There’s a trending video from nine years ago. If you watched it casually, you might in fact think that it was done yesterday. It was a clip of Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni, narrating what happened in 2014 when a delegation of African heads of state was asked by AU to mediate the Libyan crisis at the time. Museveni’s account of …

Grammy award-winning singer Burna Boy has become the first African musician to sell out a stadium show in the United States of America. The Love Damini crooner sold out the 41,000-capacity Citi Field Stadium in New York City, United States on Saturday. Burna Boy’s sister, Nissi was the opening artiste at the concert. The self-acclaimed ‘African Giant’ also brought out …

Golden Terra Soya Oil, one of Nigeria’s prominent cooking oil brands, has won the prestigious award of the Best Premium Cooking Oil Brand at the recent African Brand Innovation Summit. This highly anticipated event brought together industry leaders, experts, and innovators from across Nigeria to recognise and celebrate outstanding brands that demonstrate innovation, excellence, and a strong commitment to customer …

The wife of the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Liang Huili has called for action on the health and well-being of orphans across the world. Huili made this known during her visit to an orphanage home, Victorine Home for Children on Thursday in Abuja. Speaking on the theme, ‘Warm Children’s Hearts, a China-Africa joint action’, the Ambassador’s wife said that China …

First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced a phased corporate name change for its subsidiaries in the United Kingdom and sub-Saharan Africa. In a statement, the nation’s premier financial services institution noted that FBNBank UK, FBNBank Sierra Leone, FBNBank Gambia, and FBNBank DRC are now to be addressed as FirstBank UK, FirstBank Sierra Leone, FirstBank Gambia, and FirstBank DRC, being …

The University of Benin has won the Africa Outstanding University Award of the Year for 2023 in Rwanda. The Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof. Lilian Salami, was also honoured as Africa Pillar of Education for her impact in education development on the continent. According to a statement by the institution’s Public Relations Officer, Dr Benedicta Ehanire on Saturday in Benin, …

Google has unveiled three new projects focused on boosting African women business owners and giving them the tools they need to be successful. The effort, according to Mr. Folarin Aiayegbusi, Head of Startup Ecosystem, Africa, was the group’s way of honoring International Women’s Day in 2023. Aiayegbusi said in a statement that the initiatives included the Google for Startups Accelerator …

Nigeria’s men’s basketball team, D’Tigers maintained their place as the top team in the continent and the 19th best team in the world in the most recent FIBA world rankings despite missing out on the FIBA World Cup. In the just finished African qualifying round for World Cup in Luanda, D’Tigers won two games — beating Guinea and Côte d’Ivoire …

The Board of Directors of the United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) has announced the appointment of Mrs Abiola Bawuah as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of UBA Africa. Bawuah will also join the Group Board as an Executive Director, overseeing the Group’s operations across the African continent, outside Nigeria. UBA operates in 19 African countries beyond Nigeria, in addition …