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India To Partner NYSC On Capacity Building For Corps Members

India To Partner NYSC On Capacity Building For Corps Members

The Republic of India has stated its readiness to offer capacity building training for Corps Members. It also said it would strengthen its cooperation with Nigeria on youth empowerment. The Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Abhay Thakur disclosed this today ...

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Kenya Makes Strides with Renewable Energy

Kenya Makes Strides with Renewable Energy

Kenya will be one of eight East African countries to attend Africa Oil Week (AOW) in November 2021. AOW will be held temporarily in Dubai this year as a Covid-19 precaution, before returning to its home in Cape Town, South ...

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Egypt-International Cooperation Forum, AfDB Joins Calls For Stronger Development Partnerships

Egypt-International Cooperation Forum, AfDB Joins Calls For Stronger Development Partnerships

The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) Wednesday joined leaders of government and international organizations in calling for stronger partnerships to support Africa’s recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic at the first Egypt-International Cooperation Forum. Participants also urged greater cooperation with the private ...

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ICC Judgment: Nigeria Seeks Demarcation Of Border With Cameroon

ICC Judgment: Nigeria Seeks Demarcation Of Border With Cameroon

The federal government has asked for full compliance with the judgment of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the border dispute between Nigeria and Cameroon. This was made known by the attorney-general of the federation (AGF) and minister of ...

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African Continental Free Trade Area Supports Bid Of Made In Africa

African Continental Free Trade Area Supports Bid Of Made In Africa

…At the heart of Africa’s global and regional competitiveness the textiles and clothing sector It has been brought to the attention of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat (https://AfCFTA.au.int) that our strategic partner, a leading African financial institution ...

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COVID-19 RECOVERY: African Development Bank Approves $20 Million Loan

COVID-19 RECOVERY: African Development Bank Approves $20 Million Loan

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved a $20 million flexible loan to finance Seychelles’ Governance and Economic Reforms Support Program, expected to help drive the island nation’s macroeconomic stability and recovery from Covid-19 ...

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ADB Group, Ethiopia Sign $118 Million in Grant Agreements

ADB Group, Ethiopia Sign $118 Million in Grant Agreements

The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) and the Government of Ethiopia have signed two separate grant agreements for new projects to boost youth employment and electricity trade between Ethiopia and Djibouti. The grants fall under the Bank Group’s concessional lending ...

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SERAP Gives Buhari Govt 24 Hours To Withdraw Gag Order On Reporting Of Terrorist Attacks

SERAP Gives Buhari Govt 24 Hours To Withdraw Gag Order On Reporting Of Terrorist Attacks

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari urging him to use his leadership position “to urgently instruct Mr Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) ...

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COVID-19 VACCINE: European Countries Reject Persons Vaccinated in Africa

COVID-19 VACCINE: European Countries Reject Persons Vaccinated in Africa

…As African Union Reacts Europe’s digital “green pass” does not recognise the vaccine donated to many African countries through the COVAX initiative. The African Union (AU) and Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) have kicked against this. ...

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Ecobank Group named 2021 African SME Bank of the Year

Ecobank Group named 2021 African SME Bank of the Year

LOMé, Togo, June 30, 2021/ — The Pan-African banking group, the Ecobank Group (www.Ecobank.com), is the African Banker’s 2021 African SME Bank of the Year. Ecobank beat a host of other banks in the African Banker Awards 2021 to take ...

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