ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, July 22, 2026/APO Group/ — The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) approved, on 13 July, 2026, in Abidjan, a loan of €200 million to finance the “Clean Air” project carried out by the Société Ivoirienne de Raffinage (SIR). The project includes the design, construction, and commissioning of…
A Minnesota gun-rights organization has fought a legal battle with St. Paul in state court for the past six months, arguing that the city unlawfully passed a ban on modern semiautomatic firearms. The Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus (MNGOC) sued the capital city in November after it passed the ordinance targeting so-called “assault weapons” — which…
John Healey is the eleventh chancellor since the 2008 global financial crisis. Some of his predecessors served only briefly, but the direction of travel has been clear, regardless of who occupied Number 11. Growth has been modest, living standards have stagnated and the public finances have deteriorated. The pandemic made matters worse, but the direction…
Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Wednesday praised the President Bola Tinubu administration’s overhaul of Nigeria’s digital identity system, describing the ongoing reforms led by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) as “unrivalled”. Shettima made the remarks during a courtesy visit by a NIMC delegation to the Presidential Villa, led by the commission’s Director-General, Abisoye Odusote, according…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted an application by the defence team of human rights activist and publisher of SaharaReporters, Omoyele Sowore, to subpoena the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Tosin Ajayi, to testify in the ongoing cybercrime trial over social media posts in which Sowore described President Bola Tinubu…
Former Super Eagles midfielder, Seyi Olofinjana, has shared his thoughts on being left out of Nigeria’s squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, saying that no one even cared to explain his omission despite his significant contributions during the qualification process. Olofinjana, who represented the Super Eagles 48 times from 2000 to 2011, expressed his…
