The World Bank Group (WBG) and African Development Bank(AfDB) Group are partnering to provide no fewer than 300 million people in Africa with electricity access by 2030. This is contained in a statement issued by the World Bank Online Media Centre , a copy made available to the...
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The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Alhaji Mohammed Koko, has said the agency is committed to becoming the leading port in Africa. Alhaji Koko made this known the NPA special day at the ongoing Enugu international trade fair. He called for collective commitment of trade...
Ethiopian Airlines Group, Africa’s largest airline group, has marked its 78th anniversary, highlighting a legacy of resilience and innovation since 1946. Group Chief Executive Officer Mr. Mesfin Tassew and Chief Commercial Officer Mr. Lemma Yadecha accompanied the crew on a flight to Cairo, marking the airline’s inaugural international...
President Bola Tinubu has appealed for global peace and stability in Africa and other trouble spots around the world, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has reported. Tinubu stated this while addressing members of the Diplomatic Corps and Heads of International Organizations during Ramadan Iftar on Friday in...
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake has urged mineral- rich African countries to use their proven mineral reserves as equity in joint ventures. The minister made the call while speaking at the Ministerial Roundtable on Powering Africa in Washington DC. In a statement...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Minister of Education, Pro. Tahir Mamman has charged African Researchers and Educationist to harness the power of research and education to propel the African continent forward. The Minister made this call while declaring open a conference of West African and Central African...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Tuesday, said Africa must begin to groom selfless and transformational leaders to move the continent forward. Obasanjo spoke in Abeokuta at an event organised to mark his 87th birthday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event also witnessed the launching...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has restated that dialogue and not any form of violence would help resolve various conflicts in Africa. Obasanjo stated this on Monday in Abeokuta at a Youth leadership symposium with the theme “Opportunities for Peace: Roles of The Youths in Conflict Prevention in Africa”...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja Stakeholders of research and education in Africa will gather to deliberate on “Charting the Course: Forging Future-Ready Higher Education and Research Communities” at WACREN 2024, the 9th Annual Conference, organised by the West and Central African Research and Education Network (WACREN), on March 7...
The Advocacy for Alleged Witches urges the African public to tackle all peddlers of superstitious fears and ignorance on social media. The AfAW made this declaration following a Facebook post by a self-acclaimed prophet on the supposed death of an alleged witch flying over a church in South...
The real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth for Africa is expected to average 3.8 per cent and 4.2 per cent in 2024 and 2025. The African Development Bank (AfDB) said this in its latest Macroeconomic Performance and Outlook (MEO) report. In a statement issued on the Bank’s website,...
The UK Government said it spent more than 300 million pound sterling delivering programmes and peacekeeping in Africa in 2023 to strengthen security and ensure stability. The UK Minister of State, Cabinet Office, Baroness Lucy Neville-Rolfe, disclosed this in Abuja on Friday during her visit to Nigeria aimed...
The African Union (AU) has said no fewer than 100 million children and youth aged five to 19 across Africa are not socially integrated simply because they are out of school. AU Commissioner for Education, Science, Technology and Innovation Mohammed Belhocine said at the ongoing AU Summit in...
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has commended the Super Eagles of Nigeria for defeating the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon to qualify for the quarter- finals at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations. Akpabio gave the commendation in a congratulatory message to the Nigerian team signed by his Special...
President Bola Tinubu is meeting with American Secretary of State Anthony Blinken who is on tour of African nations. Minister of Foreign Affairs Yusuf Tuggar received Blinken at the forecourt of the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Blinken is to hold bilateral talks with the Nigerian delegation headed by...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – U.S. Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, will travel to Nigeria, Cabo Verde, Cote d’Ivoire and Angola from Sunday, Jan. 21 to Friday, Jan. 26. The U.S. State Department Spokesperson, Matthew Miller, in a statement on Thursday said that the trip was to deepen the...
A Davos report, published on Tuesday said climate change threatens to cause several million deaths in the coming decades, as well as serious illnesses and high costs for healthcare systems. According to the joint report by the World Economic Forum (WEF) the greatest risk is posed by flooding....
The Nigerian Export-Import Bank has unveiled an online portal tagged ‘cocoaconnectafrica.com,’ to create market linkage among farmers, aggregators, and buyers in the cocoa value chain in Africa. The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, NEXIM Bank, Mr Abubakar Bello, made this announcement on the sideline of one-day International Cocoa and...
THELMA CHIOMA THOMAS-ABEKU (Lead Writer) – It is time for Africa to focus on producing vaccines for its population. In February 2021, UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres highlighted vaccine equity as “the biggest moral test before the global community.” This statement was evident during the COVID-19 pandemic which exposed the vulnerability...
It is no longer news that the debate on climate change is among the most presently discussed topics on the earth’s surface. Making this perceived climate change challenge look alluring was the recent news report that to tackle the problems, the World Bank Group has committed about $70...