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Obi tasks Mbata’s Ohanaeze leadership to work for a united Nigeria

The leader of the opposition Labour Party and the 2023 Presidential flag bearer, Peter Obi, has admonished the newly elected leadership of...

China kick starts 2025 with warm diplomacy to build community with shared future with...

As the new year began, a train loaded with fresh fruits and vegetables set off from China's Yunnan...

Chinese FM calls on China, Nigeria to firmly support each other

"China and Nigeria should continue to firmly support each other on issues related to their core concerns and...

Ohanaeze: Sen. Azuta-Mbata elected to lead Igbo nation

Senator John Azuta-Mbata has been elected as the 13th President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, a prominent Igbo socio-cultural organisation.

China FM African tour: Experts laud continent’s engagement with China

In reaction to the tour of four African countries by the Chinese Foreign Minister, Mr. Want Yi...

Court blacklists Nduka Obaigbena from banking transactions over USD718m debt

The Lagos Division of the Federal High Court has ordered all banks operating in Nigeria to blacklist media executive Nduka Obaigbena and...

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BYD EV sales up by 12% as Tesla slumped 1.1% in...

The number of electric vehicles (EVs) produced by Chinese new-energy vehicle (NEV) maker BYD surpassed that of US...

To do business in China, it must be a passion, says...

“Doing business in China requires ‘taking it to heart’. An unfeeling person won’t get far here.” This is the secret of Lewis...

Nigerian cassava farmers seek Chinese partnership at Abuja CAETE expo to...

The gains of hosting the China Africa Economic and Trade Expo (CAETE) in Abuja which ended on November...

Ohanaeze general election and need for Igbo unity

STEVE NWABUKO The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide general elections scheduled for the 10th of January, 2025 promises to be another...

France must respect Africa, Chad lashes out at Macron over contemptuous...

Chad's Foreign Minister Abderaman Koulamallah on Monday expressed "deep concern" over French president Emmanuel Macron's contemptuous comment about...

Ghana’s new president, Mahama sworn in

Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama took the oath of office on Tuesday after winning the presidential election in December last year.

Atiku to APC: You must address Morka’s threat to Obi

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has condemned the inflammatory remarks made by the All Progressives Congress (APC) spokesperson, Felix Morka, against Labour...

Nigeria’s largest grassroots football tourney ups stakes with N50m prize

The organizers of Nigeria's biggest grassroots football tournament, the Bayelsa Governor's Football Tournament (also known as the "Prosperity Cup"), have announced that...

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Energy

Tanzania ready for energy summit to expand power access

Tanzanian authorities announced Sunday that preparations for the African Heads of State Energy Summit, scheduled for Jan. 27-28,...

Huawei launches inverter to boost solar uptake in Kenya

Chinese technology firm Huawei launched its 150K series Commercial and Industry inverter on Friday, aiming to enhance solar...

China to build new power system integrating computing power, green electricity

Three central Chinese departments on Tuesday released an action plan to build a new power system, with a...

NERC seeks FG intervention in int’l customers’ huge power debt

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) said it has communicated the need for the Federal Government to intervene...

China builds 1,800km world’s largest clean energy corridor

As the longest river in China, the Yangtze River amasses a number of tributaries and winds through many...

ICT

China pledges shared skills at UN AI global initiative

On December 3, local time, the first meeting of the Group of Friends for International Cooperation on Capacity-building of Artificial Intelligence known...

AI drives 2024 Next Billion-Dollar Startups list

The trajectory of the 2024 Next Billion-Dollar Startups was overwhelmingly determined by two trends: the continuing dearth...

Microsoft says CrowdStrike outage affected 8.5m Windows devices

Around 8.5 million devices - less than 1 percent Windows machines globally — were affected by the recent...

Google to train 800 young Nigerians in ICT creativity

The Creative Industries Initiative for Africa, in partnership with Google, has launched the second cohort of the...

Onwuzulike, Google engineer, develops Igbo text-to-speech tech model

In an exciting development for language technology, Ijemma Onwuzulike, a software engineer at Google, has announced the creation of the first Igbo...