The Republic of Niger has implemented new restrictions on Nigerians travelling with the ECOWAS passport, now barring entry for those with the travel document. The move is coming after Niger, along with Mali and Burkina Faso, recently withdrew from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). While Niger maintains an open border with Nigeria,…
The Netherlands has agreed to return 119 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, according to a statement released by the embassy on Tuesday. The Dutch Minister of Education, Culture, and Science, Eppo Bruins, and the Director-General of the National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Olugbile Holloway, will sign the transfer agreement on Wednesday (today). The statement noted…
President Bola Tinubu arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Thursday night to participate in the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government. The president was received at the airport by Eshetu Legesse, the Ethiopian Deputy Chief of Protocol; Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, the Minister of Foreign Affairs;…
Nigeria has expressed its condolences to the government and people of Namibia over the passing of Dr Sam Nujoma, the founding president of the southern African country. Nujoma, a revolutionary leader and key figure in Namibia’s liberation struggle from South African rule, died on Saturday at the age of 95 years. The Minister of Foreign…
The United States is to provide more than $1 billion in additional humanitarian assistance to address food insecurity and other urgent needs of refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and affected communities in 31 African countries. The funding announced during President Joe Biden visit to Angola includes nearly $823 million through USAID – of which more…
US President Joe Biden is in Angola on Tuesday for the first and only visit to sub-Saharan Africa of his presidency, which is focused on a major infrastructure project that is a counterpoint to China’s investments. Biden arrived in the oil-rich Portuguese-speaking country late Monday for a two-day visit centred on a multinational project to…
The World Health Organisation Africa Regional Director-elect, Dr Faustine Ndugulile, is dead. He died on Wednesday, November 27, 2024. Born in 1969, Ndugulile was a Tanzanian politician and renowned public health expert. In August 2024, Ndugulile was nominated as the next Regional Director for the WHO African Region, taking the reins from Dr Matshidiso Moeti,…
Rescuers on Tuesday recovered four bodies and four survivors a day after a diving boat capsized off Egypt’s eastern coast, Red Sea governor Amr Hanafi said, with eight people still missing. Among the survivors were two Belgians, one Swiss national and one Egyptian, the governor said, bringing the total number of survivors from the vessel…
Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Wednesday, departed Abuja for Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire to attend the opening of the International Exhibition of Extractive and Energy Resources 2024 conference. The event holds from November 27 to December 2, 2024, at the Abidjan Exhibition Centre. Shettima’s visit is “At the invitation of Côte d’Ivoire’s Vice President Tiémoko Meyliet…
The South African singer continued her sweep of the global award season after fending off competitions from Nigerian superstars to win the best Afrobeats and Best African act at the 2024 VMAs. Tyla edged Asake, Rema, Ayra Starr, Burna Boy, and Tems for the Best Afrobeats prize. She also beat Ayra Starr, DBN Gogo, Diamond…
