US Assistant Secretary commends Ethiopia’s progress in implementing peace agreements
In a recent meeting between the US Assistant Secretary of State Department’s Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations and Ethiopian...
Month: March 2024
Uganda: President Museveni considers launching Islamic banking as popularity surges
Authorities at Ecobank Uganda are contemplating introducing Islamic banking services this year. This development comes ahead of President Yoweri Museveni's...
Negotiations to end Sudan War expected to restart mid-April
US Special Envoy for Sudan, Tom Perriello, announced on Tuesday that formal talks aimed at ending the year-long conflict in...
Israeli bombardment hits southern Gaza, calls for more aid intensify
The southern Gaza Strip came under intense Israeli bombardment overnight, despite international pressure for an immediate ceasefire in the Palestinian territory where...
South Africa’s ruling ANC misses out on court bid to stop Zuma’s MK party
South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) has failed in a judicial attempt to prevent a newly established party, backed...
Nigerian president says kidnappers will be treated as terrorists
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has denounced the rising rate of kidnapping across the country, saying that people involved must be...
Chinese national bags death sentence for killing lover in Kano
Justice Sanusi Ado Ma’aji of Kano State High Court sitting at Miller Road, Bompai, has sentenced Quandong Geng, a Chinese...
We’re working to resolve shortage of Ramadan Umrah visas for Nigerians, NAHCON declares
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says all hands are on deck to resolve the shortage of Ramadan Umrah...
Boko Haram ‘commanders’ surrendered to troops in Borno: MNJTF
Two Boko Haram ‘commanders’, Ibrahim Muhammed and Auwal Muhammed, alias ‘Wanka’, surrendered to troops of Sector 3 of the Multinational...
CBN raises inter-bank interest rate by 200 basis points to 24.75%
The CBN’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) jacked up the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) – inter-bank loan interest rate – by...
