Africa sees improvements in visa openness – report
Africa has seen great improvements in visa openness as Africans can travel to more countries visa-free, according to the 2019 Africa Visa Openness Index released on Monday. For the first…
Eight South African Police officers face trial over death of Nigerian
Eight South African police officers have appeared before the Pretoria High Court for the alleged killing of a Nigerian. They were arraigned on Monday before the court on murder…
China’s digital currency not seeking ‘full control’ of individuals’ details – central bank official
Chinese Central Bank chief, Yi Gang China’s proposed digitized domestic currency is not a bid to gain full control of information belonging to the general public, a senior central…
Interswitch sells stake to Visa
Visa Inc plans to acquire a “significant minority” stake in payments platform Interswitch, the Nigeria-based company said on Tuesday. Interswitch did not provide financial details in its statement but a…
Learn to deploy technology in monitoring activities within borders rather than closure – Afreximbank urges African gov’ts
President of the Africa Export-Import Bank, Prof Benedict Oramah, has urged Nigeria and other African countries to deploy technology in monitoring their borders. Oramah spoke at the second edition of…
Konga Yakata excites shoppers, exceeds projection within 24 hours
Barely 24 hours after Konga Yakata, the much-anticipated Black Africa sales of Nigeria’s retail giant Konga, went live, officials of the e-commerce company are having a tough time keeping up…
NYSC: It’s either you abide by our dress code or you leave us alone – DG
The Director-General of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, has expressed concern over recent controversy on the dress code for corps members. In a statement issued by Mrs…
Court orders destruction of over N40m worth of fake shoe polish in Anambra
About 201,600 tins of fake Kiwi brand of shoe polish worth over N40m have been destroyed in Awka, the Anambra State capital. The fake products were packed in a warehouse…
Protestant Churches approve same sex marriage; Catholic resists
Protestant Churches in Switzerland have come out in favour of a proposal to give a legal basis to same-sex marriages. A clear majority of delegates approved a recommendation by the…
Kenya hosts global sexual health summit amid protests from Catholics, pro-life groups
President Uhuru Kenyatta The United Nations and Kenyan government on Monday came under fire on the eve a global conference on sexual and reproductive health with Christian groups claiming…