Senegalese President Macky Sall on Monday urged Germany to keep its troops in Mali, amid uncertainty over their future in the fragile Sahel country after France announced a military withdrawal. The call came at a news conference in Senegal’s capital…
2023: Older people should step down – Obasanjo
As 2023 elections draw closer, erstwhile President, Olusegun Obasanjo has urged the older generation to step down for the younger ones. Obasanjo said the older generation should support the younger generation with the needed knowledge and experience to transform Nigeria.…
There’ll be credible elections in 2023 —Jonathan
Lagos—Former President of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, has predicted that there will be credible elections come 2023, adding that elections will come and go but Nigeria will still remain. He said this, yesterday, during the Economic Community of West African…
Osinbajo to represent Buhari at Liberia’s 200-year celebration
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will on Monday morning depart Abuja for Monrovia, Liberia, to represent the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), at the formal launch of the year-long commemoration of the country’s Bicentennial Anniversary. Senior Special Assistant to the…
Africa’s debt higher than combined revenue of $501bn, says Adesina
African Development Bank, AfDB, President, Akinwumi Adesina, has revealed that Africa’s public debt, currently estimated at $546 billion, represents one-quarter of the continent’s GDP and is higher than the combined total annual government revenues of $501 billion. Speaking , weekend…
Nigerian stocks gain N226.1 billion as corporate scorecards excite investors
NGX Group led the advance, drawing support from GTCO and oil palm processor Presco. Nigerian stocks got off to an optimistic start on Monday, adding 0.91 per cent or N226.1 billion as the earnings season, so far marked by broadly…
Malawi’s president fires entire cabinet over graft
Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera on Monday sacked his entire cabinet over graft concerns, vowing to “confront all forms of lawless conduct by public officials”. “I have dissolved my entire cabinet effective immediately, and all the functions of cabinet revert to…
UNICEF Tasks Buhari on Increasing Funding for Education
As the world celebrates the International Day of Education yesterday, UNICEF has commended the federal government’s pledge to increase Nigeria’s annual domestic education expenditure by 50 per cent over the next two years, and by 100 per cent by 2025.…
2030 global target for inclusive education unrealistic, says UN
Group seeks better deal for Nigerian child The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has declared that the 2030 benchmark for African countries and others to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4) of inclusive, equitable, quality education…
Dangote refinery begins processing 540,000bpd in Q3
Dangote Industries Limited has said its oil refinery will start processing crude in the third quarter of this year. The President, Dangote Industries, Aliko Dangote, said the plant would start with a processing capacity of 540,000 barrels per day. “Mechanical…