Nigerian Wins Africa Food Prize Award
The Africa Food Prize Committee, chaired by Olusegun Obasanjo, selected a Nigerian national, Dr Kanayo Nwanze, as the first winner of the ‘Africa Food Prize’ […]
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Facebook’s Zuckerberg Visits Nigeria
The founder and Chief Executive Officer of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg arrived in Nigeria on Tuesday, part of a visit to several African countries to drive […]
Nigeria: Buhari Ready to Exchange Boko Haram Detainees for Chibok Girls
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari this weekend agreed to exchange detained Boko Haram fighters for the Chibok girls held captive by the Islamist terrorists since 2014. […]
UNDP Warns Gender Inequality High in Africa
A report released by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) on Sunday revealed that gender disparity in Africa has been high as a result of […]
Nigeria: Protesters March to Presidential Residence
Families of the missing Chibok girls, Bring Back our Girls campaigners and activists in Nigeria marched to the presidential villa in Abuja on Thursday demanding […]
Nigeria’s Central Bank Suspends 9 Banks from the FX Market
Nine banks in Nigeria have been barred from the foreign exchange market, local news reported on Wednesday. The move comes after the banks reportedly failed […]
Nigeria: WFP Needs $52m to Support Boko Haram Victims
The World Food Program (WFP) on Tuesday said it requires $52 million to continue providing life-saving assistance to people affected by the Boko Haram insurgency […]
John Kerry heading to Africa, KSA for talks on counterterrorism
The United States Secretary of State, John Kerry, is expected in Kenya, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia this week on a tour focused on counterterrorism. The […]
‘Nigeria still Africa’s biggest economy’, Dangote challenges Bloomberg
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, insists that Nigeria is the continent’s biggest economy contrary to Bloomberg’s reports on Wednesday that the country had been overtaken […]
Boko Haram’s Shekau Says he ‘is still alive, still in charge’
Leader of the Nigeria-based Islamist militant group Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, denied in an audio message that he has been replaced. In a 10-minute audio […]