Four years have passed since the African Continental Free Trade Area’s (AfCFTA) operationalisation officially began on January 1, 2021. Designed to create a single market for goods and services, as well as usher in a new era of economic integration within the African continent

The United States, the world's biggest donor, froze virtually all foreign aid on Friday, making exceptions only for emergency food and military funding for Israel and Egypt. Secretary of State Marco Rubio sent an internal memo days after President Donald Trump took office vowing an "America First" policy of tightly restricting assistance overseas. "No new…

Facebook parent Meta has begun testing ads on its newest social network, Threads, an executive announced Friday, as the company continues to grow its alternative to Elon Musk's X. Launched in summer 2023, its debut came eight months after Musk's acquisition of Twitter—now called X—when changes like paid subscriptions and reduced content moderation were driving…

The Association of Resident Doctors in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, has called off its warning strike after the intervention of the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike. The President of the Association, Dr. George Ebong, in a statement late Friday, said the FCTA under Wike has met their demands. On Wednesday, the doctors grounded all FCTA-owned…

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has reported that six people sustained serious injuries, while 32 others suffered minor injuries during an emergency air return involving a United Airlines Boeing 787-800 early Friday morning. The incident occurred after the aircraft, carrying 256 individuals onboard, 245 passengers and 11 crew members, departed from Murtala Muhammed…