WEST AFRICA

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and the Korean government has launched the Better Education for Africa's Rise (BEAR III), to give young people in West Africa a better chance of accessing descent…

Nigeria, West Africa set for major gaming industry growth

The military juntas in West African nations Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger jointly announced their immediate withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States on Sunday. The juntas accused the regional economic bloc of…

Authorities in several West African countries are trying to manage their huge diphtheria outbreaks, including in Nigeria where a top health official said Thursday that millions are being vaccinated to cover wide gaps in immunity against the…

President, Bola Tinubu has declared that his administration would leverage digital technology to create Nigeria’s desired socio-economic progress that is necessary for the transformation of the society. Welcoming a Google (West Africa)…

Defence chiefs from West Africa's regional bloc, ECOWAS, will convene in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, for a two-day meeting starting Wednesday to address last week's coup in Niger, as stated in the bloc's Tuesday announcement. On Sunday,…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and Prevention has recorded 846 Lassa fever cases across 99 Local Government Areas in 25 states. The NCDC, in its week 13 situation report on Thursday, said the suspected cases are now 4,338…

Incessant cases of insecurity and lack of funds have been attributed to some of the challenges hindering the progress of grid interconnectivity across the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) region. The Project Coordinator…

United Nations officials announced has a second shipment of Russian fertiliser will go to West Africa after a first attempt was blocked in European ports because of sanctions imposed due to the conflict in Ukraine. The move follows talks…

Team Nasarawa's spirited efforts at the 15th edition of the Panamai (West African) and Cottage Mills Taekwondo Championship yielded three Gold, one Silver, and two Bronze medals respectively, earning them 4th overall best in the…