AFCON Final: Odds favour Egypt but red card puts coach Queiroz out of dugout
February 5, 2022 As Egypt square up against gritty Senegal in the ongoing AFCON final, the odds favour the North African team to win but this will be without their…
ECOWAS COUNTRIES TO SHUT ALL BORDERS AGAINST MALI, RECALL AMBASSADORS, REJECT JUNTA’S TRANSITION SCHEDULE
Jan. 10, 2022 With its latest stand against unconstitutional seizure of power, leaders of member states in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have shown strong resolve and…
Senegal orders all schools closed, bans religious festivals over Covid-19
Senegal’s President Macky Sall on Saturday ordered all schools and universities closed for the next three weeks and religious festivals cancelled in response to a Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak that has…
Sadio Mane, Oshoala best African footballers: Full list of winners
Liverpool and Senegal star Sadio Mane and Nigeria and FC Barcelona Women forward Asisat Oshoala have picked up the top awards for African Men’s and Women’s Player of the Year…
Nigeria to Benefit From AfDB’s $20m Equity Investment in Uhuru Growth Fund High Growth Middle-market Businesses in W/A
The African Development Bank has approved a US$20 million equity investment in Uhuru Growth Fund 1, a first-generation fund sponsored by Uhuru Partners Limited, a private equity firm, focused on…
AEC, Executive Chairman Calls for Industry Collaboration on Local Content Development, Improved Governance in Nigeria
Centurion CEO and Executive Chairman African Energy Chamber, AEC,NJ Ayuk, is leading an industry delegation to Nigeria this week to meet various oil industry players to call for more…
Nigeria Reaches Satisfactory Progress in Extractive Industry Implementation Standard
The International Board of Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI) says Nigeria has attained the highest rating in implementation of its standards by member countries. Mr Waziri Adio,…
NBA, FIBA to Launch Pro League in Africa, January 2020
The National Basket Ball Association’s, NBA’s first professional basketball league outside of North America will begin in Africa next year, the NBA and the sport’s global governing body…
AUC, AfDB Launch Continental Nutrition Accountability Scorecard
The African Union Commission, the African Development Bank and global partners have launched the Continental Nutrition Accountability Scorecard to raise awareness and reinforce commitments by African governments to help…
SDGs: Nigeria Needs $337bn For Implementation From 2019-2022 – UN Estimates
Nigeria would need not less than 337 billion dollars to implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) from 2019 to 2022, the UN Support Plan for the Sahel, has…