It has been my privilege to witness a huge transformation and pivot as well as an enormous development of China from a close distance during my years living in China. I will say that if ever there was a time when African countries needed to be modernised, it is now.   Themed Joining Hands to Advance Modernisation and Build a High-Level China-Africa Community with a Shared Future, the goal of the 2024 Summit on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) held in Beijing is…

There has been a lot of controversy surrounding a prophetic statement made by Nigerian pastor Apostle Joshua Selman regarding the raising and training of new Indigenous Apostolic voices, particularly in South Africa. The apostle mentioned that God will handpick men, and many of those will be brought to Nigeria for training. This statement stirred up a significant amount of backlash from some members of the South African Christian community, with objections raised about the prophecy not aligning with their expectations…

Tunisian companies were encouraged to take advantage of the opportunities offered by the Niger market, especially in key sectors such as agriculture, energy, water, healthcare, and real estate. This was reported by Tunis Afrique Presse, a partner of TV BRICS. Speaking at the Niger-Tunisia Business Forum held in Niamey on May 6, Jamel Ksibi, president of the National Federation of Construction and Public Works Contractors, part of the Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade, and Handicrafts (UTICA), expressed the desire of…

At least 16 people were killed in an attack by suspected gunmen in Nigeria’s central Plateau state, local officials have said. Oya James, spokesperson for Operation Safe Haven, a military-led multi-security taskforce in Plateau, told reporters in Jos, the state capital, on Sunday that the attack occurred in Mushu, a village in the Bokkos local government area, late Saturday. The villagers were asleep when the gunmen entered the neighborhood, shooting indiscriminately and destroying property, James said. He said the motive…

MARKETS have responded positively to the early reforms by the new administration in Nigeria. FBN Quest, the market watcher, noted the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NGXAS) has rallied since the inauguration of President Bola Tinubu at the end of May. Compared with Sub-Saharan Africa peer markets like Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) (+2,6 percent year-to-date), Kenya Stock Exchange  (-16, 1 percent) and Ghana Stock Exchange (13,4 percent), NGXASI has returned an increase of 15,8 percent year-to-date. The price rally has been broad-based,…

THE firing of service chiefs and immediate dissolution of the boards of all government parastatals, agencies, institutions and companies is the latest blitz by the new president, Bola Tinubu, to carve a stranglehold on power in Nigeria. The purge comes three weeks after he was inaugurated as the fifth president of Africa’s political and economic powerhouse since the advent of civilian rule in 1999. Tinubu, who is also Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, has made unprecedented changes since…

FOR a man who a few months ago was one of the most powerful individuals in Nigeria, heading the central bank of Africa’s biggest economy, and aspiring for the presidency of the continent’s largest nation, Godwin Emefiele’s fall from grace has been headlong. In a flash, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor’s fortunes have nosedived. The longest serving chief of the bank has been suspended then detained as the new president, Bola Tinubu (71), positions himself as a new…

THE Nigerian Armed Forces (NAF) has reported the surrender of more than 800 terrorists over the past fortnight. This is during operations against Islamist insurgents and violent criminals terrorising the West African country. Some 91 Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) suspects werekilled and 247 criminals arrested during the above-mentioned period. Operations were held around the country from May 18 to June 1. Most breakthroughs were achieved in the terror-prone Northeast and NorthCentral zone where ISWAP and Boko Haram…

BOLA Ahmed Tinubu has been sworn in as the presidentof Nigeria. He is the fifth president since the advent of democracy in 1999 inAfrica’s largest nation by population and its biggest economy. “I, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, do solemnly swear that I will not allow mypersonal interests to influence my official conduct or decisions……sohelp me, God,” Tinubu said as he was sworn in. Kashim Shettima (56) took oath as the Vice President at the event heldin Eagle Square, the capital Abuja,…

VIOLENCE, suspected to be the ceaseless clashes between Nomadic pastoralists and subsistence farmers, have reportedly left 300 people dead in central Nigeria. More than 500 others are reportedly unaccounted for during the skirmishes afflicting the Plateau State. Officials said the violence has exacerbated since the end of the 2023 general elections that started on February 25 with the presidential election whose outcome the opposition parties are disputing in court. The bloodshed is mostly in some districts of Mangu local government…