China-Africa: $254b-worth trade in 2021 breaks all-time record
By Eric Olander Two-way China-Africa trade surged last year to a new record of $254 billion, an impressive $67 billion increase…
Insecurity: IGP, top police officers develop new roadmap to improve internal security
Godsgift Onyedinefu Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Baba has convened a retreat for Senior Police Officers to set…
Gates Foundation, Wellcome pledge $300M to boost COVID-19 fight
Godsgift Onyedinefu The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Wellcome each pledged US$150 million for to help end the COVID-19 crisis, prepare…
Court orders FG to pay Nanmdi Kanu N1b over rights violation
Justice Benson Anya of Abia High Court, Wednesday, awarded N1bn damages to Mazi Nnamdi Kanu against the federal government over…
The long arc of Chinese lending to Africa
By Cobus van Staden The biggest headline from November’s FOCAC meeting was China’s pivot away from infrastructure funding. But like…
Nigeria wasted $9.5bn on Moribund oil refineries in 10 years – Labour union
John Chukwu Anyim The Trade Union Congress (TUC) have bemoaned how Nigeria wasted about $9.5billion for turnaround maintenance of moribund…
Biden seeks to partner with Europe for Sahel nation-building
By Julian Pecquet The US is looking to join France and other partners in the Sahel as the international community shifts…
‘Massacre in Eastern Nigeria’: A special investigative report claims ‘1,400 defenceless citizens killed in 14 months’
By Intersociety •Security Forces, Jihadists Killed 1400 Defenceless Citizens In 14 Months (Oct 2020-Dec 2021) •4800 civilians arrested, 1000 missing…
Nigerian Army takes Gender Advocacy to Sokoto
The Nigerian Army(NA) in collaboration with British Defence Section, West Africa has taken its advocacy on Gender Mainstreaming to 8…
FG files fresh terrorism charge against Nnamdi Kanu
The Federal Government on Monday, entered fresh terrorism allegations against the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra,…