Professor Ibrahim A. Gambari, who was recently appointed as the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, has stepped down as the Chairman of Savannah Centre for Diplomacy Democracy and Development. Gambari said he decided to step down from the…
One of the world’s most wanted fugitives has been captured. French authorities arrested Félicien Kabuga, an alleged leader and financier of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, early Saturday morning in Paris. Serge Brammertz, the chief prosecutor of the International Residual Mechanism for…
Stakeholders have called on the federal government to ensure openness, transparency and wide-range inclusion in the process leading to the enactment of a legislation for the petroleum industry in Nigeria. The stakeholders particularly tasked the National Assembly to “speedily prioritise…
The information crisis underscores the role of fact-checking in information dissemination. Even if we can’t have ‘gatekeepers’ in the truest sense of the word on social media, we all need to pay attention to fact-checking at the individual and institutional…
A coalition of partners has flagged off a digital initiative named givefood.ng for the purpose of providing food and nourishment to vulnerable communities in Nigeria. The initiative is aimed at providing 1 million meals for vulnerable Nigerians weekly, through the…
By Mayowa Adeniran| Following an outbreak of the deadly coronavirus (COVID-19) which has affected thousands across the globe, African economies are charged with providing a response to the pandemic. Some of the challenges countries are faced with include debt increase,…
A live poll conducted by the Africa.com, a media holding company, has revealed that African governments are taking women’s issues into consideration as they develop policies to address COVID-19. This was the outcome of the live poll that was done…
Embarks 0n Assessment of Business Readiness Infected Government House Staffers Have Recovered – Governor Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos is beginning to consider the full re-opening of the critical sectors of its economy in order to salvage the increasing economic…
By Ijeoma UKAZU | As the ravaging Coronavirus continues to spread across States following a weakened health system and disruption of routine services such as vaccinations due to the COVID-19 pandemic 6,800 more women and an additional 950 children could…
Opinion piece by Yacine Djibo, Executive Director of Speak Up Africa The challenge Africa is currently facing is two-fold; curbing the spread of COVID-19, whilst also maintaining access to essential health services for those suffering from other diseases. As COVID-19…
