Malian authorities prevented the departure of eight German soldiers from the West African State, German defence ministry sources said on Friday. The Bundeswehr members were unable to board a flight on Thursday, which had been previously booked with a civilian airline. Malian authorities allegedly said there were difficulties with missing documents, according to the German ministry sources, who said the move was considered harassment. Earlier this week, the military government of Mali prompted outrage by having close to 50 soldiers from neighbouring Ivory Coast, who had been involved in the UN Mali mission, detained. Bamako suspended all transfers of international…
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The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group, on July 14, 2022 in Abidjan, approved a $66.39 million support package for Guinea. The funding is intended to help it increase access to electricity.It consists of a $4.17 million grant and a $9.37 million loan from the African Development Fund (the concessional arm of the African Development Bank Group) and a $24.13 million grant and a $28.72 million loan from the Transition Support Facility. The project is co-financed by the French Development Agency, the Islamic Development Bank, the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa, hosted by the Bank, USAID, through…
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Nigeria’s Female Football team, the Super Falcons, for qualifying for the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand in 2023. Super Falcons’ qualification came after their emphatic quarter-final victory at the ongoing Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) when they triumphed 1-0 over Cameroon on Thursday night in Morocco. The president lauded the spirited performance of the team in the tournament and for maintaining its dominant posture as undisputed champions of the round-leather game and most successful international women’s football team in the continent. Having won the tournament twice in 2016 and 2018, under…
Some African envoys and citizens have said that the adoption of Kiswahili as the continent’s working language would facilitate the effective implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) and cross-border trade. They made this known on Thursday, in Abuja at the inaugural commemoration of the World Kiswahili Language Day organised by the Tanzanian High Commission, Abuja. They commended the unanimous adoption of Kiswahili as the AU official language by African leaders, noting that it would strengthen integration and unity of the continent. Mr Pule Mphothwe, Bostwana’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, said that it called for celebration that Africa…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) at the ward level in Igboeze North local government area of Enugu state, following the attack on its officials in the area. This is contained in a statement by Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, in Abuja on Thursday. Okoye said that INEC Administrative Secretary in Enugu state, Mr Jude Okwuonu, reported that at about 2.30pm on Wednesday, the commission officials involved in the CVR were attacked by gunmen in the Community Primary School Umuopu in Umuozzi Ward 19 of Igboeze North local…
Nigeria has improved on its global ranking in cyber security, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, has said. Pantami made this known on the sideline of the Stakeholder’s Consultative Forum on Emerging Technologies organised by Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC) and Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy in Lagos. The minister said that Nigeria was not doing badly on the global cyber security index which ranked the country 75 out of 175 countries in 2018. He said: “In 2020, out of 194 countries we were 54, the country increased by almost 19 and if you look at it the country was improving in…
By Justina Auta School principals in the FCT on Thursday pledged to prioritise Menstrual Hygiene Management through the provision of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) facilities to encourage attendance and boost confidence of female students. They made the pledge at a meeting on the baseline dissemination findings on the impact of the “Always keeping Girls in School” (AKGIS) project organised by an NGO, Tabitha Cumi Foundation in Abuja. Mr James Oladela, the Principal, Junior Secondary School (JSS) Ushafa, said findings from the baseline research had exposed them to the difficulties female students face during their menstruation. “For me, it is…
The Society of Digital Newspaper Owners of Nigeria (SDNON), has congratulated her patron and revered clergy, Archbishop Designate Isaac Idahosa on his confirmation as the running mate to the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso. A statement by the General Secretary of SDNON, Seunmanuel Faleye on Thursday, also assured him of its support ahead of the 2023 general elections. Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso for his choice of running mate, noting that Archbishop Designate Idahosa is a well networked clergy, and his reach is beyond religious sphere. “We at SDNON congratulate our patron Archbishop…
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says the troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have eliminated 42 Boko Haram insurgents in the past two weeks in the North-East. The DHQ said that 3,858 terrorists including six top commanders and their families surrendered to troops in the theatre of operation. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, said this while reviewing progress of the ongoing military campaign against insurgency on Thursday in Abuja. He said that troops took the battle to Boko Haram terrorists/Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) enclaves with more coordinated operations. He said the Air Component of OPHK…
Ogun state House of Assembly has conducted concurrent voting on the 44 bills transmitted to it by the National Assembly (NASS). The lawmakers approved the bills providing financial independence for state houses of assembly, state judiciary and local government, among others. The approval followed the adoption of the report of the Committee of the Whole House, chaired by the Speaker, Olakunle Oluomo, and presented by his Deputy, Akeem Balogun, during plenary in Abeokuta on Thursday. Balogun, who moved the motion for adoption of the report, was seconded by the Majority Leader, Yusuf Sheriff and supported by other lawmakers. The report…