The African Development Bank Group and the Secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) have signed a Protocol of Agreement for an $11.24 million support package to enhance the Secretariat’s effective implementation. The signing took place on 25 July 2022, on the margins of the ninth meeting of…
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13 Nigerian entrepreneurs have been listed for the final of Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) Prize Competition, a flagship philanthropic program established by the Jack Ma Foundation to spotlight and support African entrepreneurs. The 13 Nigerians are among the top 50 finalists for its 2022 edition which received more than 21,000…
Catholic Bishops in Africa have urged the church to rise in the defence of the truth and not only speak out about insecurity on the continent, but also, hold those responsible for the same accountable. Speaking in a message issued at the end of the 19th Plenary Assembly of the…
The Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa, and Madagascar (SECAM), the association of Catholic Bishops of Africa, Madagascar, and the Islands, has elected His Eminence Richard Kuuia Baawobr of Ghana as its new President making him the highest-ranking member of the Roman Catholic Church in Africa. The election took place…
The Symposium of Episcopal of Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM), the association of Catholic Bishops of Africa, Madagascar and the Islands, will on Saturday, July 30th, elect its new President at its 19th Plenary Assembly which began on July 25 in Accra, Ghana. The Plenary Assembly of the Symposium,…
CHiDIMMA UCHEGBU, Abuja. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the government has given approval for the implementation of reform initiatives of the Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON) in order to strengthen the advertising ecosystem, and encourage inclusive growth as well as attract investment to…
CHIDIMMA UCHEGBU, Abuja The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said Nigeria is safe for investment in spite of the demarketing campaign being waged against the country by the political opposition. The Minister made the remarks at an Investors’ fair, tagged “Africa Walk”, organized by the UNICORN…
By Ikechukwu Ohaegbulem United Nigeria Airlines Limited will this October accept the first batch of engineering students of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NAU), Awka, for an internship in its engineering department. This is a sequel to the signing, and exchange, of the final documents and Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between…
The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Mr. Peter Obi has lamented the brutal murder of Rev Father John Mark Chietnum of Kafanchan Diocese who was killed by yet unidentified bandits in Kaduna state. Obi said that Fr. Chietnum’s gruesome murder is among the many needless bloodletting in our…
Chidimma UCHEGBU, Abuja The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) have adopted 140 as the minimum cut-off mark for 2022 admissions into Universities in Nigeria. The Board also adopted 100 as the minimum score for polytechnics and Colleges of Education for the year 2022 admissions. JAMB Registrar Prof Ishaq Oloyede…