North Africa, Nigeria dominate Africa’s Olympic boxing slots

After six days of intense action at the Africa Olympics Boxing Qualifier in Dakar, Senegal, only eight countries out of the 41 that participated, dominated the 18 slots at the Paris 2024 Olympics.  Even under the very mean qualification standards where only the seven gold medalists among men and 11 finalists among women could qualify,

Mr Eazi’s ‘The Evil Genius’ art exhibition opens in Ghana – The Sun Nigeria

By Bianca Iboma-Emefu A Nigerian-born innovator and musician Oluwatosin ‘Mr Eazi’ Ajibade has added another accomplishment to his resume by opening his music and art exhibition experience, inspired by his new album THE EVIL GENIUS.   The 32-year-old art enthusiast curated this exhibition – celebrating love, freedom, happiness, and the themes from his album –

What we know about the UAE visa ban on Nigerian travellers

Ahead of the United Nations General Assembly this week, Bosun Tijani, Nigeria’s minister of communication, innovation and digital economy has released the agenda that he intends to pursue at the sidelines of the assembly in New York. Tijani said his top priorities include: expanding the Universal Service Provision Fund, positioning Nigeria as a hub for

UNWTO: Nigeria, Others Spend on Tourism Will Hit $261.77bn by 2050

Ugo Aliogo A report by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Tourism has projected consumer spending on tourism, hospitality and recreation will reach about $261.77 billion by 2025. The report revealed that tourism generated $11.7 billion and created 9.1 million direct jobs within the sector in 2022. Also, the 2023 Hotel and Hospitality Industry

Africa’s finest 24 nations will take centre stage at Afcon

The qualifiers for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations that will take place in Ivory Coast in January were finalised this week with heavyweights Cameroon and Namibia booking their tickets at the last throw of the dice.  Ivory Coast, Algeria, Angola, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Congo DR, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea,

African economies to see weaker growth in 2023 amid several challenges

Earlier, the region was hit by the Covid crisis, then the Russia-Ukraine War, and now the global economic downturn along with its inherent challenges of high inflation, soaring debt levels, and climate change. African Economy Outlook 2023 The African Development Bank forecasted a 4.1% economic growth rate for the continent but had to adjust it

Cavagna Group expands to West Africa

Katche The Cavagna Group expanded into West Africa with a subsidiary servicing countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) regions. Basile Katche, managing director at Cavagna, has years of expertise in the marine oil and gas business and will lead the new business unit. Local operations began in August with the business office