Sudan: $1.2m approved by FEC for evacuation of Nigerians

NewsNigeriaPoliticsSudan: $1.2m approved by FEC for evacuation of Nigerians

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 27, 2023

In a bid to evacuate Nigerians stranded in war torn Sudan, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved $1.2million for that purpose Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, Minister of Foreign Affairs, disclosed this while addressing State House correspondents on the outcome of the Council’s meeting, which was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday. Onyeama noted that the amount would be spent on the hiring of luxury buses that would transport the stranded Nigerians from Khartoum,...

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Sudan in Crisis

AfricaBlogColumnsOpinionSudan in Crisis

PilotnewsApril 26, 2023

Amid protracted conflict in Sudan, the United States should work to lower the temperature amongst external actors, and support Sudanese citizens, who remain steadfast in their aspirations for a civilian-led government.   Sudan’s suffering deepens by the hour, as self-serving army and militia forces battle for supremacy in a struggle totally divorced from the aims of the 2018-2019 revolution, in which the people of Sudan bravely stood up to one of the world’s most brutal...

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Africa ranks low in global business environment rankings

AfricaBusinessNewsAfrica ranks low in global business environment rankings

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 20, 2023

Singapore, Canada and Denmark will be the three countries with the best business environment over the next five years, according to the latest business environment rankings, BER, by the Economic Intelligence Unit, EIU. EIU’s BER measures the attractiveness of the business environment in 82 countries quarterly, using a standard analytical framework with 91 indicators. The latest ranking for the second quarter of 2023 shows that North America and Western Europe continue to be the best...

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Kenya’s First Lady calls for national prayers against homosexuality

AfricaNewsKenya’s First Lady calls for national prayers against homosexuality

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 7, 2023

Kenya’s First Lady, Rachel Ruto has called for national prayers against homosexuality in the country, saying the family unit was under attack. Speaking on Sunday, Mrs Ruto said condoning same-sex sexual relations is against the values of the country. “We should not even try to talk about LGTBQ. This is a conversation we should not even have in our country because accepting it is like throwing our morals into the dustbin,” the First Lady said....

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More than 150 Nigerians Repatriated From Niger Republic

AfricaNewsNigeriaPoliticsMore than 150 Nigerians Repatriated From Niger Republic

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 16, 2023

More than 150 voluntary Nigerian returnees were repatriated from Niamey, Niger Republic, and received by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. The returnees included 98 male adults, 11 male children, two male infants and 24 female adults, 13 female children, and two female infants. The repatriation of the returnees was facilitated by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) arrived in a chartered aircraft operated by Sky Mali,...

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Footballer receives 5 crates of eggs as the man of the match

AfricaNewsSoccerFootballer receives 5 crates of eggs as the man of the match

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 22, 2023

A video of a Zambian football player being awarded five crates of eggs for being the man of a match has gone viral. Pulse reports that the player scored the only goal of the game which gave his team, Power Dynamos a 1-0 victory against their opponents, Nkana in a Zambian Super League fixture. After the match, officials named him the man of the match and rewarded him for his stellar performance. “Presenting to Kennedy...

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Amusan Is Africa’s 2022 Best Female Athlete

AfricaNewsSportsAmusan Is Africa’s 2022 Best Female Athlete

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 22, 2022

The Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) on Tuesday honoured Oluwatobilola Amusan for her record-breaking feats on the track this year with the ‘Africa’s best female athlete for the year 2022’ title. In July, Amusan set a new world record of 12.12 seconds during the 100m hurdles semifinal at the World Athletics Championships held in Eugene, Oregon, United States, breaking the 12.20s record set by America’s Kendra Harrison in 2016. She followed it up with a...

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Africa Illustrious Award Set to Honour Africans across Diverse Works of Life

AfricaNewsNigeriaAfrica Illustrious Award Set to Honour Africans across Diverse Works of Life

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)November 22, 2022

The Africa Illustrious Award is set to honour outstanding Africans in diverse works of life, in an even scheduled to hold early December, 2022. The Award reserved for those who are making an impact in their community was instituted about five years ago, as a meritorious recognition that seeks to balance stories across Africa by beaming its search light on the bright-side of Africa that is often underreported. Some of the award categories include; public...

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African Development Bank Secures Additional €3.5 million For The Abidjan- Lagos Highway Project

AfricaBusinessNewsNigeriaAfrican Development Bank Secures Additional €3.5 million For The Abidjan- Lagos Highway Project

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 4, 2022

Chief Transport Economist, African Development Bank (AfDB), Lydie Ehouman has said that the bank has been able to secure an agreement for additional €3.5 million for the Abidjan- Lagos highway project. The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS project is aimed at creating a corridor of road linking five countries in the region. The countries are Nigeria, Benin Repulic, Cote d’Ivore, Togo and Ghana. The road when completed is expected to benefit 40 million...

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