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ECOWAS endorses $27bn Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline project
Barely a month after Algeria kicked off work on its section of a proposed 4,100km long Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline (TSGP) project involving Nigeria-Niger-Algeria, leaders of the West African sub-region have unanimously approved take-off of the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline (NMGP) also…
UK gets new PM, as Starmer steps down
King Charles III of Great Britain, Monday, officially appointed Mr. Andy Burnham as the new Prime Minister following the resignation of Keir Starmer. Starmer officially stepped down after tendering his resignation to the monarch at Buckingham Palace, paving the way…
ECOWAS gets new chairman, as Nigeria demands entire continent’s condemnation of xenophobic attacks in S/Africa
Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu has called on leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), as well as other African countries to unanimously condemn the ongoing Afrophobic and xenophobia attacks on black immigrants in South Africa. According to…
Nigeria missing, as Japan approves visa-free entry for three African nations, 71 others
Japan has confirmed granting visa-free entry to nationals of 74 countries, with three of them from Africa. Under the country’s reciprocal visa exemption arrangement, Japan listed three African countries, including; Lesotho, Mauritius and Tunisia for the policy, alongside 71 other…
IMF projects higher prices for essential commodities in Nigeria, as global headline inflation to rise by 4.7%
International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected that Nigerians will face higher prices for essential goods in 2026, warning that the trend could worsen poverty and food insecurity despite improvements in the country’s macroeconomic stability. The projection is contained in the IMF’s…
Nigeria’s Supreme Court, ECOWAS Court launch e-case management system in judicial administration
Nigeria’s Supreme Court has launched a nationwide digital case management platform as it also introduced mandatory electronic filing requirements for appeals. This move is aimed at modernising judicial administration, improving efficiency, strengthening record security and aligning the country’s justice system…
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…
