On Atiku’s running mate | Blueprint Newspapers Limited
Alhaji Atiku Àbubakar’s emergence as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the 2023 presidential elections is a…
Africa: Should We Protect Nature for Its Own Sake? for Its Economic Value? Because It Makes Us Happy? Yes
As spring phases into summer in North America, with trees flowering and birds migrating, nature seems abundant. In fact, however,…
People come from abroad for fertility treatment in Nigeria – AFRH
The Association for Fertility and Reproductive Health (AFRH) in Nigeria says the country is getting it right in the area…
Africa: Five Ways Advancing Sustainable Agrifood Systems Promotes a Healthy Environment
Achieving environmental goals is embedded in FAO’s work Agriculture has been around for more than 10 000 years. In that…
2023: At last, INEC decides where to keep sensitive electoral materials
INEC chairman Prof. Mahmood Yakubu The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Saturday, declared it will no longer keep sensitive electoral…
Africa: Green Bonds to Serve Africa’s Sustainable Investment Needs
Green bonds to serve Africa’s sustainable investment needs; Innovative finance instrument can help fill the SDG financing gap Green, Social,…
Africa: Transforming Africa – Just & Equitable Energy Transition
Nairobi — A global transition to lower-carbon energy sources is crucial for our species’ survival given the worsening effects of…
Iga Swatek down Coco Gauff, wins second French Open title
Iga Swatek has won the French Open for the second time in her career after beating Coco Gauff 6-1 6-3.…
Shell, environmental groups set for long haul in South Africa Wild Coast dispute
The hearings at the Gqeberha High Court followed an interim edict against Shell’s proposals granted by the Grahamstown High Court…
Africa: Strengthening Resilience in Nutrition and Food Security in Africa
Strengthening resilience in nutrition and food security in Africa; UN Secretary-General’s remarks at the Africa Dialogue Series 2022 I am…
Court stops banks, individuals from tampering with Imo workers’ salaries, pensions
A High Court sitting in Owerri, Imo state capital, Friday, restrained five commercial banks from tampering with salaries of Imo…
AfDB lobbies US for funding boost as Africa struggles with multitude of crises
The African Development Bank (AfDB) hired a veteran of the US aid ecosystem in early April to lobby for “increased…
Africa: China Looks to Africa in Race for Lithium
Johannesburg, South Africa — It is the new gold rush, and China is leading the hunt as prices surge. Only…
Osun PDP: Appeal panel recommends cancellation, rerun of primary election in Iwo
The House of Representatives primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) held in Iwo/Olaoluwa/Ayedire Federal Constituency of Osun state…
Civil war looms in APC as Tinubu demands Buhari’s seat or nothing
With barely two days to the Presidential primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Lagos godfather, Bola Tinubu, insists that…
Africans ‘Victims’ of the Ukraine War, AU Head Tells Putin
Macky Sall has told the Russian leader the ban on grain and fertilizer is causing a food crisis on the…
Again, Buhari jets out of Nigeria
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Saturday, June 4 in Accra, Ghana attend an Extraordinary Summit of the ECOWAS Authority of…
A continuation of colonialism by other means
I’m talking here of development aid. There’s no doubt that charitable aid can temporarily relieve suffering. But development is what…
Africa – Dramatic Drop Forecast in Covid Deaths, but No Time to ‘Sit Back and Relax’
COVID-19 deaths in Africa are forecast to decrease by 94 per cent this year compared to last year the World…
Kenya 2022: Voters fear election violence from resurgent Mungiki sect
With elections in Kenya just two months away, voters are worried about the resurgence of the violent Mungiki gang that…