Kalu’s Impressive Push For Tech Innovation, Human Capital Devt

By Udora Orizu American Computer Scientist, Fei-Fei Li, once said, “AI is not a substitute for human intelligence; it is a tool to amplify human creativity and ingenuity”. The above statement resonates with the belief of Deputy Speaker of the...

Electricity is bedrock of jobs, manufacturing and economic growth in power-deficit Africa

Around 600mn people in Africa—roughly 43% of the continent’s population — still lack access to electricity. While electrification rates have improved over the past decade (from about 40% in 2010 to around 57% in 2024), sub-Saharan Africa remains...

Felicia Agubata: Scaling Women in Engineering and Building a Diverse, Resilient Profession

Engineering has long been a male-dominated profession, but trailblazers like Engr. Felicia Nnenna Agubata, PhD, is reshaping that narrative in Nigeria and even Africa. A leading electrical engineer and advocate for women in STEM, Agubata holds a...

Gov Okpebholo Condemns Seven-Day Warning Strike by Health Workers

Benin City, October 17, 2025 — Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has condemned the decision of the Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN), Edo State Council, to embark on a seven-day warning strike, describing the action as...

Okpebholo Approves 100 Buses, 111 Motorbikes To Improve Transport, Agriculture

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has approved the purchase of 100 new buses, 111 motorbikes, and other key logistics as part of a broad initiative to boost transportation, agriculture, security, and infrastructure across the state. The...

Israel DMW splashes over N7 million on a smart television in his mansion in Benin, shares receipt

Personal logistics manager Israel DMW has splashed millions on a new television to enhance the beauty of his mansion in Benin, Edo State. The aide of music star Davido, via his Instagram story, shared a receipt revealing that he spent over N7...

Investing In Human Capital Key To Driving Technological Innovation – Kalu

1 Torkwase Nyiekaa Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu, PhD, CFR, has emphasized that prioritizing human capital development is crucial to accelerating innovation and technological advancement, which in turn...

Africa accelerates Mission 300 with 17 new energy compacts

Mission 300 took a major step forward this week with the unveiling in New York of a second batch of National Energy Compacts by seventeen African countries. This brings the number of countries that have now finalised their compacts to 29. The...

African nations commit to energy access under Mission 300

Seventeen African governments have endorsed national plans to expand electricity access as part of Mission 300, a partnership led by the World Bank Group and the African Development Bank Group. The initiative seeks to connect 300 million people in...

Super Eagles will secure 2026 World Cup ticket via playoffs, NFF President assures fans

NFF President Ibrahim Gusau is confident Nigeria will qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup The Super Eagles will face Gabon in the African play-offs next month in Morocco Nigeria missed out on sealing an automatic ticket to the World Cup after...

Will Whites Ever Learn?

Subscribe to future audio versions of AmRen articles here. The Fate of Africa: From the Hopes of Freedom to the Heart of Despair, by Martin Meredith, Public Affairs Press, 2005, 752 pp. At close to 800 pages, The Fate of Africa is a huge book...

BII Invests $20 million in Acumen’s H2R Initiative to Expand Energy Access in Africa

Quick Read: The initiative will deploy innovative financing to off-grid solar companies serving households and businesses across 17 frontier economies in Africa. BII’s investment in the initiative’s debt-focussed vehicle, H2R Amplify, will improve...

Kenya and Benin Strike Visa-Free Deal as Ruto Pushes African Integration

NEW YORK — Kenya and Benin have signed a landmark agreement to allow visa-free travel between the two countries, part of a wider push to ease movement across Africa. The deal was finalised on Wednesday at the United Nations General Assembly by...

Netherlands Returns 119 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria

The Netherlands officially returned 119 ancient Benin Bronzes to Nigeria on June 21, 2025, marking the latest milestone in an accelerating global movement to restitute cultural artifacts looted during colonial periods. The official handover took...

Mission 300: Africa Records Gains As 17 Countries Join Energy Access Drive

Africa’s push to end energy poverty is gaining ground as 17 countries have now signed onto Mission 300, the initiative to connect 300 million people to electricity by 2030. This was disclosed in a news release marked 2026/014/EXC, which was made...

Kenya, Benin waive visas for citizens in new pact

Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi (left) with Benin Foreign Minister Oleshegun Adjadi Bakari after signing a visa waiver deal in New York. Kenya and Benin will allow their citizens to travel visa-free between the two countries from next...

Natural gas has a small but important role in Africa’s energy transition

Report September 23, 2025 • 10:00 am ET Print this page Natural gas has a small but important role in Africa’s energy transition By Neil Ford Bottom lines up front Roughly 42 percent of Africa’s population lacks reliable access to electricity at...

Investment in human capital development essential for technological innovations — Kalu

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu, said that increased human capital development has the potential to drive an increase in the growth rate of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of any economy through a rise in...

Nigeria News34 minutes ago Tinubu Moves To Stabilise Food Chain, Orders BOA To Pay Agro-Dealers ₦30 Billion President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Bank of Agriculture (BOA) to immediately clear outstanding arrears owed to agro-dealers and input…

The presidential order followed the release of ₦30 billion by the African Development Bank (AfDB) as the second tranche for implementing the scheme. A statement issued on Monday by BOA’s External Media Relations Lead, Judith Ekwebelem, in Benin...

Continental synergy is missing link to unlock Africa’s Energy – Oilserv Group

At the Local Content Plenary Session co-hosted by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and the Ghana Petroleum Commission during AOW Energy Week in Accra, industry leaders tackled one of Africa’s most pressing questions:...