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Tinubu departs for Rome

October 12, 2025

President Bola Tinubu has left Abuja for Rome, the capital of Italy, to participate in the Aqaba Process Heads of State and Government Level Meeting, with special focus on the

Tuggar urges stronger policy–research collaboration

October 9, 2025

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, has called for stronger collaboration between Nigeria’s policy and research institutions to ensure evidence-based policymaking. He made the call in a statement

Ex-ECOWAS Court President, Asante elected to UN Human Rights Council

October 9, 2025

Former President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, Justice Edward Asante, has been elected to the prestigious Advisory Committee of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council. This is contained

Nobel Prize week kicks off with medicine prize announcement

October 6, 2025

The 2025 Nobel Prize season begins on Monday with the announcement of the winner in the Physiology or Medicine category. The Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm is

Why Space Technology Matters for Africa’s Sustainable Future

October 2, 2025

By Kwaku Sumah As Ghana prepares to host the maiden Ghana Space Conference 2025 in Accra this October, one may ask themselves, why should a developing country like Ghana invest

Nigerians in U.S. set for colourful independence parade, carnival

September 29, 2025

Nigerians in United States will besiege the streets of New York City on Oct. 4, for the annual Nigeria Independence Day Parade and Carnival in commemoration of Nigeria’s 65th independence

The Past and Future of African Studies: The Legacies of Jan Vansina

September 28, 2025

By Toyin Falola It is a privilege to give the Jan Vansina lecture at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on October 1st, 2025. With the defunding of Title VI programs, it

VON wants partnership with Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation

September 27, 2025

The Voice of Nigeria (VON) is seeking partnership with the Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation in shaping and projecting Africa’s narrative to the world. The Director-General of VON, Malam Jibrin Ndace, made

A rudderless continent?

September 27, 2025

In South Side Adesokan’s second novel, he has succeeded in writing a smorgasbord of a novel that parades the movers and shakers of the African continent. The villains, the saints, heroes and the depressed and oppressed. He has in this one novel told the story of the continent in a masterful way that encompasses all that have ailed and continue to hold the continent down. If you want to know why Africa is not great, why it is going to be great, how to make it great, who are those blocking its greatness, how do we deal with them

Guterres orders investigation into Trump’s alleged sabotage claims

September 26, 2025

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has instituted a probe into allegations by U.S. President Donald Trump that the glitches he suffered during his visit to the UN headquarters on Tuesday were

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