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NDLEA chairman, retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa on Monday in Abuja mourned the iconic anti-apartheid activist, Archbishop Emeritus, Desmond Tutu, who died on Dec. 25 at the age of 90. Marwa…
President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with President Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africans and the global Christian body, particularly Anglican Communion, over passing of Archbishop Emeritus, Desmond Tutu at 90. The president’s…
The Africa Centres for Disease Control (CDC) on Monday disclosed that about 35,445 persons have died since the outbreak of COVID-19 in the continent. The Agency in its latest update…
Yemisi Izuora Cameroon is increasing security along its borders with Nigeria and the central African Republic after suspected rebel incursions and interceptions of vehicles transporting explosives. Government officials and the…
Yemisi Izuora Afri-Goal has raised concern over poor treatment of frontline health workers in this pandemic period, arguing that they deserve more than what they receive presently. Since the…
Yemisi Izuora The World Bank Group has approved a US$500 million program to help countries in Africa and the Middle East fight the locust swarms that are threatening the food…
Yemisi Izuora The African Development Bank (AfDB) has raised an exceptional $3 billion in a three-year bond to help alleviate the economic and social impact that the Covid-19 pandemic will…
Yemisi Izuora The World Bank has set aside a total of $379 million in International Development Association (IDA) credits and grants to help harmonise and strengthen statistical systems in seven…
Yemisi Izuora The African Development Bank, AfDB has reacted to several news reports, quoting World Bank President David Malpass as saying some multilateral development banks, including the AfDB, have a…
Yemisi Izuora Swedish Ambassador to Nigeria, Carl-Michael Grans, has clearly stated that gender equality is a proper way to stimulate more development in African. Grans said this while declaring…
