African Union
19 Sep 2023
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday reassured the African Union (AU) of strong backing from Nigeria after engaging in a bilateral discussion with the President of the Union of Comoros and Chairperson of the AU, Azali Assoumani in New York, United States (US). Tinubu in a statement by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale asserted that the…
13 Sep 2023
The above 16th century quote neatly summarises globalisation. Essentially, the term embraces the economic interdependence of nation states, the universality thereof, underpinned by the rule of law. Its foundational hypothesis rests upon the premise that no matter how powerful...
10 Sep 2023
President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, in New Delhi, India, expressed Nigeria’s commitment to play a major role within the G-20 and contribute to shaping a more equitable world.
30 Aug 2023
The head of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, said on Wednesday he "strongly condemns" what he described as an attempted coup in Gabon. Rebel officers in the oil-rich central African state announced earlier Wednesday they had seized power following disputed elections, in which President Ali Bongo Ondimba had been declared victor. Bongo, 64,…
27 Aug 2023
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called Sunday for the African Union to be made a G20 member, while also pitching his country as the solution to supply chain woes ahead of the bloc's summit in New Delhi next month.
27 Aug 2023
Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank, on Sunday, condemned the rigging of Presidential election in Zimbabwe by the ruling ZANU-PF party. Frank in a statement in Abuja, also accused the Heads of State and Governments of the African Union and indeed the Economic Community of West African States…
23 Aug 2023
After nearly a month, the African Union (AU) Commission, yesterday, applied further sanctions by suspending Niger Republic from the pan-African bloc until normal constitutional order is restored in the country following the July 26 military coup.
22 Aug 2023
The African Union said Tuesday it had suspended Niger until civilian rule in the country is restored and would assess the implications of any armed intervention in the troubled Sahel nation. The Peace and Security Council "requests the AU Commission to undertake an assessment of the economic, social and security implications of deploying a standby…
14 Aug 2023
The African Union (AU) on Monday held talks on the Niger crisis as the country's post-coup rulers sounded defiance yet also pointed to diplomacy for a potential solution. But talks at the AU's headquarters in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa coincided with a flareup over threats by the regime to prosecute Niger's deposed president. "AU's…
11 Aug 2023
The African Union has pledged support to the West African community of nations, ECOWAS. The union’s chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat ,in a statement ,said he stands behind the group’s response to the coup in Niger.
11 Aug 2023
Four days after expiration of the ultimatum it issued at its last extraordinary summit held on July 30, the Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS) Heads of State yesterday, vowed to do all, including the use of force, to dislodge the junta in Niger Republic if it remains recalcitrant.
15 Jul 2023
To celebrate the gains made since the adoption of the Maputo Protocol and take stock of how the lived realities of women and girls in Africa have been impacted by its ratification, domestication and implementation, the protocol marked its 20th anniversary recently.
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National Universities Commission (NUC) has tasked Nigerian universities, particularly the private-owned, to award degrees to students based on proven character and learning.
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The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) will be hosting the second University Registrars Workshop and 75th Business Meeting.
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The United Nation Industrial Development Organisation(UNIDO) in conjunction with the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) and Oyakhilome foundation have reiterated the resolve to address epileptic power supply in the country.
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Niger State government has signed a 10-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bayer AG on agricultural revolution to benefit two million farmers.
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Tech4her Africa on Thursday launched its DataDiva Project, an ambitious initiative aimed at equipping 5,000 female university students across Lagos and three other Southwest states in Nigeria with essential data science skills by 2026. The DataDiva project is an independent program organised to support the annual Women in Data Science (WiDS) Datathon held at Stanford…
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AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), an NGO, on Thursday, trained women living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in the FCT, Abuja, on prevention of transmission of the virus to infants. The organisation’s Country Director, Dr Echey Ijezie, said during a one-day workshop for participants across the six area councils of the FCT, that the initiative is…
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Liverpool were knocked out of the Europa League by Atalanta with the Italian side reaching the semi-finals 3-1 on aggregate on Thursday.
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The New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP), on Thursday, declared its readiness for reconciliation with former members who have expressed a desire to rejoin the party. NNPP also debunked the claims made by some expelled individuals who announced the suspension of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State for attending the NNPP national convention. The Acting…
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In response to disruptions sparked by recent haulage rate announcements for Eastern Ports, the Nigerian Shippers' Council (NSC) has agreed to schedule a stakeholder meeting to renegotiate the rates. This, according to NSC will serve as a platform where robust consultation and decisive action would be taken to ease the stress of port users. Emerging…
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Nigeria's Tunde Onakoya has completed one full day in his attempt to break the Guinness World Record for longest Chess marathon in Times Square, United States. Onakoya is attempting to break the longest chess marathon which currently stands at 56 hours,nine minute and 37 seconds. The record was achieved by Hallvard Haug Flatebø and Sjur…