By Tiamiyu Prudence Arobani UN Secretary-General António Guterres has told member states that the organisation faced “imminent financial collapse” amid unpaid annual dues and other issues. Guterres, in a letter he sent to UN member states, called on them to address unpaid dues and overhaul global body’s financial rules. “TheContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu The Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Malam Ali Mohammed Ali, has been re-elected into the Executive Council of the Atlantic Federation of African Press Agencies (FAAPA). Ali was returned unopposed during the 9th FAAPA General Assembly held in Marrakech, Morocco on Thursday night,Continue Reading
By Mark Longyen ECOWAS President, Dr Omar Touray, says the bloc recorded 4.6 per cent economic growth in 2025, in spite of global economic challenges, and envisages 5 per cent growth in 2026. Touray disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja during a meeting with development partners, while highlighting the commission’sContinue Reading
By Cecilia Ologunagba The UN, its humanitarian partners and the Government of Democratic Republic of the Congo on Wednesday launched the 2026 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan for the country, calling for $1.4 billion. UN spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric, disclosed this at a news conference at UN headquarters in New York.Continue Reading
By Tiamiyu Prudence Arobani New York, Jan. 28, 2026 (NAN) The African Union and the United States have established U.S.-AUC Strategic Infrastructure and Investment Working Group (SIWG) to strengthen U.S.-Africa relationship. This is contained in a joint statement by the Government of the United States of America and the AfricanContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu The Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Malam Ali Mohammed Ali, has called for deeper inter-agency cooperation and stronger African-led storytelling to counter decades of distorted global narratives about the continent. Ali spoke during a high-level panel titled “Giving a Voice to Territories: theContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu The Managing Director, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Malam Ali Mohammed Ali, says growing cooperation among African news agencies under the Atlantic Federation of African Press Agencies (FAAPA) will help project a more balanced and authentic image of the continent to the world. Ali stated this whileContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu Prof. Youns Bjijou, Deputy Director of the Mohammed VI Foundation for Science and Health, Morocco, asserts that health sovereignty is no longer a technical aspiration but a political and social necessity for Africa’s stability, cohesion, and dignity. Bjijou made this assertion in his keynote address at theContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu The 9th General Assembly of the Atlantic Federation of African Press Agencies (FAAPA) opened on Wednesday in Marrakech, Morocco, with a call for African media to take centre stage in promoting territorial inclusion and spatial justice. Declaring the assembly open, FAAPA President and Director-General of the MaghrebContinue Reading
By Maureen Okon Germany’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Mrs Annett Günther, on Wednesday said hostility between countries undermines development, urging nations to emulate the reconciliation between Germany and France. Mrs Günther spoke at an event in Abuja marking German-French Day, commemorating the Élysée Treaty signed on Jan. 22, 1963, which transformedContinue Reading
