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Canada lists nationals of 5 African countries seeking asylum after World Cup
10+ hour, 15+ min ago (187+ words) The Canadian authorities have announced that Ghana, Egypt, Senegal, Nigeria and Burundi are the African countries whose citizens have sought asylum in Canada after travelling for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. According to the data from the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship…...
Tinubu urges diaspora doctors to support national development
7+ hour, 55+ min ago (440+ words) Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerian medical professionals in the diaspora to encourage more colleagues abroad to return home and support national development. Receiving the members of the Nigerian Diaspora Medical Associations led by the Director-General of the Nigerians…...
NLNG Prize for Literature selects 11 poetry collections from 223 entries
16+ hour, 20+ min ago (374+ words) Eleven outstanding poetry collections have emerged on the long list of The Nigeria Prize for Literature, selected from 223 entries received for the competition. The chairman of the Advisory Board for the Prize, Prof Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo, stated that the entries mark…...
Uganda manufacturers call for faster certification
11+ hour, 44+ min ago (534+ words) A comprehensive review of the Uganda National Bureau of Standards Act is required to clearly define governance and operational roles at the Uganda National Bureau of Standards. According to former Bwamba County Member of Parliament, Richard Gafabusa, the bureau has…...
Gambian opposition UDP walk out of coalition talks
11+ hour, 53+ min ago (262+ words) Gambia’s main opposition United Democratic Party Saturday pulled out of talks with other parties over forming a coalition to face the ruling National People’s Party in next December’s presidential vote. Sources at the talks said UDP delegates Lare Sesay and…...
Nigeria, EU reaffirm commitment to strengthening strategic partnership
16+ hour, 3+ min ago (350+ words) The two parties made this known during a meeting between Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu and Mr. Gautier Mignot, the EU Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, on Thursday in Abuja. According to the statement by Mr Kimiebi…...
US slaps new tariffs on Nigeria, 80 nations over forced labor
15+ hour, 36+ min ago (592+ words) The United States has imposed new tariffs of 10 and 12.5 per cent on goods from over 80 countries, including Nigeria over alleged forced labour. The new tariffs, which took effect at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, replace a global 10 per cent duty imposed earlier by…...
Drone strike kills eight churchmen in Ethiopia’s Amhara
11+ hour, 54+ min ago (375+ words) A drone strike has killed two nuns and injured six priests at Arsema Monastery near Mekane Selam town in Ethiopia’s Amhara region as fighting between government forces and Fano armed groups continues to escalate across the region. Local reports have…...
Summit reiterates commitment to building resilient health systems across Africa
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (304+ words) The African Heads of State and Government on have adopted the Accra Declaration, reaffirming their commitment to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030. According to the declaration adopted at the close of the two-day 20th Extraordinary Session of the…...
Enugu Air confirms runway excursion, all passengers, crew safe
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (192+ words) The management of a local airline, Enugu Air, has confirmed that one of its aircraft experienced a runway excursion after landing at the Benin Airport in southern Nigeria on Thursday, assuring the public that all the passengers and crew members…...