CBN makes N104bn profit in 2022
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) made a profit after tax of N123.8 billion in the year ended December 2022. ...
Month: August 2023
Over 20m affected by hunger crisis in Sudan – UN
The fighting in Sudan has caused a severe hunger crisis for 20.3 million people according to a statement from the ...
Niger: AU deems Bazoum’s detention conditions ‘inadmissible’
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, on Friday, expressed "serious concern" about the "deterioration of the ...
Protesters block Makurdi-Abuja road over killing of five Benue villagers
The killing of five people in two villages in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State has provoked massive protests ...
Blinken says US backs ECOWAS efforts on Niger
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday voiced support for efforts of the West African bloc ECOWAS on Niger ...
Six arrested for felling trees in Falgore forest
Six unlicensed loggers were apprehended in the Falgore forest by the Kano Zoological and Wildlife Management Agency. Malam Sadiq Kura-Mohammed, ...
Russia launches 1st lunar station in 50 years
Russia successfully launched the Luna-25 lunar station early Friday, embarking on a historic mission to explore the south pole of ...
Tinubu’s minister-designate appointed visiting professor by foreign varsity
One of President Bola Tinubu’s ministers, Bosun Tijani, has been appointed as a visiting adjunct professor at the University of ...
South Africa’s Jacob Zuma won’t return to prison due to overcrowding
Former South African President Jacob Zuma has been spared a return to prison, according to officials, in order to relieve ...
Zamfara gov’t to construct 70km feeder roads with World Bank assistance
The Zamfara Government, in collaboration with the World Bank, is to construct 70 kilometres of feeder roads in the state ...