WFP expands emergency response to avert famine in war-torn Sudan
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is urgently expanding its emergency food and nutrition assistance in war-torn Sudan amid the...
Month: June 2024
Consortium seals $94m loan for Ghana’s new ship repair dock project
Omeiza Bilal A consortium, including the African Development Bank, has signed an agreement to extend $94 million in senior debt...
Dupe Olusola bags AHIF Hospitality Leadership Award
Omeiza Bilal At the Africa Hospitality Investment Forum (AHIF), taking place in Namibia in June, Alain Sebah, President, Golden Tulip Afrique...
Hajj 2024: CSO urges improvement in feeding, other services, commend NAHCON, states, airlines for seamless airlift
Omeiza Bilal Independent Hajj Reporters (IHR) have commended the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) officials from the 36 states...
Harnessing Sub-Saharan Africa’s critical mineral wealth
By Wenjie Chen, Athene Laws, and Nico Valckx From electric vehicles to solar panels to future innovations, the global transition...
To tackle climate change, governments increasingly turn to green subsidies
Given the global concern about the existential threat posed by climate change, government subsidies aimed at spurring green technologies and...
State and Trends of Carbon Pricing 2024: Positive progress on carbon pricing, but more is needed
Carbon pricing can be one of the most powerful tools available to policy makers to incentivize reducing emissions as part...
Kano: Customs generates N50.7bn in 5 months
The Kano Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), said it generated a total of N50.7 billion from January...
FG powers power 15 universities with mini-grid technology
Two new solar minigrid projects in sub-Saharan Africa are tied towards powering 15 Nigerian universities. The project is also expected...
Domestic equity market decline by N84bn
Domestic equity market on Thursday returned to bearish trend, declining by N84 billion. Market capitalisation of listed equities depreciated by...
