Ghana shuts, reopens hundreds of Nigerians’ shops
Ghana traders versus Nigerians from RUSSELL ADADEVOH in Accra, Ghana ACCRA – GHANA has reopened hundreds of shops belonging to Nigerians after the stores were closed during conflict with local traders. More than 400 shops run by the Nigerians had been shut following an impasse with the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA). It is alleged More...
Refugee kids to access education through digital passport
JOHANNESBURG – MILLIONS of children in conflict and disaster prone situations are to receive education following a partnership between the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Microsoft. The partnership More...
Africa urged to endorse Zimbabwean Zavazava bid for top ITU post
Zimbabwe’s ICT expert, Dr Cosmos Zavazava vying for the top United Nations director’s post at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Picture, Savious Kwinika, CAJ News from SAVIOUS KWINIKA in More...
Mining thrusts Nigeria on verge of a new dawn
ABUJA – THE mining industry, which is crucial to the country’s efforts to diversify its economy from an over-reliance of oil, is upbeat ahead of the Nigeria Mining Week set for Abuja in October. Miners More...
UK aims to be biggest G7 investor in Africa
UK UK Trade Minister, George Hollingbery CAPE TOWN, (CAJ News) – THE United Kingdom (UK) has set ambitions to be the largest G7 investor in Africa by 2022. Prime Minister Theresa May announced the plan as More...
Beauty queen expresses solidarity with Nigerian orphans
ABUJA – MORE than 50 orphaned children in Nigeria are to benefit from a pledge of donations and support by a local beauty queen. Queen Nana Mohammad, the Face of Arewa – North Central in the Arewa 2018 More...
Nigeria enlists Japan tech support in military operations
ABUJA – NIGERIA is seeking the cooperation of Japan in the area of science and technology, which is seen as key in modern military operations. The discussions came as Nigeria Minister of Defence Mansur More...
Africa at risk: Malaysia slams China’s “new version of colonialism”
DJIBOUTI – IT is a crisis mirrored across the developing world: loans so huge that government struggles to repay the debt. But Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad would not have it. On a visit to Beijing More...
MTN debuts mPulse for Nigeria youth
LAGOS – MTN Nigeria has launched a new package –mPulse- to educate and entertain youth in Africa’s most populous country. The proposition, designed for “tweens” and teens (ages 9-15), has made its More...
Nigeria investigates after pangolins seized in Japan
ABUJA, (CAJ News) – NIGERIA is investigating the seizure of pangolin scales worth US$450 million (about R6 billion) by Japan. The scales are said to be originating from the Western African country. The Japanese More...