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Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in Mali on a one-day visit aimed at finding a political solution to the crisis in the country. The President’s arrival was confirmed in a tweet by his personal assistant on new media, Mr Bashir Ahmad. According to an earlier statement by the Special Adviser...
Soldiers behind the coup tagged "popular inssurrection" that toppled the about seven years administration of Ibrahim Keita as President of Mali have promised to conduct elections within a “reasonable” time. The interventionist soldiers made this commitment on Wednesday, amidst pressure from the international community calling for civil, constitutional and peaceful...
With a provision of a $5 million institutional support grant by the African Development Bank Group, African Union Commission has launched the permanent secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to ensure the economic transformation of the continent. AfCFTA permanent secretariat would be located in an ultra-modern office...
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday says the priority in Republic of Mali now should be securing the country, which is largely occupied by terrorists. According to a statement by Buhari's Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesiyan, the President spoke Wednesday when he received briefings from ECOWAS Special Envoy...
The Nigerian Government has reopened four land borders after 16 months of closure that halted economic activities with neighbouring nations along these routes. This decision was taken at the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting Wednesday in Abuja following the recommendation of a committee that four of the nation’s land borders...
A world leader in music entertainment, Universal Music Group (UMG), has announced key appointments in order to strengthen its position as the leading music company in Africa The latest appointments were essentially designed to underscore UMG’s ongoing commitment to support and grow Africa’s domestic music ecosystems, while also creating new...
For the first time since Malian Soldiers staged a mutiny and executed a coup to topple the almost seven year administration of Ibrahim Keita on Tuesday, Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari has called on the unconstitutional 'authority' in the landlocked Sahel nation to restore constitutional order forthwith. President Buhari Thursday afternoon...
Idowu Sowunmi The Nigeria American Public Affairs Committee (NAPAC) in New Jersey, the United States of America has expressed support towards the "Black Lives Matter" movement, saying it could no longer keep quiet in the face of oppression. While noting that Blacks are Blacks everywhere in the world, NAPAC condemned in...
For effective administrative and operational work and activities at the President's Cabinet Office, African Development Bank Group has announced the appointment of Yacine Fal as the office's Director General effective November 1. Fal, a Senegalese, has been described as a seasoned and results-oriented business development and service delivery professional with...
President Muhammadu Buhari weekend warmly felicitated with multi-talented artiste and veteran broadcaster, Julie Coker, on her 80th birthday, joining the creative industry to celebrate the iconic culture ambassador, musician and author Buhari congratulated Yeye Eto of Lagos for a sterling career in journalism and performing arts, coming into limelight as...