Ballard Partners, an international governmental affairs firms has appointed Alhaji Lai Mohammed, immediate past Minister of Information and Culture, as Managing Partner of its first office in Africa. In a statement issued by the firm and made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja, Mohammed is to serve as...
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African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, says Africa has the necessary partnerships and technologies to eradicate hunger. In a statement issued on the banks website, Adesina said what Africa needed was action, including robust financing to achieve this. He spoke during the opening session of the 8th...
The Lagos State Government says it is committed to guaranteeing better future for children in the state. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State made the pledge at a special Jumat to mark his inauguration for a second term, at the Lagos Central Mosque, Lagos Island, on Friday. The News Agency...
UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, has appointed Nigerian Dr Akinwumi Adesina and 21 other leaders to spearhead the fight against malnutrition in all its forms as members of the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement Lead Group. Adesina, who is currently the President of African Development Bank was appointed together...
By OLA MUDOPE , Lagos – Nigerian musician and entrepreneur, Oluwatosin Ajibade, popularly known as Mr Eazi, says Africa has the prospects of becoming highest net exporter of technology talent. Mr Eazi made the assertion in a statement issued by his media team on Friday in Lagos. The singer,...
Spotify, a global online streaming platform, has revealed Tom Odell’s “Another Love”; Billie Eilish’s “Lovely” and Lewis Capaldi’s “Someone You Loved”, as the top tracks on mellow playlists among Nigerian Gen Zs. Phiona Okumu, Spotify’s Head of Music for Africa, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in...
President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, the largest petrochemical company in the world. The company is expected to make Nigeria self-sufficient in refined petroleum products and have surplus for export. Speaking at the occasion on Monday, the president described the feat as a significant...
The President of The Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, on Monday, said his refinery will generate “massive” job opportunities for the teeming Nigerian youths. He stated this in Lagos during the commissioning of the 650,000 bpd Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals by President Muhammadu Buhari. The project is expected to...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) say 43 countries, including Nigeria, now face outbreaks as increasing numbers of cholera cases are being reported. They said the outcome for patients was worse than 10 years ago. The UN agencies, in a statement on Friday, said that...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Stakeholders in the aviation industry have urged the Nigeria Government to aim at leading the air transport industry in Africa. They made the call in a communique issued at the end of the second annual Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) National Aviation Conference...
The Kogi Government says the state will likely become the hub of Africa in Cashew production. The Commissioner for Information and Communication, Mr Kingsley Fanwo, made the declaration while speaking with Journalists in Lokoja on Friday. Fanwo attributed the feat the state had so far attained in Cashew production...
Senegal, Burkina Faso, Morocco and Mali will represent Africa at the 2023 FIFA U17 World Cup. The four sides sealed their places following the conclusion of the quarter-final matches at the U17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 2023...
The President of Dangote Group, Mr Aliko Dangote, has urged African countries to dismantle all barriers hindering free trade among them to achieve sustainable growth and development across the continent. Dangote gave the advice at a launch of a special publication, The World Ahead 2023, by The Economist, a...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says with the right infrastructure, provision of credit and the necessary exposure, the creative industry in Africa would expand its space significantly. He spoke at the first session of 2023 Ibrahim Governance Weekend today in Nairobi, Kenya. The panel discussion...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, will on Friday depart Abuja for Nairobi, where he will participate in the 2023 Mo Ibrahim Governance Weekend (IGW), with the theme “Global Africa.” Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, who disclosed this in a statement in Abuja, said the vice president...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says Nigeria has a crucial and strategic role to play in the transition to a more sustainable energy future for the continent and the rest of the world, even as Africa would need rapid industrialization to get millions of its...
African Development Bank (AfDB) says the African continent faces an annual GDP shortfall that could exceed 127.2 billion dollars by 2030. It stated on Friday that the shortfall would occur if current trends in climate finance flow into Africa continued. “Africa may lose as much as 12 per cent...
A new World Bank report says economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is set to slow from 3.6 per cent in 2022 to 3.1 per cent in 2023. This is contained in a statement issued by the World Bank on the latest Africa’s Pulse, the World Bank’s April 2023...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Given Africa’s status as the lowest emitters of carbon coupled with its young and vibrant population that is capable of effectively deploying green manufacturing on a large scale, the continent can become the first truly green civilization, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN....