Africans Rising for Unity, Justice, Peace, and Dignity has declared the week of May 22nd to May 28th, 2023, as African Liberation Week, a momentous Pan-African mobilization event marking the 60th anniversary of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), now known as the African Union (AU). With the launch of the #BorderlessAfrica campaign during the…
The Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS Court) reaffirms its staunch opposition to unconstitutional changes of government in the region as it prepares for the highly anticipated 2023 international conference. The conference, scheduled to commence on May 22nd, 2023 in Banjul, The Gambia, aims to address the pressing issue…
The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure( NASENI) and Home Resources and Products(HRP) Limited have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Global Technical Partnership to boost productivity in varied areas. According to a statement issued yesterday by the chief information officer of the agency, Chinyere Obiora Ekwuazi, the partnership is in the nareas…
Discover the harrowing story of Mohamed Osman, an accountant forced to take up arms for the first time in his life to protect his community amidst the intensifying conflict in Sudan. As racial tensions rise between Arabs and other groups in the volatile Darfur region, Osman’s neighborhood in El Geneina has become a target for…
In a bid to address the current challenges faced by airlines operating in Nigeria, the Senate has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to release the sum of $717,478,606 in trapped airline funds. The upper chamber also urged the CBN to allocate $25 million to airlines through its dollar auction process. These resolutions…
The federal government has launched a National Policy on Blockchain Technology and inaugurated Implementation & Steering Committee to oversee its implementation to fast track the adoption and utilise the gains of emerging technologies. A statement issued yesterday by the Spokesperson of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) Hadiza Umar said the policy was launched…
The Nigerian federal government has teamed up with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management to promote clean captive installations for industrial clients in sub-Saharan Africa. The Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN), UNEP, and Frankfurt School organized a one-day workshop in Abuja to share knowledge gained from the…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has successfully evacuated a total of 2,518 students from war-torn Sudan, according to the director-general of NEMA, Mustapha Ahmed. The evacuation process started on April 15, 2023, when the crisis broke out in Sudan, and concluded on Saturday. Despite the successful evacuation, the fate of the students in getting…
The Nigerian Federal Government has committed to providing intervention funds to boost the development of methanol fuel technology in the country. Minister of Science Technology and Innovation, Adeleke Mamora, made the announcement at a roundtable interactive session with the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) on the feasibility studies for the adoption of methanol…
A federal judge in Florida has issued a ruling that blocks the Biden administration’s plan to release migrants in the United States on “parole” due to an expected surge once an emergency immigration restriction known as Title 42 is lifted. The decision came just hours before the Title 42 order was set to expire. In…
