Wabara: We Warned Nigerians About APC’s One-Party State, Nigerians’ll Decide

Chuks Okocha in Abuja Former Senate President and Chairman, Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Adolphus Wabara, has said the recent defections of PDP governors to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have...

IMF slightly upgrades South Africa’s growth outlook but warns of fragile recovery

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has slightly upgraded South Africa’s economy by 0.1 percentage points to 1.1% in 2025, up from a previous forecast of 1% projected in April, and up slightly from 0.5% in 2024. The IMF's October 2025 World...

South Africa’s recovery gains fragile momentum amid global headwinds

South Africa’s economy is projected to expand by 1.1% in 2025, up slightly from 0.5% in 2024, according to the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) October 2025 World Economic Outlook (WEO) released on Tuesday. Growth is expected to hold at 1.2% in...

ICPC chairman calls for stronger regional collaboration on asset recovery in West Africa

Politics THE chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN, has called for a more intensified and coordinated regional approach to asset recovery across West Africa, emphasizing...

AGOA Expiration: Pivotal Moment for Africa’s Economic Self-Reliance and Continental Prosperity

By: Jason Kasuto The expiration of the African Growth and Opportunities Act (AGOA) on September 30, 2025, signals a pivotal moment for Africa’s economic trajectory. Since its inception in 2000, AGOA has fuelled African aspirations by providing...

Trump urged to recognise Cameroon's opposition as president-elect

Timi Frank called on the U.S., EU, and AU to recognise Issa Tchiroma Bakary as Cameroon’s legitimate president-elect He accused President Paul Biya of plotting to manipulate election results to extend his 42-year rule Frank warned that failure to...

‘Why Nigeria is yet to benefit from agro-industrial potential’

Managing Director, Ellah Lakes Plc., Chuka Mordi, has noted that despite Nigeria’s agro-industrial sector holding immense potential, it continues to battle significant structural challenges that limit its capacity to transform the nation’s...

Tinubu hails Eagles as Osimhen fires Nigeria to World Cup playoffs

President Bola Tinubu has charged the Super Eagles to secure qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup through the play-offs following their emphatic 4-0 victory over the Benin Republic on Tuesday, The PUNCH reports. The President congratulated...

Breaking: Former minister is dead as Details Emerge

President Tinubu mourned the death of former Foreign Affairs Minister and UN envoy, Ambassador Joy Uche Angela Ogwu, who passed away at 79 Ogwu, a renowned diplomat and scholar, served as Nigeria’s UN Representative from 2008 to 2017 and twice...

Davido and Chioma Celebrate Twins’ Birthday with Nigerian Feast

Nigerian music star Davido and his wife, Chioma Adeleke, celebrated the second birthday of their twins with an intimate gathering at their Atlanta, Georgia residence on Saturday, October 12, 2025. The couple hosted close family members and friends...

Ghana Gives Birth…. How Black Greek life found its home on African Soil

When the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) was founded on May 10, 1930, at Howard University in Washington, D.C., few could have imagined that its mission of unity, scholarship, and service would one day return to the land of its ancestors. The...

MAN laments Nigeria’s shrinking industrial base

President, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Francis Meshioye, has again raised alarm over the continuous and rapid shrinking of the nation’s industrial base, saying the situation is a major cause for concern. Quoting data from the...

Tinubu mourns ex foreign minister Ogwu

President Bola Tinubu expressed his condolence to the family of Ambassador Joy Uche Angela Ogwu, who dies at 79, in New York, the United States of America. A former Minister of Foreign Affairs and former Ambassador/Permanent Representative of...

2026 FIFA World qualifier: Nigeria’s Super Eagles thrash Benin Republic to book playoffs spot

Nigeria’s Super Eagles wrapped up their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign in emphatic fashion, cruising to a 4–0 victory over Benin Republic at the Goodwill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo on Tuesday evening. Having kept their hopes alive with a 2–1...

IMF, Cardoso isolate Nigeria from global uncertainty, raise growth prospect

• IMF pegs country’s growth at 3.9% • Competitive naira gives domestic economy edge, Cardoso insists • ‘End of AGOA spells doom on regional economies’ • Rising debt burden suffocating economies, Georgieva warns Against the backdrop of global...

Cybersecurity in emerging economies – MyJoyOnline

From Accra to Nairobi and Mexico City to Mumbai, governments and businesses are digitising services to boost efficiency and reach more citizens. Mobile banking, e-governance platforms, and cloud-hosted data are transforming economies. But this...

Access Bank integrates PAPSS into AccessMore app, deepening Pan-African payment connectivity

Access Bank Plc has taken a major step toward seamless intra-African payments with the recent integration of the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) into its flagship mobile application, AccessMore. This strategic move underscores...

Obi: APC policies pushed 50m Nigerians into poverty in two years

The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has lamented that the economic policies and governance style of the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led administration have plunged millions of Nigerians...

Next era of global health in Africa relies on investing in African scientists

As the World Health Summit concludes in Berlin, Africa’s global health progress is at a crossroads. Confronted with the withdrawal of traditional funders and growing geopolitical uncertainty, countries and leaders have a unique opportunity to...

Center takes action to end gender-based violence in Nigeria

The African Centre for Leadership, Strategy and Development launched the Male Feminists Network (MFN) to mobilise men in the fight against gender-based violence Dr. Otive Igbuzor said the MFN will train 1,000 male leaders and build a network of...