Chinese firms invested over $1.3billion in Nigeria’s lithium sector – Alake

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, says Chinese companies have invested over $1.3 billion in Nigeria’s lithium processing sector since the administration of President Bola Tinubu took office. In a statement issued by his...

From “Christian Genocide” to “Coup Attempt”: Tread Carefully, By Prof. Usman Yusuf

Sunday 26th October, 2025 This article discusses the conspiracy of genocide of Christians in Nigeria and rumours of a coup plot against the government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. “CHRISTIAN GENOCIDE” The Good Book repeatedly states that “lying...

Today in Africa — October 28, 2025: Tourist Plane Crash in Kenya Kills 11, Sudan’s Army Withdraws From El Fasher, Côte d'Ivoire’s President Allasane Ouattara Wins Fourth Term

NEWS OkayAfrica has scoured the internet for today’s major news stories, so you don't have to. A Kenya Police officer examines the wreckage of a plane as officers gather to process evidence at the crash site in Mombasa, on October 28, 2025. by...

A shade above your average squirrel

A black-morph eastern gray squirrel photographed in central Wisconsin. Photo by Stan Tekiela Even the most ordinary critters in nature have behaviors and characteristics that I find fascinating — and I hope you will, too. The eastern gray squirrel...

UNIJOS seeks justice for slain student

The University of Jos has expressed deep sadness over the killing of one of its students, Peter Mafuyai, a 300-level student of Banking and Finance, allegedly murdered. Mafuyai was reportedly killed and buried in a shallow grave on Sunday. PUNCH...

Nigeria Recommits to Climate Action, Just Energy Transition at Landmark Regional Conference

Michael Olugbode in Abuja Nigeria has reaffirmed its leadership in tackling climate change, pledging bold action on climate resilience and a just energy transition. At the opening of the inaugural WASCAL International Conference on Climate Change...

Farmer–herder conflicts: Lessons from America’s 19th century range war

BY JUNAIDU MAINA Think farmer–herder clashes are uniquely Nigerian? Think again. Long before Fulani herders crossed sorghum and yam fields, American cattlemen were squaring off with wheat and potato farmers on the open range. The conflict once...

A day to celebrate cotton

Nigerien fashion designer, Alphadi, joins students from Rome’s Academy of Fashion to celebrate African cotton on World Cotton Day and to help students delve deeper into African designs. ©FAO/Giulio Napolitano 07/10/2025 The bright light filters...

Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary 2025 Co-Chaired by The Gambia First Lady and Merck Foundation CEO and Inaugurated by the Gambia Vice President and Merck foundation Chairman

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India & Banjul, The Gambia – Business Wire India • First Ladies of Burundi, Central Africa, Liberia, São Tomé & Príncipe and Senegal attend 12th Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary, Co-chaired by The Gambia First Lady and...

NECO opens UK centre, awaits Egypt, B’Faso accreditation

Determined to expand its global footprint, the National Examinations Council has established a new examination centre in London, United Kingdom. The Registrar and Chief Executive of NECO, Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi, who inaugurated the centre in...

China dominates Nigeria’s solar market, accounts for 70% of panel shipments

China has tightened its grip on Nigeria’s fast-growing solar market, accounting for more than 70 percent of all panel shipments into Africa’s biggest economy in the first half of 2025. The latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)...

Tackling Insecurity: We Must Combine Military Action With Political Will – Speaker Abbas

News Investigators/ The Speaker House of Representative, Tajudeen Abbas says addressing Nigeria’s security challenges requires a combination of military action, political will and justice. Mr Abbas said this on Friday while inaugurating officers’...

High rent driving us out of Abuja – Residents

Renting property in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city, is increasingly becoming unaffordable for ordinary citizens, forcing many residents to relocate to suburban areas in neighbouring states, findings by Daily Trust have revealed. A shortage of...

Refereeing controversy overshadows fine playing career of Mike Denness

In his 28 Tests for England, 19 of them as captain, Mike Denness scored 1,667 runs and four hundreds. The last of those games was in 1975, in the middle of a purple patch where he led Kent, his adopted county, to six one-day trophies. But Denness,...

Nigeria’s security challenges demand military action, political will: Speaker Tajudeen

The Speaker House of Representative, Tajudeen Abbas says addressing Nigeria’s security challenges requires a combination of military action, political will and justice. Mr Abbas said this on Friday while inaugurating officers’ accommodation at...

Rivers govt. revokes N134bn secretariat contract, orders refund of N20bn mobilisation

Politics THE Rivers Executive Council, has revoked the ₦134 billion contract awarded to the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) for the renovation, retrofitting, and furnishing of the state secretariat complex. The Permanent...

On ‘wartime Pan-Africanisms’ and insurgent geographies – An interview with Lazare Ki-Zerbo

Burkina Faso’s streets and classrooms have long been laboratories of revolt. From the 1916 Bani-Volta anti-colonial war to the 2014 uprising that toppled Blaise Compaoré, Burkinabè politics pulse between civic defiance and military power. In this...

Trump meets Qatar’s Emir aboard Air Force One

US President Donald Trump met Qatar's Emir, Sheikh Tamim, and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, aboard Air Force One on Saturday during a refuelling stop in Doha. Mr Trump has embarked on a trip to Asia, but his stop in the...

SIBF 2025 to host 80 Arab cultural figures from 20 countries

The guest list includes award-winning novelists, poets, translators, filmmakers, researchers and academics; who have all made considerable contributions in their respective fields; and many having their work translated into various languages;...

Farmers, FG disagree over drop in food prices

Farmers and the federal government have disagreed over the recent drop in prices of food items across the country. Many of the farmers and their associations, who spoke to Daily Trust, cited what they described as massive importation of food items...