UNICEF seeks end to recruitment of child-soldiers by armed groups in Nigeria
•Over 8,000 girls, boys recruited as child soldiers in North East since 2009 By Joseph Erunke THE United Nations Children’s…
#EndSARS: Nigeria govt mocks ‘hypocrites’ Canada, Twitter over truck drivers’ protest
By Chike Olisa The Federal Government has lashed out at the Canadian government and microblogging platform, Twitter, accusing them of…
Envoys of human rights in West Africa
By Emmanuel Onwubiko One set of appointments made so far by President Muhammadu Buhari since assuming office about seven years…
African Union to open permanent mission in China
Summary Heads of state and government gathered in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa this past weekend endorsed a proposal by the…
$1.1 billion needed for humanitarian assistance in North East this year-UN
Mukaila Ola United Nations has said $1.1 billion would be needed in 2022 to undertake humanitarian assistance in the troubled…
Worsening insecurity threaten Nigeria’s economic outlook – IMF
Ngozi James The International Monetary Fund, IMF, has warned that worsening insecurity in Nigeria pose a significant risk to the…
US introduces drone soccer competition in Lagos
A group photograph with all participating teams during the closing ceremony of the drone soccer competition in Lagos on Saturday.
Xi Jinping reiterates commitment to work with Africa
Chinese President, Xi Jinping and African leaders on China-Africa relations
Nigeria seeks Standard Chartered loan for rail projects after Chinese hold up
Ngozi James Nigeria has approached Standard Chartered Bank (STAN.L) for funding of two rail projects after delays from Chinese lenders, Minister of…