Africa

August 15, 2020

Genevieve Nnaji has been appointed as an ambassador of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2020. The Nollywood icon has joined...

FG and Ireland sign MoU to return €5.5m Abacha Loot

August 15, 2020

The Federal Government and Ireland have signed amemorandum of understanding to return €5.5 million looted by former Head of State, Sani...

NBC fines Nigeria Info N5m over controversial interview with ex-CBN Deputy Governor, Obadiah Mailafia

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has placed a N5 million fine onNigeria Info 99.3over a controversial interview with former deputy...

Canadian Singer donates $300,000 to victims of Beirut explosions

Canadian singer, The Weeknd, has donated $300,000 to victims of the Beirut explosion that killed over 200 people and injured thousands...

FG to dump plastic ID cards for digital ID card

The Federal government has upgraded from national registration and identification of citizens through the card-based model to fully digitised rigistration...

Feds set up task force to get Canadians home after Beirut explosions

The federal government has created a task force to help citizens of Canada and permanent residents get back home from Lebanon after...

Former United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Walter Carrington dies at 90

Walter Carrington, former United States Ambassador to Nigeria has died. The deceased's wife, Arese Carrington, announced his death in a...

Ortom: 'Nigerian leaders have failed, me inclusive'

The Executive Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has criticised the Nigerian government by saying politicians and the entire political system...

Microsoft, Twitter, Apple, Netflix, Facebook and 47 other companies denounce Trump's visa restrictions

Apple, Facebook and Microsoft and 49 major companies have denounced Trump's restrictions on employment-based visas. In June, Trump signed into...

Obasanjo: If the youth don’t ‘squeeze’ older generation out of power, they may never leave