Sierra Leone came from four goals down to pick up a 4-4 draw with Nigeria in the group L African cup of Nations qualifying match at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium

China congratulated US President-elect Joe Biden on Friday nearly a week after he was declared winner of the American election. US-China ties have grown increasingly strained in recent years under

The Petroleum Products Marketing Company, a subsidiary of Nigeria’s state-owned oil company, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, has increased the ex-depot petrol price, to N155.17 per litre from N147.67 per

US President-elect Joe Biden spoke to foreign leaders, including Pope Francis, by phone on Thursday as he continues his preparations to take office in January. Pope Francis offered his “blessings

Nigeria’s federal government and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have said that Covid-19 vaccines will first be given to 20% of the country’s most vulnerable population when ready. The WHO

Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has declared seven days of mourning following the death of former president and military ruler Jerry Rawlings. Mr. Akufo-Addo has also suspended campaigns’ for next month’s

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s novel Half of a Yellow Sun has been voted the best book to have won the Women’s Prize for Fiction in its 25-year history. The one-off prize,

A former President of Ghana Jerry Rawlings is dead. He was aged 73. Rawlings is said to have died Thursday morning at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) in Accra.

 Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine is 92% effective at protecting people from Covid-19 according to interim trial results, the country’s sovereign wealth fund said on Wednesday, as Moscow rushes to keep

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla filed to sell millions of dollars of his company’s stock on Monday – the day the pharmaceutical giant announced positive data about its coronavirus vaccine. The

Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) Wednesday announced on their twitter handle that it has ratified Nigeria’s membership of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) ahead of the December 5 deadline

The Nigerian stock market gained N852 billion  in the first two days of this week as investors remained upbeat.  The market, which has remained bullish, gained N641 billion (about $1.6bn)

Economist and entrepreneur Atedo Peterside has criticised the Nigerian government’s decision to exempt Dangote Industries Limited from its land border closure, calling the move “rigged in favour of a handful of

The race to find a new leader of the World Trade Organization witnessed a change in strategy after the cancellation of a key appointment meeting following the US presidential election.