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Nigeria evacuates second batch of 66 returnees, as foreign African nationals scramble to exit S/Africa ahead June 30 deadline
Second batch of Nigerian evacuees from South Africa has returned following recent anti-African immigrant tensions and xenophobic attacks in parts of the southern Africa country. This is also as thousands of mostly southern African nationals appeared stranded as they sought for…
Trump threatens 100% tariff on ‘any country that imposes digital services tax’ on U.S firms
United States President, Donald Trump, Friday, threatened to impose a 100 per cent tariff on all goods from any country that imposes a digital services tax on American companies. The U S President’s warning followed a day after European Union (EU)…
5 ECOWAS nations launch management authority for proposed $16bn Abidjan — Lagos highway project
Five member-states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), including Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, and Benin Republic, have formally launched the Abidjan–Lagos Corridor Management Authority, a regional body established to oversee the development and operation of the proposed…
World Bank says Nigeria, others accountable for 83% of global gas flaring, as NMDPRA decries energy under-utilisation
World Bank has listed Nigeria, alongside United States, Russia and six other countries as accountable for over 83 per cent global gas flaring in 2025. Nigeria remained one of the world’s largest gas-flaring countries in 2025. This is just as recent…
S/Africa violated 2025 MoU with Nigeria on citizens’ protection — FG, warns of retaliatory measures
Federal Government has hinted at possible retaliatory measures against the estimated 120 South African companies operating in Nigeria following continued violent attacks on its nationals resident in the southern African country. This is also as the government stated that such…
S/African President Ramaphosa accuses anti-African migrant activists of ‘nefarious intentions,’ disowns June 30 march
South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa has dismissed an ultimatum by anti-illegal immigration groups demanding that undocumented foreigners leave the country by June 30, warning that the government will not tolerate attempts to create instability. Speaking on the sidelines of Youth Day…
Strait of Hormuz to reopen by Friday, as oil prices drop to 3-month low over U.S, Iran peace deal
Following announcement by the United States President, Donald Trump, last weekend, that a deal to end the near-four month war with Iran is ‘all signed,’ crude oil prices took a huge tumble to as low as below the $80 mark. This…
UK appoints Peter Vowles new High Commissioner to Nigeria
The United Kingdom Government has announced the appointment of Peter Vowles as the next British High Commissioner to Nigeria, reinforcing diplomatic ties between the two countries. According to the announcement, Vowles will assume office in Abuja in September 2026, succeeding…
WHO warns of persistent access gaps in global blood safety
Frank Okon The World Health Organization has reported significant progress in global blood safety and donation systems but warned that millions of people in low- and middle-income countries still face difficulties accessing lifesaving blood and blood products because of persistent…
UNAIDS records 1,200 monthly HIV infections among Sub-Saharan girls
Frank Okon The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) weekend reveled that more than 3,000 adolescent girls and young women in sub-Saharan Africa are contracting HIV every week, reinforcing concerns that the global campaign against AIDS may be entering…
