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Prof Paulo Farias: A pillar of African Precolonial History

June 6, 2026

By Toyin Falola It was while I was in the process of contacting him to say I would be visiting his intellectual abode in Birmingham that I learned the

AfDB president calls for stronger regional financial cooperation in Africa

June 1, 2026

The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Sidi Ould Tah, has said that Africa’s future development will depend on stronger regional financial cooperation and innovative risk-sharing mechanisms.

WHO urges ban on flavoured tobacco, nicotine products to protect youth

June 1, 2026

The World Health Organization (WHO) has called on governments to ban flavours and additives, including menthol, in tobacco and nicotine products to protect children and young people from

Okonjo-Iweala and other stories

May 25, 2026

The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws ― Tacitus By Olayinka Oyegbile (A review of Fighting Corruption is Dangerous, Ngozi-Okonjo Iweala, The MIT Press, Massachusetts,

WHO Awards: CAPPA hails Films Censors Board, Nigerian Profs

May 20, 2026

Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has congratulated the National Film and Video Censors Board and two distinguished Nigerian-born public health experts for winning the World Health

Taiwan decries exclusion from World Health Assembly

May 18, 2026

By Olayinka Oyegbile As the 79th World Health Assembly (WHA) kicks of today (May 18, 2026) at the World Health Organisation (WHO) headquarters, in Geneva, Switzerland, the Taiwan

Nigeria, America unite in operation against ISIS leader

May 16, 2026

President Bola Tinubu has confirmed that Nigeria cooperated with American troops to kill the leader of the ISIS terrorist group ABU-Bilal Al-Manuki. In a statement personally signed by him,

IFC to send team to Nigeria to explore scalable investment in livestock, energy, housing

May 15, 2026

The International Finance Corporation would immediately send a mission to Nigeria to explore scalable investment structures that could unlock private capital into the sector. Managing director of the

APM Terminals president pledges fresh $600m investment in Nigeria

May 15, 2026

Calls for deeper investment partnerships President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s economic and investment drive has received a further boost, as world-class port operator APM Terminals pledged a $600 million investment

Tinubu, Kagame agree to deepen bilateral relations

May 14, 2026

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and President Paul Kagame have resolved to activate mechanisms to deepen bilateral relations between Nigeria and Rwanda. Upon arrival in Kigali, Rwanda, for the Africa

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