In this brilliant piece, Advocatus Africa’s in-house data and annotation analyst, Dr. Ijuptil K. Joseph, argues that “Despite advances in financial technology and digital payments, the remittance market in many African corridors remains highly concentrated and insufficiently competitive.”
St. Mary’s Cathedral Wukari, the official seat of Most Rev. Mark Nzukwein, who was consecrated and installed on 13 April 2023 as the first Bishop of Wukari Diocese in north-eastern Nigeria, has been completely consumed by a devastating inferno that thwarted all rescue efforts.
The recent nomination of Mr. Taiwo Oyedele by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the new Minister of State for Finance, replacing Doris Uzoka-Anite, has sparked significant reactions.
Following his 13 February 2026 appointment by Pope Leo XIV as the Auxiliary Bishop-elect of the Archdiocese of Bamenda, Monsignor John B. Tata has officially taken the Oath of Fidelity to God and the Church in accordance with Sacred Tradition and the provisions of Canon Law for coadjutor and auxiliary bishops (Cf. Canons 380 & 833, Par. 4).
The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has praised his ally, US President Donald J. Trump, following their recent joint assault on Iran, claiming that the action is for the good of the world.
The Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund (SCIAF) has condemned the recent joint US-Israel attacks on Iran, urging for restrain amide escalating retaliatory assaults across the Middle East.
The Catholic Bishop of Zaria Diocese, Most Rev. Dr. Habila Daboh, has praised the efforts of the presbytery, religious community,…
Nigerian troops, under the Operation Enduring Peace (OPEP), deployed to Wase, have announced the successful interception of a suspected gun runner and rescue of “two kidnapped victims around Kukawa in Kanam Local Government Area of Plateau State,” north central Nigeria.
The Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN) has announced that the first set of Nigerian Catholic Bishops have safely arrived in “Vatican City for their sacred Ad Limina Apostolorum Visit.”
Emmanuel Ogebe, a Human rights lawyer who heads the US-Nigeria Law Group, interrogates Nigeria’s pronouncements following the military action that took out Iran’s Supreme Leader and questions: “Why is our foreign policy so religiously driven?”
