FG remains committed to achieving a carbon net zero by 2060 – Minister
April 5, 2022 The Minister of Power, Mr Abubakar Aliyu, says the country’s renewable energy and energy efficiency sector has continued to grow rapidly thereby heightening the need for a…
2nd ECOWAS AWBA Joint Congress Demands Sustainable Development, Growth in W/Africa
March 23, 2022 The 2nd ECOWAS AWBA Joint Congress initiated by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Association of Accountancy Bodies in West Africa (ABWA) in…
Mali debt defaults due to sanctions reach $180 million
March 1, 2022 Mali has failed to pay 46.32 billion CFA francs ($78.5 million) in principal and interest on a treasury bond, the West African debt agency Umoa-Titres said on…
NIGERIA, TANZANIA UNITED ON NEED FOR GLOBAL PUSH AGAINST UNCONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE OF GOVTS IN WEST AFRICA, JUST ENERGY TRANSITION
Feb. 27, 2022 Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and his Tanzanian counterpart Dr. Philip Isdor Mpango are united in their views regarding a just energy transition as the global community moves…
LET US WORK TOGETHER TO DETER COUPS IN WEST AFRICA, OSINBAJO TELLS UK, EU, OTHER GLOBAL BODIES
Feb. 22, 2022 Following the tough stance by leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) against recent coups d’etat in the sub-region, the cooperation of the international…
Nigerian forces kill children in airstrike over border in Niger – Official
Feb. 21, 2022 The Nigerian military has killed and wounded children in an airstrike in neighbouring Niger, a local governor in Niger, state television and an aid agency said on…
NAPTIP, 2 others secure release of 15 Nigerian girls trafficked to Mali
Feb. 21, 2022 The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) in collaboration with the Network Against Child Trafficking, Abuse and Labour (NACTAL) have secured the release…
2023: OBSERVE, DON’T INTERFERE IN INTERNAL POLITICS, PRESIDENT BUHARI AGAIN TELLS DIPLOMATS
Feb. 10, 2022 President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja advised diplomats in the country to stay within the limits of their schedules, and not intrude in the internal politics of…
Mali Says It Will Work With Regional Bloc, AU, UN on Transition Timeline
Feb. 10, 2022 Mali’s transitional government has created working groups with members of West Africa’s regional bloc, the African Union and the United Nations to work toward a return to…
Mali asks West African monetary union to lift “inhumane” sanctions
Feb. 8, 2022 Mali’s government has asked the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) to lift sanctions that will have severe consequences for the population, it said on Monday….