US VP Kamala Harris plans
US Vice President Kamala Harris is announcing the formation of a new partnership to help provide internet access to 80% of Africa by 2030, up from roughly 40% now. Friday’s announcement comes as follow-through on Harris’ visit to the continent…
Keeping Nnamdi Kanu in prison wrong
A secret? I have no idea but I think it is largely luck. I try to make sure that all my problems are taken care of during my normal working hours which can be around 18 hours a day or…
Jigawa contributes 75% of Nigeria’s non-oil exports
Jigawa State Governor, Mallam Umar Namadi has said the state is contributing over 75% of Nigerian non-oil exports in 2023. He stated this at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Jigawa State and the Nigeria-Arabian Gulf Chamber…
GHANA: Nurses and Midwives Trainees receives 3 out of 27 months allowance
The Coalition of Concerned Nurses and Midwives Trainees, has acknowledged the payment of 3 out of 27 months allowance owed to continuing students. This comes at the back of news circulating on the various social media platforms, about the government’s…
Tinubu appoints new CEOs for two agencies
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Chukwuemeka Woke as the Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA). Furthermore, the president has approved the appointment of Adedeji Ashiru as the Managing Director/Chief Executive…
Haley will vote for the Trump ‘chaos’
Not long ago, the former South Carolina governor was arguing that Donald Trump was too old, too chaotic, too “unhinged” and too prone to temper tantrums to be president again and said he couldn’t beat president Joe Biden “I feel…
Microsoft injects fresh $70 million
From left: DTIC acting DG Malebo Mabitje-Thompson, DTIC minister Ebrahim Patel, Microsoft SA MD Kalane Rampai, and Microsoft Africa president Lillian Barnard. Microsoft SA and South Africa’s Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) have entered an agreement that would see…
Zuma lashes out at judges after election ban
Former South African President Jacob Zuma has launched a scathing attack on some of the country’s top judges after he was barred from running for parliament on Monday. In his first interview since the ban, Mr Zuma told the Constitutional…
#Greece frees Egyptians accused of causing deadly shipwreck
A group of Egyptians jailed for nearly a year on suspicion of causing a deadly shipwreck have been released from jail in southern Greece, a day after a court threw out the case against them on grounds that it had…
Ally of President Tshisekedi elected head of parliament
The ally President Felix Tshisekedi returns to a role he has led before. Vital Kamerhe, speaker of the national assembly from 2006-2009, was elected Wednesday to the same position, ending months of bickering and a threat by the President to…