EAA Foundation, AFD, Silatech partner in $70m Education, Green Skills deal for Africa, Asia
Education Above All (EAA) Foundation, in collaboration with Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and Silatech, announced a strategic partnership aimed at creating a significant impact on access to education, climate…
NDLEA nabs drug lord in Lagos hotel; uncovers meth, opioids in jeans hems, dolls, buttons
Attempts by drug syndicates to export illicit substances including various quantities of methamphetamine and opioids concealed in hems of new jeans trousers, dolls, buttons, local soap and tins of milo…
Adeleke jets off on working vacation to Europe and Asia
Governor Ademola Adeleke has embarked on a short working vacation to Europe and Asia to finalise partnership deals with investors and development partners. The Governor, who has not gone on…
Over 40 million people globally work in artisanal mining – report
More than 40 million people around the world work in artisanal and small-scale mining where minerals including gold, diamonds and cobalt are dug up often by hand, a report by…
Adesina Donates $500,000 to Fight Hunger in Africa… Says We Are in a Race With Time to Unlock Africa’s full Potential
Sunhak Peace Prize Laureate Akinwumi Adesina Sunhak Peace Prize Laureate Akinwumi Adesina and President of the African Development Bank has pledged to do more to advance Africa’s fight…
Britain Commissions Independent Review of Christian Persecution Worldwide
Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt Britain has commissioned an independent review into the persecution of Christians to find practical steps to support followers of a religion that it said has…
World Cup: 10 European nations for Round of 16
Europe has shown why it is the football capital of the world with 10 of its nations qualifying for the round of 16 at the ongoing World Cup in Russia….