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Protest As Gambian Parliament Moves To Lift Ban On Female Circumcision

Protest As Gambian Parliament Moves To Lift Ban On Female Circumcision
The Gambian parliament has moved to repeal the Act prohibiting female circumcision. A bill to that effect, sponsored by a member of parliament, Almameh Gibba, passed the second reading after securing massive votes on Monday. The move to repeal the Act which became operational in 2015 has polarised the citizens of the tiny West African country. Activists and opponents of the move were on Monday reported to have thronged the 53-member unicameral legislature building in Banjul in protest. However, proponents of the move to repeal the Act are reportedly in the majority, having polled 42 votes. My decision to introduceRead More

Adesina: Africa May Lose $50bn To Climate Change By 2040

President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina
President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, has said Africa could lose as much as $50 billion yearly by 2040 if the growing impact of climate changeRead More

Senate Probes Alleged Killing Of Nigerians In Togo

Nigerian Senate
The Senate has directed its Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions to probe the alleged killing of some Nigerians of Enugu State origin resident in the Republic of Togo.Read More

Analysts Express Outrage as Police Deploy 144 Personnel To Tackle Insecurity In Somalia

Force Public Relations Officer, Mr. Frank Mba
Mission, global best practice, says police spokesman Two killed in attack on Enugu police station Bandits kill one, abduct Kaduna private university students Security analysts yesterday expressed outrage over theRead More

PDP, ANC To Collaborate To Save Democracy In Africa

PDP National Chairman Uche Secondus: tackles Supreme Court Justices over Imo verdict
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, has expressed the urgent need for African National Congress (ANC), a South African ruling political party, and theRead More

W’Bank Revises Nigeria, Others’ Growth Forecast To 3.4%

World Bank
The World Bank has revised its growth forecast for Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) from -5.1 per cent to 3.4 per cent growth for 2021. The Washington-based institution, in its latest Africa’sRead More

WTO Predicts 8.1% Growth In Trade For Nigeria, Others

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Okonjo-Iweala urges Nigeria, others to embrace renewable energy sources The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has forecasted that Africa’s share of the volume of the world’s merchandise export and import willRead More

AU, Johnson & Johnson Sign Agreement For 400m COVID-19 Vaccine Doses

African Union (AU)
The African Union (AU) and Johnson & Johnson have signed a historic COVID-19 vaccine procurement agreement for 400 million doses of the single-shot vaccine. According to a statement yesterday, theRead More

FG Highlights Opportunities For Nigeria in AfCFTA

African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
The Federal Government has said it is working to ensure that businesses in the country maximise opportunities in the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). The Senior Special Assistant toRead More

Buhari: Niger’s Political Stability, Major Concern To Nigeria

President Muhammadu Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday expressed Nigeria’s commitment to ensuring political stability in the neighbouring Niger Republic, as it is in the best interest of the country to do so. TheRead More

Report: AfCFTA To Push Nigeria, Other Economies To $29tn

African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
The elimination of tariff following the introduction of the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA) is expected to boost intra-African trade by 52 per cent and help Nigeria andRead More