The World Bank Doing Business (DB) team has announced Nigeria as one of the top-20 improvers in doing business out of 190 countries. Dr Jumoke Oduwole, Special Adviser to the President, Ease of Doing Business, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. She said that the announcement came ahead of the Oct. 24 […]
South Africa’s Cape Town International Airport has been named the continent’s leading airport at the recent edition of the World Travel Awards. The airport, located in the port city in the country’s southwest and also seat of the legislature, wins the gong for a third consecutive year. The win only enforces a dominance of South […]
The opposition has rejected Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s re-election for a second term saying the results were hastily assembled without proper verification. The elections were riddled with delays, with the opposition raising concerns about rigging. Promise Mkwanazi, a spokesman for the Chamisa’s Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), said the party did not sign the final […]
Nigeria has been ranked seventh in the world for mobile phone usage and eleventh for internet reach, according to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). This means that a lot of people in Nigeria use mobile phones and have access to the internet. In fact, Nigeria accounts for 82% of all telecom customers and 29% of […]
According to the Red Cross and a member of the local parliament, a mob stampede that occurred on Friday at a stadium in Antananarivo, the capital city of Madagascar, resulted in the deaths of at least 13 people, including seven children. According to opposition MP Hanitra Razafimanantsoa, who was speaking on a local radio station, […]
A stampede at Madagascar’s national stadium has killed 12 people and injured 80 others, the prime minister of Madagascar said late Friday. Christian Ntsay, the Prime Minister of Madagascar, said that fans tried to enter Madagascar’s national stadium for the opening ceremony of the Indian Ocean Island Games, a quadrennial multi-sport event from Indian Ocean […]
Three landlocked countries in West Africa: Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali have formed a military alliance. The three countries’ foreign ministers have announced the formation of the alliance. The junta of Niger seized power in a military coup on July 26. The rulers of Burkina Faso and Mali also seized power in a military coup. […]
Meeting at their summit in Johannesburg, the Brics (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) announced on Thursday a “historic” enlargement of the emerging countries’ bloc, with the incorporation of six new members, including Iran, beginning in January. Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa, made the announcement that Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, and the […]
Nigeria’s big banks are entering the financial technology (fintech) space, which is causing competition for existing fintech firms. The banks are making strategic investments in fintech businesses to secure their future. This move threatens the valuation of top fintech firms like Flutterwave, Interswitch, and Opay, which are currently valued at over $1 billion. Other fintech […]
Election officials in Zimbabwe, where President Emmerson Mnangagwa is running for a second and last term in a nation with a history of violent and contentious elections, extended the voting period till Thursday amid delays of up to ten hours in primarily opposition strongholds. Voting was suspended in several polling places in Zimbabwe on Wednesday […]
The Free Trade Zones (FTZs) Committee on Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) Operational Remodeling has recommended that the service allows the quick export of finished and processed commodities containing 100% local raw materials. This means that products made in Nigeria using only materials from Nigeria can be exported easily. The NCS has promised to adopt this […]
Zimbabwe, a landlocked country in southern Africa, has extended voting in selected wards by a day after a delayed polling on Wednesday. According to a presidential decree issued late Wednesday, voters in selected wards will get the extra day for voting. The presidential notice said that 40 wards were affected by the delays, including 11 […]
The Federal Government has chosen to ignore the debts owed by operators of leased port terminals and has renewed their agreements, despite the operators violating the terms of their contracts. The port concession/lease agreement, which was entered into in 2006, did not have proper legislation or regulations to monitor the concessionaires. Political forces have been […]
Ali Bongo, a Gabonese politician who is the third and current president of Gabon, has started campaigning for re-election, which is scheduled to be held in Gabon on 26 August 2023. Earlier this month, Ali Bongo campaigned in remote areas. The current president urged people to vote for him in the upcoming election. He said […]
With the nation’s economy in decline, the prospect of another election in Zimbabwe looms large over the country’s decision-making process as voters prepare for it. In a high-stakes political match, President Emmerson Mnangagwa faces off against his charismatic opponent, Nelson Chamisa. Following the overthrow of longtime leader Robert Mugabe in a coup, President Mnangagwa was […]
Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), will be attending the flag-off of the party’s campaign for the governorship election in Imo State. The LP’s governorship candidate in the state, Athan Achonu, announced that the event will take place at the Kanu Nwankwo Sports Stadium in Owerri. Obi’s arrival is eagerly […]
Yevgeny Prigozhin, a Russian oligarch and the mercenary leader, has posted his first video address since leading a short-lived rebellion in Russia in late June. Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin released video footage of himself while wearing camouflage and holding a rifle. Reportedly, the video was possibly shot in Africa. The video clip was reportedly […]
Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) All Stars housemate Soma, AKA Somadina “Soma” Anyama, has emerged as the Head of House (HoH) for this week. After the completion of Monday’s arena games, Big Brother announced Soma as the new Head of House. As Head of House, Soma will stay in the BB House for one more week. […]
According to journalists from AFP, Senegal brought back on Monday from Cape Verde approximately forty of its people who had survived a crossing that was supposed to take them to Europe but instead resulted in the deaths of approximately sixty migrants. The Senegalese military plane that carried the survivors back to the country landed at […]
