Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger finalise regional alliance project
Junta-run Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have finalised plans to form a confederation after turning their backs on former colonial ruler France to seek closer ties with Russia. Their Foreign Ministers met Friday in Niger’s capital Niamey to agree on a text establishing the Confederation of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). “The objective was […]
Nigeria’s Dr Omoniyi Ibietan elected Secretary-General of APRA
The Head of Media Relations at the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr Omoniyi Ibietan, has been elected as Secretary-General of the African Public Relations Association (APRA) at the ongoing 35th Annual Conference and Annual General Meeting (AGM) taking place in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. Ibietan was elected into a three-man Executive Council that comprised two other […]
Partnership of donors and recipients: EU-Africa resets
“As the Brussels Forum approaches, the question remains for how long would African countries remain recipients of EU generosity especially when ‘there is no free lunch anywhere, not even in Freetown”. BY OWEI LAKEMFA In a tumbling world with shifty and shifting alliances, the European Union, EU met with its Nigerian and West African partners on Wednesday for […]
Storm Aviation relocates UK base maintenance to Scotland
Storm Aviation has gone forward with plans to move its base maintenance operations in the UK from London Stansted Airport to Glasgow Prestwick Airport.In a statement, the UK-based maintenance provider says the move to relocate its base maintenance to Scotland was driven by “resource allocation and operational efficiency.” Previously, it conducted its base maintenance operations […]
Missing Algerian man found alive 30 years after
An Algerian man, abducted as a teenager and held captive for nearly three decades, was found in a neighbour’s basement, just 300 feet from the victim’s family home. Omar Bin Omran was rescued on Sunday, May 12, 2024, from the home of his longtime captor in the Algerian city of Djelfa. The 45-year-old victim was […]
Dangote refinery to buy 24m barrels of crude from US — REPORT
Dangote Refinery is set to buy at least 24 million barrels of US crude over the next year as it ramps up its processing capabilities. A report by Bloomberg revealed that the $20 billion refinery has issued a term tender for the purchase of 2 million barrels a month of West Texas Intermediate Midland (WTI) crude […]
Bayern Munich may sign Man Utd star, Fernandes, this summer
Bayern Munich manager, Thomas Tuchel has expressed a desire for the club to acquire Manchester United captain, Bruno Fernandes during the upcoming transfer window. Tuchel’s willingness to extend his tenure at Bayern Munich hinges on several conditions, one of which is securing the Portuguese midfielder. Originally, Tuchel announced in February his intention to leave the […]
Tinubu approves payment of N3.3tn power sector debts
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved part payment of all power sector debts, estimated at N3.3 trillion. Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, disclosed this at the 8th Africa Energy Marketplace in Abuja. He noted that the federal government’s N1.3 trillion debt to power-generating companies would be paid via cash injections and promissory notes, while […]
Finnair updates A320 cabins with 3D printed parts
Finnair is opting for 3D printed parts to update the passenger service units in its Airbus A320 cabins. The airline is in the midst of a project that will replace heavy, outdated flip-down video monitors with lightweight, additively manufactured blanking panels produced by 3D printing specialist AM Craft. The modification is the airline’s first to […]
EFCC parleys Army and Customs against corruption
The Acting Zonal Director of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Harry Erin, has described the Nigeria Army as a veritable ally in the fight against economic and financial crimes. Erin, who spoke during a courtesy visit to the Brigade Commander, 22 Armoured Brigade, Sobi, Ilorin, Brigadier General Oluwafemi D. […]
