Nigerian president Bola Ahmed Tinubu says that his country played a vital role in the fight for the liberation of not just Namibia but South Africa and Angola and therefore he and his country share the grief felt by the Namibian nation over the death of president Hage Geingob. Stay informed with The Namibian –...
The Islamic police in Nigeria’s northern state of Kano arrested 11 Muslims who were yesterday seen eating food during the Ramadan fast. Kano has a majority Muslim population, where an Islamic legal system – sharia – operates alongside secular law. The Islamic police, widely known as hisbah, carry out searches of eateries and markets every...
Mines and Energy Minister, Tom Alweendo has shared key lesson from the recently held Nigerian Energy Summit in Abuja. Nigeria, being the largest oil producer in Africa, Alweendo said that they took the opportunity to discuss their local content journey in the oil and gas sector, and thus Namibia learnt two important lessons. Highlighting these...
Nollywood veteran Mr Ibu has died. The actor, whose real name is John Okafor, died on Saturday aged 62. He was best known for his role in the film ‘Mr Ibu in London’. According to multiple reports from sources close to him, the veteran comedian died in a hospital in Lagos. Stay informed with The...
Nigeria’s former foreign affairs minister Geoffrey Onyema has strongly denied damning allegations of corruption and embezzlement of funds at the Namibian and Jamaican High Commissions during his tenure as that country’s foreign affairs minister. Onyema, who served as Nigeria’s foreign affairs minister between 2015 and 2023 under former president Muhammadu Buhari’s presidency, distanced himself from...
Nigeria’s president has suspended a minister over the alleged diversion of more than 585 million naira ($640,000; £500,000) of public money into a personal bank account. Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Minister Betta Edu was suspended on Monday following public outrage over the scandal. A statement from President Bola Tinubu’s office said he had ordered...
LONDRES, 12 nov. 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Humanitaire de renommée mondiale, philanthropiste, et fondateur de l’école Future Prowess Foundation pour les orphelins et les enfants défavorisés, Zannah Bukar Mustapha a été désigné lauréat 2023 du Global Citizen Award, un prix annuel décerné par Henley & Partners, cabinet international de conseil en résidence et en citoyenneté,...
Nigerian Lawyer Zannah Bukar Mustapha Receives Prestigious Global Citizen Award Internationally recognized humanitarian, philanthropist, and Founder of the Future Prowess Foundation School in Nigeria, Zannah Bukar Mustapha, has been named as the 2023 recipient of the Global Citizen Award at the 17th Global Citizenship Conference in Dubai, UAE. LONDON, Nov. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —...
The discovery of oil and the production of green hydrogen in Namibia have drawn interest from Nigerian businesses. High Commissioner Terhemen Tarzoor says the diplomatic mission in Windhoek has been inundated by requests for business-to-business exchanges in these sectors. nbc’s Blanche Goreses spoke to Dr. Tarzoor after he paid a farewell courtesy call to President...
