The Louvre Museum was forced to close to thousands of visitors on Monday after staff launched a strike to protest working conditions, compounding challenges at the Paris landmark just weeks after a high-profile robbery. Museum workers are demanding additional staff and urgent measures to address overcrowding at the world’s most visited museum, as France prepares…
By Ayomide Otitoju Saudi Arabia has broken its own record for executions carried out in a single year after authorities confirmed the execution of three people on Monday, according to an AFP tally. With the latest executions, the kingdom has put 340 people to death so far this year, making it the third-highest executor worldwide,…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has assured residents of host communities around the Escravos–Lagos Pipeline System (ELPS) in Delta State that they are safe following an explosion reported at the facility last Thursday. The assurance was given in a statement issued on Sunday by NNPC’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Andy…
By Ayomide Otitoju Lagos State has successfully concluded a three-day training programme for over 200 health officers on the newly launched Lagos Health Logistics Management Information System (LHLMIS). The training, held from December 8 to 10, 2025, at the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), is a significant move toward improving real-time visibility of…
By Ayomide Otitoju Hassan Allam Construction Secures $250 Million Contract for Afreximbank African Trade Centre in Egypt’s New Capital Hassan Allam Construction, a subsidiary of Hassan Allam Holding, has been awarded a landmark USD 250 million contract to build the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) African Trade Centre (AATC), which will also serve as Afreximbank’s new…
By Ayomide Otitoju The African Development Bank (AfDB) welcomed Canada’s Special Envoy for Africa, Ambassador Ben Marc Diendéré, to its headquarters for a high-level meeting aimed at deepening collaboration between the Bank and Canada. The discussions focused on advancing investment, sustainable development, and private sector engagement across Africa. Marie-Laure Akin-Olugbade, Senior Vice-President of AfDB, lauded…
By Ayomide Otitoju The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Government of São Tomé and Príncipe have reinforced their development partnership with $18 million in new grant financing, signed on Thursday at the São Tomé and Príncipe Investment Forum in Brussels. The funding targets energy, climate-smart agriculture, and integrated water-energy-food security initiatives. The first agreement…
By Ayomide Otitoju Ten years ago in Mombasa, Watu set out to answer a simple yet ambitious question: what would happen if more people in the informal economy had access to the tools needed to earn a stable income? Over the past decade, the organisation has found that the impact extends far beyond individual benefit—it…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday participated in cooking and tasting seafood rice with stir-fry spinach at the 2025 Lagos Food Festival, themed “Taste Beyond Borders”, held at Muri Okunola Park, Victoria Island. Speaking at the event, organised by the Lagos State Ministry of Agriculture and Food Systems,…
