The Nigeria Labour Congress will embark on a nationwide strike on Wednesday next week. The congress said the strike action would be implemented if the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited fails to reverse the new pump price for the Premium Motor Spirit. The NLC took the decision at the end of the emergency National Executive […]

Veteran Nigerian female filmmaker, Emem Isong-Misodi, is set to celebrate the African cultural heritage in films with the unveiling of the inaugural edition of her African Cultural Film Festival in the United States. The film festival is scheduled to hold between October 26 and 29, 2023 in Houston, Texas. According to Emem, the passion she […]

A 33-year-old man has been arrested for raping a girl, 10, in Nasaru Village in Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State. He was arrested by detectives attached to the Ningi Divisional Headquarters. The suspect was said to have lured the minor with a lemon drink which is believed to have been mixed with an […]

Tanzania on Friday declared the end of the Marburg Virus Disease outbreak which was confirmed just over two months ago in the north-western Kagera region. It was the country’s first outbreak of the disease. A total of nine cases (eight confirmed and one probable) and six deaths were recorded in the outbreak which was declared […]

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved an equity investment of $20 million to mobilise private capital for infrastructure development across the continent. The bank, in a statement on its website, said that the fund was part of Africa50 Infrastructure Acceleration Fund 1. The Africa50 Infrastructure Acceleration Fund I is […]

Fuel prices have almost tripled across Africa’s most populous nation after newly elected President Bola Tinubu announced Monday that subsidies were “gone”. This has triggered an increase in transportation costs, sending food prices soaring while electricity has become more costly for those using generators. Commuting to work in Lagos, Nigeria’s megacity of some 20 million […]

The Confederation of African Football has appointed Ivorien referee, Natacha Gerardine Konan, to officiate the final match of the WAFU B U20 Women Championship between Nigeria and Ghana. The match will take place in Kumasi on Saturday. Konan will be assisted by her compatriot, Ndeko Edwige Appia as assistant referee 1. Ami Kouma and Jacqueline […]

The Nigerian U20 team has arrived in Santiago del Estero, Argentina, for their quarter-final match against the Korean U20 team in the FIFA U20 World Cup. The Korean U20 team won their Round of 16 game against Ecuador 3-2, setting up a highly anticipated quarter-final match against Nigeria. Nigeria, who are two-time silver medalists and […]

We have betting predictions for you ahead of Barcelona vs Wolfsburg in the Women’s Champions League final on Saturday. The Catalans have been dominant domestically but they will want to secure this crown after being beaten by Lyon in last year’s final. Wolfsburg have won this tournament on two occasions; once more than Barcelona. However, […]