Nigeria: Genetically modified maize launched amidst food crisis, but safety concerns remain  The Africa Report...

Nigerian startup Creatives Auction is a technology-driven platform that provides an online marketplace for emerging-to-mid-career African artists to sell their work more easily, to both local and international art collectors.  Launched January 2022, Creatives Auction is “driven by a deep commitment to empower African visual artists”, says Priscilla Asonibare, the startup’s founder and CEO, aiming

Germany finished top of Group A Sunday after Niclas Fullkrug netted an injury-time goal to secure a 1-1 draw against Switzerland at the Euro 2024. The hosts had cruised through their opening two games, thrashing Scotland 5-1 and easing past Hungary 2-0, but were wasteful against a resilient Swiss side, who went unbeaten in the

The outstanding young talents who excelled in the 2024 SystemSpecs Children’s Day Essay Competition (CDEC) were celebrated at a prestigious National Winners’ Award Ceremony in Lagos, Nigeria. For the past five years, the CDEC has been a catalyst for promoting technological awareness nationwide. The grand ceremony not only honoured the exceptional students but also celebrated

Albania striker Mirlind Daku was banned for two games by UEFA on Sunday after leading fans in derogatory chants with a megaphone following his team’s 2-2 draw against Croatia at Euro 2024. The 26-year-old Rubin Kazan forward insulted North Macedonia and later apologized, but will now miss his side’s final Group B match against Spain

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced that the final of the 2024 President Federation Cup, Nigeria’s oldest Cup competition will take place at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Lagos, on Saturday, June 29th. This year’s final will feature Rivers Angels against Naija Ratels in the women’s event, and Abia Warriors will battle El-Kanemi Warriors in

Pope Francis has urged scientists to harmonise faith and science in their pursuit of truth, just as he emphasised that both stem from God’s absolute truth and should serve humanity better. He stated this during his address to participants at the second conference of the Vatican Specola, themed, ‘Black Holes, Gravitational Waves and Space-Time Singularities.’

Residents say gunmen on motorbikes arrived in Maidabino village in Katsina state and started shooting sporadically. At least seven people were killed and 100 kidnapped on Saturday night when gunmen attacked a rural community in Nigeria’s northwestern Katsina state, residents and police said on Sunday, in the latest attack against residents in the north of

Gold According to Dele Alake, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Nigeria has recorded a commercial transaction of raw gold sales at the London Bullion Market Association. He said the sales have delivered a $5m increase in Nigeria’s foreign reserves, 70 plus kilograms of gold refined to the London Bullion Market Good Delivery Standard and

Home of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) HOMEF: Unchecked Mineral Extraction Will Cause Ecological Damage To Nigeria According to the Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), decades of unchecked and inadequately monitored mineral extraction as well as the growing consequences of climate change have posed great ecological challenges to Nigeria. Nnimmo Bassey, the director, Health of

British model Naomi Campbell arrives for the inaugural King's Foundation charity awards at St James's Palace in London, Tuesday, June 11, 2024   -   Copyright © africanews Kirsty Wigglesworth/Copyright 2024 The AP. All rights reserved Last updated: 7 hours ago London Fashion Week Always one sashay ahead of the fashion pack, Naomi Campbell is the first

It’s been one year since mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin mounted his brief armed rebellion in Russia, directly challenging Vladimir Putin’s rule. Prigozhin and his army seized a military headquarters in the south and began their ‘march for justice’ toward Moscow with the aim of ousting the Defense Ministry’s leaders. Prigozhin had accused the ministry of