Abuja, Nigeria | Xinhua | Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday inaugurated Kolmani Integrated Development Project to drill oil and gas in the northeastern part of the country. Speaking at the project’s flag-off ceremony in the northeastern state of Bauchi, Buhari said that the Nigerian Kolmani Oil Prospecting Lease (OPL) 809 and …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Moscow is ready to expand the supply of fertilizers and work with all partners in this area. There are artificial barriers created by some countries to the export of Russian fertilizers, which are negatively affecting global markets, Putin said …

Abuja, Nigeria | Xinhua | Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday launched the re-designed local banknotes to control the supply of the Nigerian naira, the local currency of the most populous African country. Speaking during the unveiling of the locally-produced currencies in Abuja, the Nigerian capital, Buhari explained in detail the basis …

London, England | Xinhua | The United Kingdom (UK) Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that Scotland does not have the power to hold a new referendum on independence without the approval of the UK parliament. “The Scottish Parliament does not have the power to legislate for a referendum on Scottish independence,” said …

Manchester, England | Xinhua | Manchester City head coach Pep Guardiola has signed a new two-year contract to extend his stay at the club to the summer of 2025, the Premier League reigning champions announced on Wednesday. Guardiola, 51, has won 11 major trophies including four of the last five Premier League …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than half of working Ugandans have no access to social protection as fall back when they retire or stop working. This is according to a report by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics-UBOS from a survey conducted between June 2021 to December 2021 in the …

Juba, South Sudan | Xinhua | The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on Saturday said it was deeply concerned about the violence in Upper Nile State in South Sudan. The UN mission said the fighting in Fashoda County between Shilluk armed youth and Nuer elements, is impacting the lives of …

United Nations, USA | Xinhua | Every child has a right to realize the human potential, said Education Cannot Wait (ECW) Director Yasmine Sherif on Sunday in her World Children’s Day statement. “Nothing is more precious, more priceless than a child growing toward that potential. And nothing is more despicable than to …

Beijing, China | Xinhua | Red Bull’s Max Verstappen took his 15th win of the 2022 Formula 1 season with victory in the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday. Starting from the pole position, Verstappen controlled the race from the front and was never threatened as he took a typically dominant …

Kampala, Uganda | Xinhua | Voters in Equatorial Guinea went to the polls on Sunday morning to elect their next president and representatives in both parliamentary chambers. Polling centers across the country opened at 8 a.m. local time for more than 400,000 eligible voters expected to cast their votes and will close …