G7 leaders join forces to tackle China’s growing hold over poorer countries
Leaders of the G7 are to combine forces to combat the growing global might of China by ploughing hundreds of...
Year: 2021
West Africa: ECOWAS Parliament Adopts Pact Toward Single Currency
The parliament adopted its resolution for a Draft Supplementary Act on the Pact. The ECOWAS Parliament on Thursday moved a...
Why has Africa suffered fewer COVID-19 deaths than predicted?
Africa has accounted for a relatively small number of deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic. Richard Wamai, a Northeastern associate professor...
Dangote announces completion date for giant refinery
Completion date for Dangote refinery announced by Edwin Devakumar The Dangote Group said its 650,000BPD refinery project under construction in...
Nigeria to sell unused power to 4 countries on $570m Northcore line
Nigeria is in talks with four West African countries to sell unused Electricity to them through a planned $570 million...
Africa deserves more than just an apology
Last week, I followed closely the news of three Western leaders — Joe Biden of the US, Justin Trudeau of...
Why Twitter chose Ghana as Africa HQ – free speech, online freedom
It arrived with little shock. Nobody — no organisation — swats the federal government without getting clawed. So when Twitter deleted...
Twitter ban means Nigeria not open for investment – Yiaga Africa
A non – governmental organisation, Yiaga Africa, has condemned the decision of the Federal Government to suspend micro blogging platform,...
South Africa’s Shoprite sells Nigerian business to local firm Ketron
Shoprite Holdings has sold its Nigerian business to local buyer Ketron Investment, nearly 16 years after the South African retailer...
‘Italy needs Nigerian agro exporters that can supply quality products’
ALESSANDRO GERBINO, director of the Italian Trade Agency (ITA), West Africa, in this interview with CALEB OJEWALE, speaks about opportunities for...