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EHIME ALEX, Lagos  The President of the African Development Bank Group, Dr Akinwumi Adesina said he is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms Bajabulile “Swazi” Tshabalala as Acting Senior Vice President of the Bank with immediate effect. Adesina stated this in a statement on Monday by APO Group...

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has pledged its support for States in their efforts to upgrade their Geographic Information System (GIS) for efficient land administration. Minister of the FCT, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, made the pledge when a delegation led by the Honourable Commissioner of Lands and Survey...

Nigeria needs a total of $350 billion to attain the Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs, by 2030 and has a current estimate of public sector gap of $100 billion according to the 2019 National Demographic Health Survey, NDHS. An Independent Development Consultant, Dr. Davis Omotola, while x-raying the findings of...

Africa has a population of nearly 1.3 billion people and the continent was of concern to health experts especially the World Health Organization when it comes to proper health systems to combat any major disease outbreak. The deadly impact of the Ebola outbreak in the last decade and the...

The Supreme Court adjourned until Tuesday hearing in application filed by Emeka Ihedioha of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), asking it to review a judgment on Imo governorship that declared Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the March 9, 2019, election. The apex court adjourned...

The road towards national development is not only tortuous but also fraught with varied and multifaceted challenges. Interestingly, many of these challenges are occasioned by the peculiar nature of the country under consideration. Therefore, it goes to show that a nation that boasts of highly-patriotic citizenry will face different...

By KOLAWOLE OLANIYAN – When Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari was named by the African Union as its first “anti-corruption champion in Africa” in 2018, he called on member states to “invest in institutions to entrench transparency and accountability.” But the recent push by many lawmakers from his All Progressives...

The World Health Organisation (WHO), has raised alarm to advise unsuspecting public to be wary of criminals who are taking advantage of the spread of the Coronavirus known as COVID-19 to steal money and sensitive information. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of WHO, gave the warning in the agency’s...

Lufthansa and its subsidiaries are reducing flights to Italian and Asian destinations, the Frankfurt-based airline said on Monday, as the widening coronavirus epidemic continues to weigh on Europe. “In addition, the frequencies on internal German connections from Frankfurt to Berlin, Munich, Hamburg and Paderborn, and from Munich to Berlin,...

A professor of International Economic Relations has criticized Nigeria’s trade policy as not conforming to latest trend in development, urging the federal government to review it to achieve the objectives of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) pact. The call came on Monday in Abuja at a maiden...

Pressure is building to phase out fossil fuels in Africa to fight climate change. Organizations ranging from the World Bank to the European Investment Bank (EIB) have dropped support for African fossil fuel production in hopes of encouraging a transition from oil, gas and coal to sustainable energy sources...

To have been a Boko Haram fighter, killed hundreds of people, burned down houses, churches and mosques, bombed market places and other public buildings, kidnapped and raped young girls, and then, turn round to claim to be a “repentant” Boko Haram terrorist, has now become of tremendous benefit. It...

The grave insecurity situation that has engulfed the whole country has once again redirected our attention to the almajiri scourge. Late last year, the most competent person in government to draw our attention to the correlation between almajiri and insecurity, the National Security Adviser, Major-Gen Babagana Monguno warned that...

Veteran actor, Kayode Odumosu, popularly known as Pa Kasumu, passed on at 66 years after an illness. The news of his death was announced by Nollywood actress, Foluke Daramola through her Instagram account, News Agency of Nigeria reported. Daramola was reported to had gotten the news through a close...

EHIME ALEX, Lagos  The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), in collaboration with the UK Cabinet office, has announced commencement of the second phase of its’ enlightenment campaign tagged “Not For Sale”. A statement on Sunday from NAPTIP’s press and public relations unit, Abuja to...

By Arlene J. Schar and Dr. David Leffler We are living in times where people throughout the world are divided. And yet, regardless of political persuasion, there are certain points of agreement: corruption in many governments has reached unprecedented levels; ethics and integrity have given way to deal-making and...

L-R: Managing Director, Shell Petroleum Development Company and Country Chair, Shell Companies in Nigeria, Osagie Okunbor; Group Managing Director, Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, Mele Kolo Kyari; Executive Chairman, Lagos State Sports Commission, Sola Aiyepeku; and Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, at the opening ceremony of the...

By TOM CHIAHEMEN – President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has said that the bank is set to create 9 million direct and indirect jobs in the next 5 years. Adesina  made this known during his keynote speech at the 8th African Leadership Magazine Persons of...

Nigerian English words have recently been added to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), but there is still a debate in the country about what constitutes proper English, as the BBC’s Nduka Orjinmo writes from Lagos. “Come to an all-night prayer vigil to welcome the ember months,” read a text...

Over 200 leading African political, business, and diplomatic leaders gathered in Johannesburg, South Africa, today for the 8th African Leadership Magazine Persons of the Year Award dinner. They witnessed Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), being honored as the African of the Year 2019. Themed...