Spain’s Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya over the weekend visited Senegal. The visit was part of the Spanish government’s diplomatic response to the continuous migrant arrivals to Canary Islands from West African countries. During the visit, Gonzalez Laya met with the President of Senegal, Macky Sall to discuss issues on migration and border cooperation between…
Lagos The Lagos State Government on Friday declared that it would by next week commence Physical Planning enforcement on all Tank Farms illegally operating in the State. The declaration was made by the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Idris Salako during a meeting in his office in Alausa and communicated through a…
The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has reaffirmed the organisation’s commitment to “inclusive, resilient and sustainable” industrialisation in Africa. Mr Guterres gave the assurance in his message to mark the 2020 African Industrialisation Day with the theme, “Inclusive and sustainable industrialisation in the AfCFTA era”. Commemorated annually on November 20, the event offers African governments…
Britain will proscribe the sales of petrol and diesel vehicle from 2030. This ban is part of the 10-point plan for a ‘’green industrial revolution’’ set to be unveiled by the U.K Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, on Wednesday. The British premier has set aside 13.4 billion EUROS (about 15.9 billion dollars) for the wide-ranging…
In the words of Marshall McLuhan who predicted years ago that the world would soon become a ‘global village’, indeed, this has began playing out in a seemingly faster pace than ever before. With the broadcasting, the internet, the social media and other media channels breaking new frontiers , making use of the electro-magnetic…
The Realness Institute is set to partner Netflix to create an Episodic content development Lab for African writers in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa. According to the Realness Institute, the new deal will facilitate a new wave of storytelling. With Netflix bringing it’s expertise on Episodic content development, insight on global trends and production to…
Concerns have been on the rise among levels of The U. S government and various U. S allies over President Trump’s plans to cut U. S troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. This comes amidst increasing tensions and escalations of violence in the Middle East, as a resurgent Taliban continues to carry out various attacks. The…
Egypt has announced the discovery of an ancient treasure trove having more than 100 intact sarcophagi. Reports had it that the stone coffins date back more than 2,500 years ago and possibly belonged to top officials of the late period and the Ptolemaic period of ancient Egypt. This is the largest find this year. They…
On Tuesday, 17th November 2020, Mali held a state funeral for late former president, Amadou Toumani Toure. The late Ex-president led the country for a decade before being ousted in a coup. The coffin was covered with the national flag and carried by six soldiers who marched slowly into the centre of a square…
The inflation rate in Nigeria has peaked to 14.23%. Raising concerns among Nigerians and experts even as the nation approaches the yuletide season. Following recent statistics released by the NBS (Nigerian Bureau of Statistics) on Monday, which showed the inflation rate has increased by about 0.52 percent. Compared to what was recorded in The…