African Economic Outlook 2023: Opportunities abound for Asian investors in Africa, experts

Africa offers vast investment opportunities for Asian countries with the appropriate incentives for their private sectors, Prof. Kevin Urama, Chief Economist and vice president of the African Development Bank Group, has affirmed. Urama made the call during a webinar to…

Global Conference on Anti-corruption Sets Agenda for Tinubu

The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Center) and its international partners have set an agenda for President Bola Tinubu on anti-corruption in the country. HEDA and partners urged Tinubu to decisively fight corruption to halt the country’s possible…

COP28 President-Designate advances innovative climate finance in meetings with King Charles III and President Biden

COP28 President-Designate advances innovative climate finance, leveraging public, business and philanthropic capital during meetings with UK Government, King Charles III and President Biden   Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, COP28 President-Designate has participated in high-level discussions on climate finance with US President Joe Biden and H.M King…

Plastic tax: Environmental group urges practice of circular economy, EPR

By Fabian Ekeruche   The Association for Environmental impact Assessment of Nigeria (AEIAN) has said that the practice of circular economy and the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) would curb the tide of plastic pollution in the country. Professor Ijeoma Vincent-Akpu,…

Deanne De Vries’ Africa: Open for Business wins the inaugural BCA African Business Book of the Year

– Mozambican based De Vries, who spent a career in the logistics space primarily in Africa, was rewarded for her book Africa: Open for Business as thinner of the inaugural BCA African Business Book of the Year Awards – Economist…

African Banker Awards 2023 nominees announced

The African Banker magazine has announced today the shortlist of nominees for this year’s edition of its African Banker Awards. This year’s edition of the Awards ceremony is set to spotlight SMEs, women and gender. A new category has also been introduced to recognize efforts towards bolstering financial inclusion of women across the continent.

CIBN plans to establish Banking school to boost graduate’s employability skills

The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), says plans are underway to establish a Banking School to train and equip graduates to become employable in the banking, finance and business industry. Dr Ken Opara, President/Chairman of Council, CIBN, made…

Shareholders accuse Aso Savings of asset stripping of Union Homes 

The Independent Shareholders Association of Nigeria (ISAN) has accused Aso Savings & Loans Plc of asset stripping of Union Homes Savings & Loans (UHSL) Plc it acquired in 2013. The shareholders also urged regulatory authorities to investigate the activities of…

TradeFlow & H2O Venture Partners generate real-world impact for Carbon abatement and UN SDGs enablement

“Proof of Work” model simplifies carbon offsets process though focus on relevant core factors   With recent  controversies in the carbon markets marring the true potential of genuine carbon offsets for doing good, TradeFlow Capital Management (TradeFlow) and H2O Venture…

HEDA urges NJC to ignore calls for EFCC cases boycott

The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has called on the National Judicial Council (NJC) to ignore calls for boycott of cases brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). This is contained in a statement by…

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