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Lumumba Calls for African Unity and Mental Decolonization Amid Xenophobic Attacks

Lumumba Calls for African Unity and Mental Decolonization Amid Xenophobic Attacks

1 month ago 34

CIPM Announces Membership Growth and Digital Innovation Milestones at 57th AGM

CIPM Announces Membership Growth and Digital Innovation Milestones at 57th AGM

1 month ago 32

Five soldiers and three CJTF members killed when troops stop terrorist attack on Borno military base.

Five soldiers and three CJTF members killed when troops stop terrorist attack on Borno military base.

1 month ago 32

Nigeria’s First Female Mass‑Communication Professor, Chinyere Okunna, Receives AMTY Lifetime Achievement Award

Nigeria’s First Female Mass‑Communication Professor, Chinyere Okunna, Receives AMTY Lifetime Achievement Award

1 month ago 35

Zenith Bank commemorates 2026 World Environment Day with two-phase clean-up initiative in Lagos

Zenith Bank commemorates 2026 World Environment Day with two-phase clean-up initiative in Lagos

1 month ago 39

UN calls for a violence‑free learning environment amid school abductions in Nigeria

UN calls for a violence‑free learning environment amid school abductions in Nigeria

1 month ago 35

Africa’s Underdogs Aim for Knockout History in the Expanded 2026 World Cup

Africa’s Underdogs Aim for Knockout History in the Expanded 2026 World Cup

1 month ago 37

Mali places N5bn equivalent bounty on top terrorist leaders

Mali places N5bn equivalent bounty on top terrorist leaders

1 month ago 29

ECOWAS Aims for Rice Self‑Sufficiency by 2035 as West Africa Seeks to End Multi‑Billion‑Dollar Import Dependence

ECOWAS Aims for Rice Self‑Sufficiency by 2035 as West Africa Seeks to End Multi‑Billion‑Dollar Import Dependence

1 month ago 30

Gov Diri Makes Case for African Women in Leadership

Gov Diri Makes Case for African Women in Leadership

1 month ago 41

49 die of thirst in Niger desert after truck breaks down

49 die of thirst in Niger desert after truck breaks down

1 month ago 34

GreenHub Africa to Convene Top CEOs for High-Level Climate Action Roundtable

GreenHub Africa to Convene Top CEOs for High-Level Climate Action Roundtable

1 month ago 29

Sahara Group Advances Energy Access in Africa with $50,000 Asharami M.A.D Equation

Sahara Group Advances Energy Access in Africa with $50,000 Asharami M.A.D Equation

1 month ago 32

Katsina cleric warns that bandit activity has forced the closure of 10 churches.

Katsina cleric warns that bandit activity has forced the closure of 10 churches.

1 month ago 35

Seplat Energy to Lead Education Financing Discourse at Africa Social Impact Summit 2026

Seplat Energy to Lead Education Financing Discourse at Africa Social Impact Summit 2026

1 month ago 37

Senate Approves Malaria Elimination Bill, Nwoko Says Nigeria Can End the Disease

Senate Approves Malaria Elimination Bill, Nwoko Says Nigeria Can End the Disease

1 month ago 37

Jagz Announces New General Manager and Will Host Hospitality Conference

1 month ago 36

WAEC Calls for Stronger Academic Integrity to Enhance Global Competitiveness

WAEC Calls for Stronger Academic Integrity to Enhance Global Competitiveness

2 months ago 34

WHEN AFRICA STOPS SHOWING UP AS A GUEST

WHEN AFRICA STOPS SHOWING UP AS A GUEST

2 months ago 34

Amnesty International Calls for Justice After 17 Killed in Sokoto Massacre

Amnesty International Calls for Justice After 17 Killed in Sokoto Massacre

2 months ago 31

U.S. Will Reduce the Number of African Embassies That Can Process Visas

U.S. Will Reduce the Number of African Embassies That Can Process Visas

2 months ago 38

Nigeria, Liberia move to deepen maritime cooperation, capacity building

Nigeria, Liberia move to deepen maritime cooperation, capacity building

2 months ago 45

IOM Rescues 67,000 Nigerian Migrants and Supports 30,000 More

IOM Rescues 67,000 Nigerian Migrants and Supports 30,000 More

2 months ago 32

Nigeria Joins Nations with a Globally Recognised Cartography Training Programme

Nigeria Joins Nations with a Globally Recognised Cartography Training Programme

2 months ago 35

ISWAP Leader Ba’a Shuwa Rejects Appointment After Mainok Killed in Nigeria‑US Strike

ISWAP Leader Ba’a Shuwa Rejects Appointment After Mainok Killed in Nigeria‑US Strike

2 months ago 38

How IHS Reduced Carbon Emission by 21.4%, Trained 140,000 Students

How IHS Reduced Carbon Emission by 21.4%, Trained 140,000 Students

2 months ago 33

498‑million‑dollar fund to combat Ebola

498‑million‑dollar fund to combat Ebola

2 months ago 35

DSS arrests suspected arms couriers and recovers 15 AK rifles in Papiri school abduction case.

