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Rose Gidado, Nigeria’s GMO Regulator and TELA Maize Advocate, Defends Safety – ‘We Won’t Poison Our Own People’
Rose Gidado, Director at the Department of Agricultural Biotechnology of the National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency (NBRDA), has recently insisted that the...
Nigeria Immigration Triples Passport Fees To N100,000, N200,000 In Less Than 2 Years
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has announced another upward review of passport application fees barely a year after a similar adjustment was introduced....
Burkina Faso To Launch Direct Flights To Russia
Burkina Faso and Russia are considering establishing direct air links as part of their growing bilateral cooperation, officials confirmed. Burkina Faso’s Ambassador to...
Niger Imposes Visa Restrictions On 5 European Nations In Retaliation For Travel Difficulties
Niger has announced new restrictions on where citizens of five European countries can obtain visas to enter the country, in what authorities describe...
TikTok Launches ‘TikTok for Artists’ in Nigeria, Giving Musicians New Tools to Grow Globally
TikTok has rolled out its TikTok for Artists platform in Nigeria, opening the doors for local musicians to access real-time data and tools...
Nigeria: Osun State Drags Tinubu Regime To Supreme Court Over Withheld LG Allocations
The Osun State has dragged the Bola Tinubu regime to the Supreme Court, filing a fresh suit against the Attorney-General of the Federation...
Senegal’s President Faye Celebrates Japan Ties, Invites Global Partners To Dakar For Invest In Senegal Forum
Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has celebrated the depth of bilateral relations between Senegal and Japan, marking 65 years of cooperation, on the...
Nigeria Signs Landmark Air Service Agreement with Brazil, As Air Peace Set To Begin Lagos–São Paulo Flights
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed a landmark Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA) with Brazil, paving the way for direct air connectivity between...
Central African Republic Ratifies Maputo Protocol, Becomes 46th AU Member State To Commit To Women’s Rights
The Central African Republic (CAR) has officially ratified the Maputo Protocol, becoming the 46th African Union (AU) Member State to commit to advancing...
Nigeria: Passengers Stranded As Abuja–Kaduna Train Derails, Several Carriages Overturn
Panic gripped passengers on Tuesday morning when a passenger train travelling from Abuja to Kaduna derailed, leaving several cabin overturned along the popular...
AES Takes Historic Stand With Pan-Africanists, Demands Transparent Investigation Of Alino Faso’s Death
The Confederation of Sahel States (CSS) has expressed their strong indignation and condemnation of the sanctions and other acts of harassment of Pan-Africanists...
US Government Proposes DRC-Style Minerals-For-Security Deal To AES
The United States is extending its controversial minerals-for-security strategy deeper into Africa, with Washington now proposing the same deal it proposed to the...