The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi has said that funding was the major challenge facing development of transport infrastructure in Africa. Amaechi stated this on Monday during the Annual General Meeting of the Sub-Sahara Africa Transport Policy Programme (SSATP) held in Abuja. The meeting with the theme: “Africa’s RapidContinue Reading

The National Youth Caucus of All Progressives Congress (APC) has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to “as a matter of urgency”, relieve all Chief Executives of Ministries, Departments and Parastatals (MDAs) appointed by former President Goodluck Jonathan. The National Publicity Secretary of the Caucus, Mr Haruna Okatahi, made the appealContinue Reading

Canada will from Sunday impose retaliatory tariffs on billions of U.S. goods in response to President Donald Trump‘s duties on steel and aluminium imports. Chrystia Freeland, Canada’s foreign minister, said  Ottawa will slap tariffs on $12.6 billion of U.S. exports starting tomorrow. “We will not escalate, and we will not backContinue Reading

A Philippine Provincial City Mayor Antonio Halili, known for parading drug suspects in public has been shot dead. But Halili also is also alleged to have drug ties himself. Mayor Halili of Tanauan city in Batangas province south of Manila was shot and killed by yet to be identified attackerContinue Reading

French leader Emmanuel Macron will on Tuesday visit the Afrika Shrine, a nightclub in Lagos founded by Nigerian music legend Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Macron will  become the first “real president” to enter the club synonymous with marijuana smoke, sexy backup dancers and protest music. And he is not a strangerContinue Reading