Africa
ECOWAS approves $2.85m for Nigeria, four member states to tackle terrorism
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) authority of heads of state and government has asked its commission to ...Nigeria, Egypt set for pre-AFCON showdown
Three-time winners Nigeria and seven-time champions Egypt meet at the Cairo Stadium on Tuesday evening (today) in a friendly designed ...Burkina Faso says military aircraft carrying 11 Nigerian soldiers violated its airspace
The government of Burkina Faso says an aircraft carrying 11 Nigerian soldiers has violated its airspace. In a statement signed ...Nigerian embassy grants asylum to Guinea-Bissau opposition candidate
The Nigerian embassy in Guinea-Bissau has granted asylum to Fernando Dias da Costa, the country’s opposition presidential candidate, over alleged ...President Embaló announced G’Bissau coup before military – Jonathan
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has described the recent military takeover in Guinea Bissau as more painful to him than his ...Jonathan returns to Nigeria after military takeover in Guinea-Bissau
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has returned to Nigeria after being evacuated from Guinea-Bissau following a military takeover in the West ...AfDB approves $500m loan to support second phase of Nigeria’s energy transition programme
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a $500 million loan to the federal government to finance the second ...Jonathan among African leaders stranded in Guinea-Bissau after coup
Former President Goodluck Jonathan is among African leaders who are currently trapped in Guinea-Bissau following a coup d’état in the ...AU to US: Respect Nigeria’s sovereignty — no need for unilateral military threat
The African Union (AU) Commission says the US must respect the sovereignty of Nigeria and engage in diplomatic dialogue to ...Osinbajo to African leaders: GDP growth doesn’t guarantee better living conditions for citizens
Yemi Osinbajo, former vice-president of Nigeria, says economic growth figures alone do not reflect real improvements in citizens’ lives. Speaking ...
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