FG Approves N6bn for Humanitarian Aid
The Federal Government has approved N4bn for conditional cash transfers to at least 10 million displaced households in Nigeria, and N2bn in interest-free loans for rural farmers to boost food production and self-sufficiency. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Professor Nentawe Yilwada, says the launch of the 2025 Nigeria Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan […]
Kenya Eases Travel Rules for African Nations
Kenya has announced a shift in its travel policies, allowing citizens of nearly all African countries to visit without prior authorisation. Under the updated travel guidelines, African citizens can enter Kenya and stay for up to two months without any travel pre-authorisation. Similarly, members of the East African Community, including Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Burundi, […]
Lagos, Canada to Strengthen Trade Ties
Lagos State and the Canadian Government, seek deeper trade relationships between both countries especially in areas of innovation, science and technology. While receiving Canada’s new Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Carlos Roja-Arbulu, at the State House in Marina, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu asked the Canadian High Commissioner to take advantage of the numerous business opportunities […]
Lagos Pilgrims to Israel, Jordan Set for Feb 7, 2025
Lagos State Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board says the 2024 second batch intending pilgrims are set to be airlifted to the Holy Lands of Israel and Jordan on February 7, 2025. This announcement was made by the Board Secretary, Florence Gbafe, during the medical and administrative screening exercise for the intending pilgrims. Gbafe, who said 150 intending […]
INEC Sets Anambra and FCT Elections for Nov 8
Independent National Electoral Commission will conduct the Anambra State Governorship election on Saturday, November 8, 2025, and the FCT area council elections on February 21, 2026. INEC chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, announced this during a consultative meeting with political parties yesterday in Abuja. On bye-elections, Professor Yakubu raised concerns over the increasing frequency and financial burden, […]
Flavor Flav Supports Black Families Displaced by L.A. Fires
Rapper Flavor Flav, 65, is teaming up with GoFundMe and the Black Music Action Coalition to aid Black families affected by the Eaton Fire in Altadena and Pasadena, Los Angeles. Announced on January 20, the initiative highlights the urgent need for support for displaced families. Flav encouraged unity across all communities to address the ongoing […]
Netflix Hikes Prices After Adding 19M Subscribers
Online streaming service Netflix will raise prices across a number of countries after adding nearly 19 million subscribers in the final months of 2024. The streaming firm said it will increase subscription costs in the US, Canada, Argentina and Portugal, so that it can re-invest to further improve Netflix,” it said. Netflix announced increased subscriber […]
Qing Madi Named Spotify’s EQUAL Africa Artiste for January
Nigerian singer, Chimamanda Pearl Chukwuma, professionally known as Qing Madi, has been named as the EQUAL Africa artiste for January 2025. This is according to the online music streaming platform, Spotify. Spotify’s Head of Music for Sub-Saharan Africa, Phiona Okumu, in a statement yesterday, said this was setting the tone for a remarkable year in […]
2025 AFCON Final Draw Set for January 27
The final draw for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations will take place in Rabat, Morocco, next Monday, January 27, where the 24 competing teams will learn their opponents. Six groups will be formed, with each containing four countries, and the top two teams in each group, along with the four best third-placed sides, will […]
France Issues Arrest Warrant for Bashar al-Assad
France’s judiciary has issued an arrest warrant for ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad on suspicion of complicity in war crimes, specifically relating to the death of a French-Syrian man in 2017 when his government was attempting to regain control of Daraa from opposition forces. Investigating judges suspect Bashar al-Assad of complicity in murder and attacks […]
