CAIRO, Egypt, July 20, 2026/APO Group/ — As part of ongoing financial interventions in Algeria since becoming a full member of the Bank in 2022, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank (www.Afreximbank.com) (has approved a US$ 200-million global revolving dual tranche facility in favour of Shoreline Power Company Limited (Shoreline) and its co-borrowers, including Arkad SpA, an…
The UK’s latest dystopian censorship plans could spell the end of UK independent content creators to save the BBC RHODA WILSON Andy Burnham’s government is proposing statutory changes that force digital service providers to prioritise its preferred sources of “news,” such as the BBC. YouTube, an American company, is warning that the UK government’s control…
Says FG, local security collaboration reduces kidnapping Yoruba Nation activist Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, on Monday disclosed that the number of volunteers registered for the Iru Ekun Security Network has exceeded 80,000 across the South-West. Igboho, who is the founder of the security outfit, noted that the development signifies the patriotism,…
Nemesis caught up with four policemen on Monday after they allegedly abandoned their duty posts, and set up an illegal stop and search point, where they were extorting money from motorists in Abuja. At a point, they allegedly extorted N53,000 from from the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC),…
The House of Representatives has begun clause-by-clause consideration of President Bola Tinubu’s executive bill to establish a state police, with lawmakers indicating they may adopt the Senate-passed version of the legislation with only minor adjustments. Speaking at the meeting of the House Committee on Constitution Review on Monday, the Deputy Speaker of the House and…
For twenty years we have seen African institutions rethink what higher education can deliver KIGALI, Rwanda, July 20, 2026/APO Group/ — The Mastercard Foundation (www.MasterCardFdn.org) today announced the launch of the Africa Higher Education for Transformation (AHEFT) Prize, a first-of-its-kind annual award, supported by a USD 500 million commitment over its first decade. The AHEFT…
