The Commonwealth's 56 members agreed the "time has come" for talks about the legacy of the "abhorrent" transatlantic slave trade

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Honourable Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, on her election as the incoming Secretary-General of the Commonwealth. President Tinubu on Saturday also expressed confidence that Botchwey’s leadership experience will bring renewed energy to the Commonwealth’s efforts to advance meaningful economic and political partnerships that drive…

The 56-nation Commonwealth announced Ghana's foreign minister Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey as the new secretary general of the organisation

King Charles III landed in the Pacific island of Samoa on Wednesday to preside over a Commonwealth summit, hoping to breathe new life into the 56-nation post-colonial bloc. READ ALSO: King Charles set to arrive in Australia for landmark tour Charles, who arrived in the island's capital Apia after a six-day visit to Australia, is set…

The Commonwealth Scholars and Fellows Alumni Association Nigeria (COSFAN) has called for the entrenchment of social justice, technological innovation, and good governance to address the myriad challenges facing the country. Alumni made the call during the opening ceremony of a two-day maiden conference of COSFAN, themed "2024 International Conference," held at the Trenchard Hall of…

The Nigeria Shooting Sports Federation (NSSF), has called for a Public Private Partnership (PPP) to sponsor Nigeria Shooters and prepare them for Olympics and Commonwealth games. Mr. Olusoja Akomu, General Secretary of NSSF, made the call at the ongoing National Youth Games (NYG) on Friday in Asaba, Delta. Akomu said that it would require a…

A group of Concerned Gambians and Commonwealth citizens have opposed the candidacy of Mr. Mamadou Tangara, The Gambia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, for the position of Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations.

President Bola Tinubu on Friday in Abuja received The Patriots, a group of eminent Nigerians, and emphasized that retooling the economy for sustainable growth and development was a major priority of his administration. Tinubu made the declaration when he received members of the group led by Chief Emeka Anyaoku, former Commonwealth Secretary-General, at the State…

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an “urgent appeal” to the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Patricia Scotland, urging her to apply the Commonwealth Charter to hold the Nigerian authorities to account over reports of attacks on #EndHunger protesters and journalists covering the protests in parts of the country.

Before 2004, Nigerian writers depended on endorsement from Europe and America such as Booker, Commonwealth, Caine and Noma et al. The Caine Prize, which started in 2000, had significant push for young writers who were in dire need of how to assess their writing skills.

Profitable prospects for deep sea mining in Nigeria’s coastal waters topped presentation of the Commonwealth Secretariat to the Nigerian delegation led by Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Oladele Alake on a courtesy visit last week.