It’s time to awaken the sleeping East African giant on trade » Capital News

By Tobias Alando One November afternoon in 1999, three presidents—Daniel arap Moi of Kenya, Ali Hassan Mwinyi of Tanzania, and Yoweri Museveni of Uganda—met in Arusha to sign the Treaty establishing the... Read more »

PRH Unveils African Billionaire Prateek Suri’s First Book ‘Gateway To Africa’

Penguin Random House (PRH), the world’s largest and most influential publishing house, has officially confirmed the release of ‘Gateway to Africa’, the debut autobiography of Indian-born entrepreneur and African billionaire, Prateek Suri.... Read more »

UBA to empower female entrepreneurs, drive financial inclusion with N5 Billion BOI MSME Fund 

Africa’s global bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has secured a N5 billion loan facility from the Bank of Industry (BOI), to boost key sectors of the economy and support the growth... Read more »

Kenya: Kisumu Residents Want Second Term Governors to Retire

Kisumu — Residents of Kisumu County have endorsed a recent survey that polled only 22 percent of Kenyans who are ready to reelect their Governors serving second term in office to any... Read more »

Comfort Emmanson Breaks Silence After Ibom Air Incident • Channels Television

  Comfort Emmanson, an air passenger embroiled in a controversial Ibom Air incident, has given a detailed account of the events on board the flight that led to her arrest, arraignment, and... Read more »

Shanghai Museum to join Egypt’s excavation project » Capital News

BEIJING, China, Aug 18 — The phenomenal exhibition On Top of the Pyramid: The Civilization of Ancient Egypt completed its 13-month run at the Shanghai Museum on People’s Square on Sunday with... Read more »

Defence minister speaks on reports of losing polling unit

The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Abubakar, has dismissed as false, reports circulating on social media that he lost his polling unit to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during Saturday’s by-election for... Read more »

Kisumu residents want second term governors to retire » Capital News

KISUMU, Kenya, Aug 17 – Residents of Kisumu County have endorsed a recent survey that polled only 22 percent of Kenyans who are ready to reelect their Governors serving second term in... Read more »

Police Rescue Kidnap Victim, Arrest Eight Suspects In Delta, Kaduna • Channels Television

  Operative operatives have arrested eight suspected kidnappers and recsued a kidnap victim in its war against kidnappings and other violent crimes in the country. The operation held in Kaduna and Delta... Read more »

Lamu Port roars to life as nine mega ships scheduled to call

A cargo ship off loads containers at Lamu Port. [File, Standard] At least nine ships are scheduled to dock at the Lamu Port in August, signifying its growing importance in East... Read more »