commission of Zambia Chairman Esau Chulu announced Hichilema’s victory over incumbent President Edgar Lungu

Building infrastructure, connecting remote regions and providing jobs will strengthen the continent’s defences Though some believe the war on terror winds down with the US departure from Afghanistan, the threat

The Taliban has entered the Afghan capital Kabul from all sides, the Afghan interior ministry said on Sunday. Sirens could be heard along with sporadic gunfire. Multiple helicopters were flying

To curb the constant killing of farmers and destruction of farmlands by herdsmen, more southern states have enacted the anti-open grazing bill ahead of the September 1, 2021 target set

A major earthquake struck western Haiti on Saturday and was felt across the Caribbean where people fled their homes for fear that buildings might collapse. The magnitude 7 earthquake quake

The first US troops are arriving in Afghanistan to help diplomatic staff and others leave, as many countries scramble to evacuate workers and citizens amid a rapid Taliban advance. On

Drugmakers Pfizer Inc, BioNTech and Moderna Inc are expected to reap billions of dollars from Covid-19 booster shots in a market that could rival the $6 billion in annual sales

Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee, convicted of bribery and embezzlement, was released on parole on Friday, with hopes high at the tech giant that he will soon be

Nigeria’s High Commission in London has been closed due to prevent the possible spread of Covid-19. The High Commission, according to a statement on Thursday will remain closed for ten

Mobile phone social media and messaging apps have been restricted in Zambia as the country continues to vote in a general election, internet monitoring service Netblocks says. This means that

The World Health Organization (WHO) will test three new drugs as potential treatments for people in hospital with severe COVID-19 as it expands its global trial to 52 countries. The

Zambians are voting in nationwide elections after a tense campaign dominated by economic woes and the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Approximately seven million citizens are registered to vote for

The Nigerian government says the ban on operations of microblogging platform Twitter will be lifted soon following “extremely positive” talks. Speaking to reporters after Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, the country’s Minister of