Kenyan budget office sends warning signal over IMF targets
In its review of the 2022-23 budget published in May, the PBO raises concern that the fiscal deficit has gone…
Africa: UN Nature Summit Set for Montreal As Covid-Hit China Steps Aside
The COP15 conference, which is due to agree a new global deal to protect biodiversity, has been postponed several times…
APC G3 woos Orubebe, urges those who believe national unity to join party
The All Progressives Congress Grassroots Governance Group (APC G3), has urged all Nigerians who believe in national unity to join…
Tobacco farming is ‘fueling deforestation’
Last year alone, tobacco earned $1.2bn, but statistics show that tobacco farmers are responsible for ravaging 60,000 hectares of forests…
Africa: Chinese Racist and Child Abuser ‘Susu’ Arrested in Zambia
The Zambian Department of Immigration has arrested errant racist Chinese national, Lu Ke, who is being implicated in racism allegations…
Bala donates 60 cars to PDP campaign coordinators
Bauchi state governor, Bala Mohammed has donated 60 vehicles to his campaign coordinators in the twenty Local Government Areas of…
Google Translate takes on ten more African languages
On 1 July 2021, there were more than 4.8 billion internet users on the planet or 61% of the world’s…
Africa: Vaping 95 Percent Less Harmful Than Smoking and the Most Effective Way for Smokers to Quit? Here’s What the Research Says About Popular Claims
E-cigarettes continue to be a source of heated debate. We looked at two claims about vaping carried by a South…
World Bank warns, apex bank low interest loans harming commercial banks
The World Bank has stated that the Central Bank of Nigeria’s low-interest loans undermines commercial banks that lend on a…
Mozambique: Eni sees first offshore LNG cargo at end of third quarter
Italian oil and gas major Eni sees a rapid scaling up of the production of floating liquid natural gas (LNG)…
Africa: Amidst Escalating Needs and Soaring Hunger, Refugees Caught in the Eye of the Perfect Storm
Further food ration cuts are imminent for refugees as humanitarian needs multiply around the world while funding struggles to keep…
Africa: A Record 37 Million Children Displaced Worldwide – UNICEF
Conflict, violence and other crises left a record 36.5 million children displaced from their homes by the end of last…
US trade mission, Edo govt pledge bilateral trade relations
A delegation of 40 Miami Trade Missionaries from District 2, Florida United States and the Edo state government have pledged…
Africa: UN – Record Numbers Displaced by War, Persecution
Geneva — A record 89.3 million people had been driven from their homes by war, violence, persecution, and human rights…
SDP candidate Segun Oni rejects Ekiti governorship election
The candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the just concluded Ekiti governorship election, Segun Oni, has rejected outcome…
Africa: UNICEF Observes Day of African Child With Focus to End FGM in Gambia
This 16th June, we once again observe the Day of the African Child, but this time with a focus on…
FIRS, Kwara revenue agency collaborate on improved IGR
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has pledged to collaborate with the Kwara State Internal Revenue Service (KW-IRS) to enable…
Africa: Over 11.8 Million Cases of Covid-19 Confirmed Across Continent
As of June 17, 2022, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 11,805,213 while 314,686,168 vaccinations have been…
2023 primaries: ActionAid raises concern over inducement of delegates
ActionAid Nigeria (AAN) has observed with concern the unrestricted use of huge sums of money to influence delegates to win…
Africa: One Billion People Have Mental Disorder Globally, WHO Reveals
Depression, anxiety increased by 25% in 2020 The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said about one billion people globally are…