Africa leading institutions move to support free trade implementation
African Export -Import Bank (Afreximbank) says Africa’s leading private sector institutions have established a Pan-African Private Sector Trade and Investment Committee (PAFTRAC) to ensure implementation of the African Continental…
Rangers Aiteo Cup victory excite Okala, others; Enyimba out of CAF Cup
Some former players of Rangers International football club of Enugu have applauded their victory over Kano Pillars in the finals of 2018 Aiteo Cup in Asaba on Wednesday. The veterans…
Accident: 6 persons burnt to death on Sagamu/Benin Expressway
No fewer than six persons were on Wednesday reportedly burnt to death in a multiple accident involving a container laden truck and two commercial…
Nigeria’s paint industry to hit $377m growth by 2025 — Expert
Nigeria’s paint industry is projected to record five per cent growth rate from its present estimated $268 million (N96.50 billion) to $377 million (N135.80 billion) by 2025, a…
Adamawa Man Climbs Billboard Hanger, Vows To Jump Down Unless Buhari Resigns Within 12 Hours
Photo Credit: Sahara Reporters Lawan Faro, a middle-aged man in Yola, capital of Adamawa State, has climbed a 40-metre-tall billboard hanger, and vowed to fall off it unless…
Senate confirms Ingawa, Chairman, Federal Civil Service Commission, 12 commissioners
NASS Complex The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of Dr Bello Ingawa from Katsina State, and a retired Federal Permanent Secretary, as Chairman, Federal Civil Service Commission….
Ethiopian President tenders resignation, gives no reason
Ethiopia’s President Mulatu Teshome on Wednesday filed resignation request to the Ethiopian Parliament, State news agency ENA reported. Teshome, who has been the east African country’s head of state since…
My relationship not a community project, Tiwa responds to `Fever’ video
Nigerian singer, Tiwa Savage says her relationship status was not a community project in response to rumours of a romance between her and musician Wizkid. Wizkid and Tiwa Savage set…
2019 budget proposal: FEC approves N8.73trn, 2019/2021 MTEF
Minister of Budget and National Planning, Sen. Udoma Udo Udoma The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved a budgetary proposal of N8.73 trillion for 2019 fiscal year, N400…
World Bank must do more to eradicate energy poverty across the continent – African leaders
Following reports by the International Energy Agency, IEA, that an estimated 1.1 billion people 14 per cent of the global population do not have access to…