The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has formally established its first regional office in Nairobi, Kenya, in a move set to accelerate infrastructure financing and industrial development across East Africa. The expansion is backed by a commitment to deploy and mobilise…
Middle East war: After oil and gas, concerns grow over minerals crunch
© Unsplash/Francesco Boncompagn Numerous crude oil extraction byproducts made in the Gulf are unable to be shipped abroad because of the Strait of Hormuz crisis. The shipping crisis in the Strait of Hormuz caused by war in the Middle…
Sustainable Cities Challenge: Toyota Mobility Foundation Awards $1.5M to Clean Freight Innovators in Detroit
Electric cargo vehicles, hydrogen systems, and ultra-fast charging solutions emerge as winners in global clean freight challenge Detroit is turning a global mobility experiment into real-world transformation. The Toyota Mobility Foundation (TMF), in partnership with the City of Detroit,…
IITA, Cross River State Launch Training to Scale Yam Seed Technologies and Agribusiness Development
Dr Olugboyega Pelemo with the Cross River State, Commissioner for Agriculture and Irrigation Development, Johnson Andiambey Ebokpo during the handing over of the mini-tubers to be distributed to farmers in the State. The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA),…
Nigeria’s Blue Economy Witnessing Monumental Growth On President Tinubu’s Watch -Group Boasts
The Tinubu Media Volunteers (TMV) has hailed what it described as the monumental transformation and growth being witnessed in the country’s maritime sector under President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope agenda. In a statement signed by its Chairman Chukwudi Enekwechi…
NNPC–Sonatrach MoU Targets Africa’s Oil & Gas Innovation Push, Advances AI, Decarbonisation and Joint R&D
Nigeria’s NNPC Limited and Algeria’s Sonatrach have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to deepen research, technology development and innovation across Africa’s oil and gas sector—an agreement expected to accelerate AI adoption, decarbonisation efforts and industrial competitiveness on the…
NNPC Foundation Wins CSR Health Award, Restores Sight to 6,000+ Nigerians Through Free Surgeries
The NNPC Foundation Limited has been awarded the CSR Champion Award for Health 2025 by the Independent Newspapers, following a series of large-scale health interventions that have directly impacted thousands of Nigerians. The award was presented at the Silver Jubilee…