DSS arrests suspected arms couriers and recovers 15 AK rifles in Papiri school abduction case.

2 months ago 38

Obafemi Awolowo Foundation Launches Applications for Future Leaders Fellowship Across Africa and the Diaspora

Obafemi Awolowo Foundation Launches Applications for Future Leaders Fellowship Across Africa and the Diaspora

2 months ago 36

ASP Gala 2026 Honors Three Builders of African Excellence

ASP Gala 2026 Honors Three Builders of African Excellence

2 months ago 40

NDLEA Seizes Military-Grade Ammunition and Drug Shipments in Nationwide Operations

NDLEA Seizes Military-Grade Ammunition and Drug Shipments in Nationwide Operations

2 months ago 59

Lagos intensifies Ebola surveillance at MMIA amid Central, East Africa outbreak

Lagos intensifies Ebola surveillance at MMIA amid Central, East Africa outbreak

2 months ago 33

Africa’s $4 trillion in savings should drive its development, says AfDB

Africa’s $4 trillion in savings should drive its development, says AfDB

2 months ago 37

Nigerian‑born Catholic priest convicted of sexually assaulting women in his care in the United States

Nigerian‑born Catholic priest convicted of sexually assaulting women in his care in the United States

2 months ago 37

Troops Killed Five Terrorists and Freed 31 Hostages in Zamfara and Katsina.

Troops Killed Five Terrorists and Freed 31 Hostages in Zamfara and Katsina.

2 months ago 45

Nigerian Correctional Service Denies Alleged Robbery of Kuje Inmate

Nigerian Correctional Service Denies Alleged Robbery of Kuje Inmate

2 months ago 34

2026 Children's Day: Which children are being celebrated in Nigeria?

2026 Children's Day: Which children are being celebrated in Nigeria?

2 months ago 37

Army rescues 31 abductees and neutralizes five terrorists in North‑West region.

Army rescues 31 abductees and neutralizes five terrorists in North‑West region.

2 months ago 38

GrowTech West Africa 2027 Aims to Strengthen Regional Food Security

GrowTech West Africa 2027 Aims to Strengthen Regional Food Security

2 months ago 41

THE CASE FOR GENDER EQUITY AND SOCIAL INCLUSION

THE CASE FOR GENDER EQUITY AND SOCIAL INCLUSION

2 months ago 47

16 die in Kenya girls’ hostel fire

16 die in Kenya girls’ hostel fire

2 months ago 40

Ex-UN adviser on peacekeeping, Gen Obiakor, dies in Abuja

Ex-UN adviser on peacekeeping, Gen Obiakor, dies in Abuja

2 months ago 42

Digital Entrepreneurship Could Redefine Africa’s Journey Toward Gender Economic Equality

Digital Entrepreneurship Could Redefine Africa’s Journey Toward Gender Economic Equality

2 months ago 44

Ghana airlifts citizens home as xenophobia fears rise in South Africa

Ghana airlifts citizens home as xenophobia fears rise in South Africa

2 months ago 51

African Devt Bank Appoints Keyamo to Lead $7bn Aviation Transformation Programme in Africa

African Devt Bank Appoints Keyamo to Lead $7bn Aviation Transformation Programme in Africa

2 months ago 40

‘Bring back our students’ – Celebrities demand govt action over abducted Oyo children

‘Bring back our students’ – Celebrities demand govt action over abducted Oyo children

2 months ago 46

Zenith Bank renews commitment to children with education, inclusion & opportunity at the core

Zenith Bank renews commitment to children with education, inclusion & opportunity at the core

2 months ago 44

Ghana Police Arrest Soldiers and Officers Linked to Deadly Robbery Ring

Ghana Police Arrest Soldiers and Officers Linked to Deadly Robbery Ring

2 months ago 49

NAF airstrikes hit terrorist logistics base and strongholds in Sambisa

NAF airstrikes hit terrorist logistics base and strongholds in Sambisa

2 months ago 42

PwC: Top AI-savvy Firms Earning 7 Times Higher Returns Amid $7tn Revenue Shift

2 months ago 39