Germany is increasing its support for the World Health Organization (WHO) by €10 million ($11.2 million) in response to the United States’ announced withdrawal from the organization, Health Minister Nina Warken announced on Sunday in Geneva. Germany had already contributed…
Seplat Energy Consolidated its Position as Indigenous Leader with SEPNU Addition – CEO
L-R: Mrs. Chioma Afe, Director External Affairs & Social Performance, Seplat Energy Plc; Mrs. Eleanor Adaralegbe, CFO; Mr. Roger Brown, CEO; Mr. Udoma Udo Udoma, Chairman; Mrs. Edith Onwuchekwa, Director Legal and Company Secretary; and Mr. Samson Ezugworie, COO, at…
N4 Trillion+ Debt: AMCON, AMPS Strategise to Tighten Noose on Obligors
L-R: The Group Head of Resolution, Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) Mr Usman Abubakar; Executive Director, Resolution Mr Adeshola Lamidi; Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer Mr Gbenga Alade; Executive Director, Operations Mr Lucky Adaghe, and Head, Legal Department Mr Albert…
Nigeria Eyes Bigger Slice of Africa’s $600 Billion Oil Investment Needs — NUPRC Boss
Nigeria is positioning itself to attract a significant share of over $600 billion in annual upstream oil and gas investments required by Africa to meet its surging energy demands, according to the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum…
LASG Reaffirms Commitment to Reducing Maternal, Newborn Mortality – Hosts Dissemination Meeting on CEmONC Assessment Findings
Partners with Federal Ministry of Health, Jhpiego, SWAp, Stakeholders to Address Service Gaps In a move to boost maternal and newborn survival in Lagos, stakeholders in the health sector converged today, May 15, 2025, for the dissemination of findings…
LAGOS Launches Advocacy Project To Boost PHC, Maternal and Child Health Service Delivery
Projects Funded by Gates Foundation, to Run till 2028 EngenderHealth to Co-implement Initiative Targeting RMNCAH+N Improvement In a major stride toward improving health outcomes in Lagos, the Lagos State Government and EngenderHealth, a global reproductive health organization, on Monday…
New Report Exposes Global Financing of Unjust Industrial Agriculture Practices – Seeks Investment for Agroecology in Africa
Follow the money, find the injustice: Industrial agriculture is bankrolled, agroecology is starved. In March 2025, AFSA convened over 100 food systems actors from across Africa in Nairobi to expose how industrial agriculture is bankrolled by global financial systems…
US and China Agree to Slash Tariffs for 90 days
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer address the media after trade talks with China in Geneva, Switzerland, May 11, 2025. (Martial Trezzini/Reuters) Both Washington and Beijing said they will continue discussions on…
19th Islamic Development Bank Global Forum to Explore Digital Transformation and Financial Inclusion in Islamic Finance
Organized annually as a flagship side event of the Annual Meetings, this year’s Forum will bring together thought leaders, policymakers, financial experts, and other stakeholders in the Islamic finance industry The Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI) is pleased to…
African Mining Week to Connect Junior Miners with African Prospects, Global Investors
Under the theme From Extraction to Beneficiation: Unlocking Africa’s Mineral Wealth, African Mining Week will connect emerging miners with lucrative opportunities within Africa’s mining value chain The upcoming African Mining Week – scheduled for October 1–3, 2025, in Cape…
