•Chairman/CEO Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri Erewa Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has confirmed the deportation of 40 out of 42 Nigerians arrested and locked up for weeks in Mozambique. In the same vein, the Chairman/CEO of the Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has advised Nigerians in South Africa to remain c...
South Africa today lowered its fuel tax for a month to offset a global oil price surge driven by the Iran war, even as pump prices rose in one of the steepest increases on record. The general fuel levy would be reduced by three rand ($0.18) per litre, the finance and petroleum ministers said in […]
•South African President Cyril Ramaphosa (L) and French President Emmanuel Macron South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has been disinvited by France to the G7 summit in the French town of Evian in June because of US pressure, the South African presidency told our correspondent today. South Africa has faced months of pressure from US Preside...
•Boat mishap Twelve Nigerians have been rescued after a Nigerian tugboat, LEO, carrying 18 persons sank in South African waters late Saturday night, with one person confirmed dead and search and rescue operations still ongoing for five others who remain missing following the maritime incident. In a press statement signed by Special Assistant o...
•Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has condemned the latest killing of a 22-year-old Nigerian e-hailing driver, Isaac Satlet, in Pretoria, South Africa. Dabiri-Erewa, in a statement yes...
•President of the Nigerian Union in South Africa, Smart Nwobi The Nigerian community in South Africa has threatened to embark on a protest to demand justice for a Nigerian national, Emeka Uzor, who was reportedly shot dead during an anti-drug operation in Gauteng, a suburban region of Johannesburg. Uzor was reportedly killed at about 3pm [&hel...
•Nigerian High Commission in South Africa Authorities in South Africa’s City of Tshwane have disconnected and later restored electricity supply to Nigeria’s High Commission in Pretoria after the diplomatic mission settled outstanding utility bills owed to the municipality. The power cut was confirmed today by the Executive Mayor of Tshwane, Dr...
•Super Falcons of Nigeria celebrate their 10th WAFCON title African football was thrown into uncertainty on Sunday evening after South Africa announced it will host the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), replacing Morocco less than seven weeks before the tournament’s scheduled kickoff. South Africa’s Deputy Minister of Sport, Arts a...
•Israeli Charge d’Affaires, Ariel Seidman South Africa has declared Israel’s top diplomat in the country “persona non grata,” and given him 72 hours to leave, the foreign ministry said today, citing a “series of violations”. Ties between the two nations are already strained, with South Africa bringing a case before the United Nations top court...
•Cameroon’s midfielder Junior Dina Ebimbe and defender Christopher Wooh celebrate victory, yesterday Goals either side of half-time by Junior Tchamadeu and Christian Kofane took Cameroon through to the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals at South Africa’s expense on Sunday as the Indomitable Lions edged their last-16 clash 2-1. Tchamadeu ope...
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