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The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, is initiating and embarking on new programmes and projects that will have meaningful impact on the life of citizens. The President of ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Omar Touray, who stated…

The Nigerian Federal Capital Territory Administration has disbursed a total sum of N2,918,292,782.67billion to the six Area Councils in the FCT and other stakeholders as its share of statutory allocation for May 2022. The Minister of…

A Security Council request for independent investigations into the alleged Moura massacre in Mali has been blocked by Russia. The request was contained in a statement drafted by France and submitted to the Security Council for approval.…

The United Nations Security Council voted to extend for a year the peace keeping mission in South Sudan. The resolution sets the end of the mission’s mandate on March 15th, 2023. The current level of deployment should remain unchanged…

Members of the Tunisian Judges' Association held an emergency meeting after President Kais Saied's move to dissolve the Supreme Judicial Council months after a July power grab. The judges are now calling on President Kais Saied to turn…

Tunisian magistrates and lawyers have staged a demonstration outside Tunis' Palace of Justice, protesting the recent announcement by the nation's president that he intends to dissolve the national judiciary body. In his speech President…

Senegalese President Macky Sall and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa have denounced the "unfair" representation of Africa in the UN Security Council, regretting that no African country is a permanent member. The Senegalese head of…

Burkina Faso has lifted a ban on the Norwegian Refugee Council from working in camps for displaced people in the jihadist-hit north after accusing the body of discrediting the government. It was the first time an international NGO has…

In a few days’ time, the people of Ogun State will be heading to the polls to freely elect councillorship and council chairmanship candidates of their choice. Happily, with Governor Abiodun’s push for transparency within the Ogun APC and…

The Federal Executive Council has approved the sum of N8.39 billion as augmentation for the reconstruction of Sokoto-Tambuwal-Jega-Makera road linking Sokoto and Kebbi States. Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola…