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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have been urged to reduce the bloc’s dependence on foreign donors and prioritise the effective mobilisation of internal resources. The call came during the 37th Ordinary Meeting of the Administration and Finance Committee (CAF) in Abuja on Sunday, where senior ECOWAS officials warned that the evolving global […]

Nigeria’s long dance with devaluation ends in reform-driven float Summary – After decades of dancing around currency reform, Nigeria is finally letting the naira swim in open waters. In one of the boldest policy shifts since 1986, the country has yet again abandoned the costly illusion of control that enriched a few and punished many. […]

Nigeria is among 36 countries that could face new travel restrictions to the United States under a proposed expansion of the Trump administration’s travel ban, according to a State Department memo reported by The Washington Post. The extensive list includes 25 African nations, several Caribbean countries, Central Asian states, and Pacific Island nations. Nigeria, Africa’s […]

L-R: Oluremi Tinubu, First Lady of Nigeria; Nana Shettima, wife of the Vice President; Peter Mbah, governor of Enugu State, and Nkechinyere Mbah, wife of the governor, at the commissioning of the newly constructed Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET) College, at GTC, Enugu, recently. First Lady of Nigeria, Oluremi Tinubu, has replied critics and […]

FIFA is reportedly relocating ticket holders to more visible seating areas facing television cameras to give the impression of fuller stadiums during the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, which kicks off in the early hours of Sunday morning in the United States. The expanded 32-team tournament, set to run for a month, begins with Lionel […]

A Thai singer who survived a deadly plane crash in 1998 has shared his shock after discovering a haunting coincidence in the recent Air India tragedy, the only survivor of the crash was seated in the same seat he once occupied, 11A. Ruangsak Loychusak, now 47, was one of the few survivors of Thai Airways […]

The Lagos State chapter of the Labour Party (LP) has rejected an ex-parte order restraining the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) from accepting candidates presented by executives appointed by the party’s National Chairman, Julius Abure. According to the office of the party’s legal adviser, LASIEC had conducted due diligence with the Independent National Electoral […]

Savannah Energy Plc has announced its unaudited results for the year ended December 31, 2024. The FY 2024 unaudited results show a total income of $393.8 million, compared to $289.8 million in FY 2023. This comprises of total revenues of $258.9 million, compared to $260.9 million in FY 2023, and other operating income of $134.9 […]

Last month, the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) began the repatriation of ‘foreign’ street beggars who had somehow found their way into the sovereign territory of Ghana, and who had been apprehended in Accra and other parts of the country. The breakdown of their nationalities showed that 2073 were from Niger Republic, 28 were from Burkina […]

President Donald Trump holds up the $5m gold card as he speaks to reporters while on board Air Force One, en route to Miami, on April 3, 2025 [Pool via AP] Donald Trump, United States president, has officially launched a website inviting applications for his proposed $5 million “Trump Card” — a gold-coloured residency visa […]