AfDB mulls $500m facility to mobilize financing for smallholder farmers
By Tochukwu Bliss, Abuja African Development Bank Group (AfDB), has announced plans to launch a $500 million facility…
Dangote to build 6Mta cement plant in Ogun state
By Stanley Onyeka, Lagos Africa’s foremost Industrialist and President of the Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has disclosed…
Tax devt’ crucial for domestic revenue mobilisation in West Africa, says FIRS chairman
By Tochukwu Bliss, Abuja Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zacch Adedeji, has restated the commitment…
Deaths from diphtheria now over 1,300 as vaccination gaps persist: NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said 1,319 deaths have been recorded in the…
African women land professionals kick against gender disparity in land ownership, management
As the world celebrates the International Women’s Day, African women in land professions have called for policies that…
NCRIB urges Tinubu to sign insurance reform bill
The Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers (NCRIB) has urged President Bola Tinubu to promptly assent to the…
TCN tackles BEDC over misleading claim on power outages in Edo
Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has faulted the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) for allegedly misleading the public…
Experts review state of economic, social development in Africa towards regional integration
By Tochukwu Bliss, Abuja Committee of Experts, who assembled at the UN Conference Centre in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,…
‘Without us, there is no future’: Youth take over UN Women’s Commission
“Support us and include us” to achieve real progress on advancing equal rights for all, young leaders told…
Shell completes sale of SPDC to Renaissance
. To focus portfolio in Nigeria on deepwater, gas positions By Stanley Onyeka, Lagos London-based Shell yesterday announced…