The two-day hybrid meeting brought together key stakeholders to review the latest progress in Dakar 2026 preparations With less than a year and a half until the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) Dakar 2026 begin, the seventh meeting of the…
UN Migration Agency Helping Migrants in the US Return Home Voluntarily
The United States has asked the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to assist undocumented migrants who choose to return to their home countries. In a statement on Monday, the UN agency said it is supporting Assisted Voluntary Return (AVR)…
Alfa Designs to Deploy CNG Cascades To Spur Availability
Alfa Designs Nigeria Ltd., a leading oil and gas company, says it is set to deploy Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) cascade to proximity areas to spur its availability in the country, disclosed the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the…
19th Islamic Development Bank Global Forum to Explore Digital Transformation and Financial Inclusion in Islamic Finance
Organized annually as a flagship side event of the Annual Meetings, this year’s Forum will bring together thought leaders, policymakers, financial experts, and other stakeholders in the Islamic finance industry The Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI) is pleased to…
LASG Ensures Justice For Assaulted Lady Driver In Viral Lekki Incident
As Perpetrator Gets Three-Month Jail Term, Fines The Lagos State Government, through its Office of the Public Defender (OPD), Ministry of Justice, has been commended for its swift and decisive action in ensuring justice for Mrs. Yetunde Amole, the lady…
Climate Change Takes Increasingly Extreme Toll on African Countries
© Unsplash/Florian Berger: Africa faces “urgent and escalating realities” of climate change such as persistent drought and deadly flooding, warned Celeste Saulo, head of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), which supports adaptation efforts. By Juliette Maigné Devastating floods in South…
Cassava Technologies and Zindi Collaborate to Showcase African Artificial Intelligence (AI) Innovation
This partnership represents a significant step in accelerating digital transformation in Africa and will see the two organisations collaborate on several initiatives Cassava Technologies, a global technology leader of African heritage, is pleased to announce that it has signed…
International Nurses Day: Nurse-Led Team Honored for Bringing Dignified Care and Support To Terminally Ill Patients on Hospital Ship in Africa
In Partnership With the DAISY Foundation™, the Global Mercy™ Nursing Team Receives Inaugural Mercy Ships DAISY Team Award for Transformative End-of-Life Care The compassionate care of a team of palliative care nurses from the United States and the Netherlands…
African Mining Week to Connect Junior Miners with African Prospects, Global Investors
Under the theme From Extraction to Beneficiation: Unlocking Africa’s Mineral Wealth, African Mining Week will connect emerging miners with lucrative opportunities within Africa’s mining value chain The upcoming African Mining Week – scheduled for October 1–3, 2025, in Cape…
NCS Refutes Claims of Distributing Contaminated Rice Seized in Seme
By Raji Rasak The Seme Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has dismissed the allegation of releasing poisoned rice seized from smugglers, which had reportedly resulted in multiple deaths in the town. The spokesman for the command,…