Yearly Archives: 2019
China cancels Ethiopia’s debts
China has cancelled all interest-free loans it had advanced to Ethiopia as at the end of year 2018, the Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s office...
Saudi to own refinery in Nigeria
Saudi Arabia has hinted on the possibility of establishing a refinery in Nigeria.
Minister of Energy Industry and Mineral Resources of the Kingdom of Saudi...
Ghana aims large drone dispatches
Hundreds of drones have started delivering life-saving vaccines, blood and medicines to patients in Ghana this week in the largest scheme of its kind,...
Bayern to open school in Addis
German champion football club Bayern Munich has signed an agreement to open its first soccer school in Africa, locating it in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
FC...
South Africa and the hate rage
By Peter Olorunnisomo - Post independent South Africa has retained the appetite for violence which the world had thought was rested with the late Madiba,...
Recipients’ Speeches Part 2: NHS@70 Excellence Awards 2019
Recipients of the recently concluded NHS@70 Excellence Awards organised by the Nigerian Healthcare Professionals UK (NHCPUK) were full of emotions and appreciations as they...
Senate rejects petrol vehicle bill
Nigerian senators on Wednesday rejected a bill aiming to phase out petrol vehicles and introduce electric cars in the country in 2035.
The bill, first...
Nigeria Wins Africa golf challenge
Nigeria at the weekend emerged winners of this year's All Africa Golf Challenge Trophy (AACT) held at the Ikeja Golf Club, Lagos State. The...
US consider restriction for 7 states
The United States is considering stricter travel restrictions for countries whose nationals frequently overstay their visas, according to a Department of Homeland Security official.
African...
Uganda considers Omar’s asylum
Uganda will consider offering asylum to ousted Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir despite his indictment by the International Criminal Court (ICC), a foreign affairs minister...
