Category: Foreign News

Ecuador elects 35 year old, Daniel Noboa as president

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History has been made in Ecuador after a 35-year-old businessman, Mr Daniel Noboa with little experience in politics was elected the youngest-ever president.   He won 52.1 per cent of the vote after South American nation went to the polls on Sunday, compared with opponent Luisa González’s 47.9 per cent.   His political career only started in 2021, when he got a seat in the National Assembly and chaired its Economic Development Commission.     Noboa’s father Álvaro, who unsuccessfully ran for president five times, is the richest man in…

UNGA78: Orelope-Adefulire, EU, UN, Others Highlight efforts to accelerate SDGs progress through INFFs

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Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals, SSAP-SDGs has joined leaders and experts from around the world to call for increased investments and alignments of resources from public, private, domestic, and other sources to accelerate progress on the delivery of 2030 Agenda. Orelope-Adefulire made the call while speaking at a high-level event held at the margins of the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA78) in New York tagged, “Accelerating SDGs Progress Through National Financing Strategies and Integrated National Financing Frameworks…

Gabon coup d’état: Why we struck, Army gives reasons

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Gabonese army officers, under the aegis of the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions (CTRI), have given reasons why they took over power from the West African country leader, President Ali Bongo. The reasons were contained in the CTRI nationwide declaration of the military in Gabon rendered in French but translated to English entitled “Our beautiful country, Gabon, has always been a haven of peace”. The soldiers mentioned serious institutional, political, economic and social crises as factors responsible for the coup for the progress of the country. The…

Niger junta makes U-turn,ready to dialogue with ECOWAS, apologizes for snubbing Gen Abdusalami Abubakar, Sultan

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Niger junta makes U-turn,ready to dialogue with ECOWAS, apologizes for snubbing Gen Abdusalami Abubakar, Sultan The military junta in Niger headed by General Abdourahmane Tchiani has backtracked saying its now open to dialogue with the the President Bola Tinubu-led ECOWAS while also apologizing for snubbing the mediation team earlier sent by President Tinubu led by former Head of State General Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd) and Sultan of Sokoto Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar. The matter has tilted dangerously towards war with ECOWAS initially issuing a seven-day ultimatum for the reinstatement of ousted…

JUST IN : Niger Republic cuts off ties with Nigeria as peace talks collapse

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The Niger Republic under the regime of Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani has cut off ties with Nigeria after attempts by the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) to negotiate a return to civilian rule failed. President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, sent a high-powered delegation to the country to meet with the coup leaders. This followed a seven-day ultimatum issued by ECOWAS for the reinstatement of President Mohamed Bazoum to avoid possible clash with the junta. The delegation led by General Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd) only met with representatives of the junta.…

Seychelles govt bans Nigerian passport holders

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The Government of Seychelles has banned Nigerian passport holders from entering the country for holiday purposes.   This decision was confirmed by the country’s border security, as reported by TheCable.   A Twitter user and travel content creator, @munafromtravelletters, shared a screenshot of a visa application rejection email which stated, “We regret to inform you that your application has been denied, as per immigration regulation, for now, we are not accepting any Nigerian passport holders for holiday purposes.”   When contacted by TheCable’s customer support service, the Seychelles government acknowledged…

AAU: JAMB Registrar tasks African countries on excellence in higher education

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Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, the Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has stressed the need to build bridges as a way of changing the narrative of higher education in Africa through profundity bottom-up approach.   He stated this while presenting a paper during the 22nd Conference of Rectors, Vice Chancellors and Presidents of African Universities (COREVIP 2023) holding in Windhoek, Namibia.   In the paper entitled “Breaking Barriers and Building Strategies for Advancing Excellence in African Higher Education” , Oloyede opined that higher education is a key driver of economic…

Conference of African Universities begin biennial conference in Namibia …… Okebukola,others honoured

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Association of African Universities (AAU) has just honoured Emeritus Professor Peter Okebukola of Nigeria as Goodwill Ambassador of Higher Education in Africa. The award was conferred on him during the opening ceremony of the 22nd Conference of Rectors, Vice Chancellors, and Presidents of African Universities (COREVIP) hosted by the University of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia. The glamorous event was witnessed by Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, JAMB Registrar, many Vice-Chancellors from Nigeria including that of Prof. Wahab Egbewole of Unilorin, Prof. Adebayo Bamire, VC OAU, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello of LASU among several other…

League of African Ambassadors hails African leaders move to end Russia- Ukraine conflict

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The League of African Ambassadors and High Commissioners, a non-governmental platform has commended African leaders over their moves to resolve the lingering Russian- Ukraine war. The group whose membership is open to serving and retired ambassadors or high commissioners of African descent globally said the move is an indication that African countries are beginning to find their voice in global and diplomatic circles. Recall that four heads of state led by President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa, traveled to Kyiv and St. Petersburg to broker peace between Russia and Ukraine.…

1000 Sierra Leonean youths to benefit from SOS-NEKOTECH USA-CANADA work-study master’s degree program …. With $100m USA loan

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1000 Sierra Leonean youth with Bachelor’s Degrees stand to benefit from the SOS-NEKOTECH USA/Canada Work-Study Masters Degree National launched on March 28, 2023 at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security by the Honorable Minister, Dr. Alpha Timbo. The Work-Study pilot program was approved by Cabinet on April 20, 2021, under the auspices of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security in collaboration with SOS Labour Ghana under the Transfer2Transform initiative. To date, young Sierra Leoneans are already successfully pursuing their Master’s degree in the USA at top universities such…