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On Thursday afternoon, Kachifu Inuwa, the DG of NITDA and Trixie Lohmermand signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will bring GITEX Africa, the continent's biggest tech showcase to Nigeria in 2025.
Nationwide protests have taken place since October 7 despite the disbanding of the controversial Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) police unit.
The demonstrators have been accused of attacking police stations and personnel.
The rallies which are mostly attended by young people have become avenues to vent against corruption and unemployment.
Rights groups say at least 15 people have been killed the demonstrations began in early October.
[East African] The last three months have been very good for violent extremist groups in the wider Eastern African and Great Lakes regions. And we should be afraid.
[This Day] If she is chosen to head the World Trade Organisation, former Nigerian finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, an experienced development economist, would make a broken institution relevant again. She has the gravitas to build bridges between the US and China, on the one hand, and between the WTO and Africa, on the other.
Shops were shuttered and streets empty as Nigeria's largest city Lagos was locked down under curfew after unrest flared following the shooting of protesters.
Analysis - Nine months into the pandemic, Europe remains one of the regions worst affected by COVID-19. Ten of the 20 countries with the highest death count per million people are European. The other ten are in the Americas. This includes the US, which has the highest number of confirmed cases and deaths in the world.
[Premium Times] In commemoration of the World Teachers Day on October 5, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a special salary scale for teachers in the country
Several thousand people ransacked and looted a government food warehouse in central Nigeria.
[allAfrica] As of October 15, the confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries have reached 1,604,095. Reported deaths in Africa have reached 38,835, and recoveries 1,323,301.
End SARS, which stands for End Special Anti-Robbery Squad, has become a growing movement in opposition to the African nation's police force's violent use of the special unit.
[savethechildren_uk] Nearly 5m children need help to survive in Nigeria, Mauritania, Niger and Chad, warns Save the Children
Tina Lawson is with the sh*ts when it comes to defending her children.
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- There's something special about movies meant to address real issues to which society turns a blind eye.
Inspired by the global protests against systemic racism and police brutality, Nigerian American blogger Nifesimi Akingbe donned a black shirt... View Article
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A week after the killing of activists protesting police brutality in Nigeria's largest city, a Lagos state government judicial panel began hearings into the violence on Tuesday. President Muhammadu Buhari tweeted on Sunday that the panel had his 'full support', but protesters say his administration has for years ignored their calls for reform. Demonstrators took part in daily protests across […]
The campaign for Democratic presidential and vice-presidential nominees Joe Biden and Kamala Harris released an agenda to support the African... View Article
The post Biden-Harris campaign releases 'Agenda for African Diaspora' appeared first on TheGrio.
Tamar Braxton is spending some quality time with her son Logan Herbert. On Monday, Oct. 19, a video was posted to Logan's Instagram account of him and
[Premium Times] Some hoodlums in the early hours of Saturday stormed the residence of the former Senate leader.
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s top police official on Saturday ordered the immediate mobilization of all officers to “reclaim the... View Article
The post Nigeria’s police order massive mobilization to 'dominate the public space' after unrest over SARS appeared first on TheGrio.
[allAfrica] As of October 23, the confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries have reached 1,676,284. Reported deaths in Africa have reached 40,697, and recoveries 1,383,377.
Black Americans across the country are uniting with Nigerians against Police Brutality. Learn how you can join them.
[FAO] Accra/Harare/Rome -- FAO Regional Conference for Africa focuses on country-led, country-owned actions
[Vanguard] The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Ben Ayade and his predecessor, Sen. Liyel Imoke, at the weekend, led senators, members of the House of Representatives and Ministers in paying glowing tributes to the late Senator Rose Okoh in Abuja.
