Super Eagles Snubbed as CAF Names AFCON 2025 Favorites
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has ruled out the Super Eagles among the top five favourite teams to watch in this year’s Africa Cup of Nations. The final draw of the 35th edition of the premier African football competition will hold in Rabat on 27 January. As part of the countdown, CAF has named […]
Gabon Sets April 2025 for Presidential Elections
Gabon’s council of ministers says presidential elections would be held on April 12, 2025, marking an end to the military rule that began with a coup on August 30, 2023. Minutes of a ministerial cabinet meeting confirmed the date. Gabon’s interim President Brice Oligui Nguema seized power in a coup, the eight in West and central Africa […]
FG Targets Full CBT for Exams by 2027
The Federal Government has a 2027 target for transitioning its examination system to 100 per cent computer-based testing (CBT). Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, who disclosed this yesterday during the inauguration of the Committee on Improvement of Quality Examinations in Nigeria, said the committee was tasked with the responsibility of addressing key challenges in […]
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, […]
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 […]