Hajj 2024: Nigerian pilgrims begin journey to Mina ahead of Arafat
Nigerian pilgrims in white seamless ihram dress began their slow and steady trek to the tent city of Mina on...
Africa
Over 80 perished in DR Congo’s boat accident
A devastating boat accident on the River Kwa in the Democratic Republic of Congo killed more than 80 people, according...
Record 117.3m people forcibly displaced in 2023, UNHCR says
The United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, has declared on Thursday that the number of forcibly displaced people has jumped to...
Sexual Harassment: Foreign Affairs permanent secretary suspended
The Office of the Head of Service (HoS) has suspended Ambassador Ibrahim Lamuwa, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of...
President Tinubu acknowledges economic hardship, affirms commitment to new minimum wage bill
As Nigeria celebrates June 12 Democracy Day, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has acknowledged the challenging economic conditions affecting citizens and...
African Union mourns tragic loss of Malawi’s vice president, others in plane crash
The African Union Commission's Chairperson, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, has expressed his deepest condolences to the people of Malawi following...
Nigeria’s petrol independence in sight as Dangote Refinery sets July deadline
The Dangote Refinery has announced that it will begin producing petrol by mid-July, with the aim of ending Nigeria's reliance...
Malawi vice president, nine others confirmed killed in plane crash
Malawi's Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima and nine others, including former first lady Shanil Dzimbiri, were confirmed killed after the...
Egypt co-hosts emergency international conference on Gaza crisis in Amman
An emergency international conference on the Gaza crisis, co-organized by Egypt, Jordan and the United Nations, is set to take...
BRICS Meeting: Ethiopian, Russian foreign ministers meet to strengthen bilateral ties
Ethiopian Foreign Minister Taye Atske-Selassie and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov convened in Nizhny Novgorod to discuss enhancing the bilateral...
