Goddy Ikeh
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), in collaboration with the League of Arab States, UNESCO, the International Organisation of La Francophonie, the Embassy of Bangladesh, the Embassy of Armenia, and other diplomatic missions in Ethiopia, marked the Silver Jubilee of International Mother Language Day with a celebration dedicated to linguistic diversity, cultural heritage, and multilingual education.
The Ghanaian authorities must swiftly investigate the attack on five journalists covering Council of State elections on February 11, in the southern Ashanti Region and ensure the press can do their jobs without fear of reprisal, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said on Thursday.
The former Ghanaian President, Mr. Nana Akufo-Addo, has called on Nigeria’s political and economic elites to take on a more assertive leadership role in West Africa and support efforts to unify the continent through intra-African trade and regional integration.
A former military leader of Nigeria, General Ibrahim Babangida, is remorseful over the annulment of the June 12, 1993, presidential election, acknowledging that the Social Democratic Party candidate, Chief Moshood Abiola may have won.
The Member States of the Northern Corridor – Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan and Uganda met in Kigali, Rwanda to assess their joint defense initiatives and examine three new legal frameworks strengthening their security cooperation.
The Netherlands has said that it will be returning to Nigeria over 100 “Benin Bronzes” that British troops looted in the late 19th century and ended up in a Dutch museum.
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has retained the country’s interest rate at 27.50 per cent.
The Nigerian Exchange rebounded on Wednesday as investors gained N505 billion following a 0.87 per cent surge in the All-Share Index, which closed at 108,609.51 points.
Microsoft Nigeria has unveiled a $1 million initiative to train one million Nigerians in artificial intelligence (AI) over the next two years.
The price of OPEC basket of 12 crudes stood at $77.11 a barrel on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, compared with $76.72 the previous day, according to OPEC Secretariat calculations.