Africa50 pledges USD 100 million to accelerate renewable energy projects and infrastructure through IRENA’s ETAF Platform. The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has entered into a landmark collaborative partnership with Africa50, the pan-African infrastructure investor and asset management…
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Taamal Capital, RouQ & Company Announce Strategic Partnership
Taamal Capital (“Taamal”), a UK-headquartered International and Africa-focused advisory and private investment management firm, has partnered strategically with RouQ & Company (“RouQ”), a leading Nigerian commercial legal firm in Lagos. The collaboration aims to leverage the unique expertise of both…
LWC SUPPLIES SAFE, CLEAN WATER TO LAGOS RESIDENTS
Following an increase in the reported cases of cholera in Lagos State, the Lagos Water Corporation has again swung into action by supplying potable water to the affected areas of the State. This includes Oju Olokun community, Adeniji Adele, Lagos…
Dangote Refinery: Aliko Explains How IOCs Frustrate Refinery Project, Sets to Flood Market with PMS Next Month
…………Expands Plant To 5.3 Billion Litres and Offsets $2.4 Billion out of $5.5 Billion loan…… ……..….Lauds Afreximbank and Nigeria’s Access Bank for supporting the project…. Last week in the Bahamas, Aliko Dangote, President of Dangote Group, explained how international oil…
International peace conference for Ukraine opens in Switzerland
An international conference opening in a secluded resort in Switzerland on Saturday is set to discuss the first building blocks of a peace process in the Ukraine war. National leaders and other high-ranking representatives from 92 countries as well as…
Global Energy Show: Ekpo woos Canadian businesses, investors to Nigeria’s gas sector
Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo yesterday said the path to a sustainable energy future requires partnership, innovation, and a shared commitment to addressing global energy challenges. He stated this at a welcome reception hosted by…
June Climate Meetings Take Modest Steps Forward; Steep Mountain Still to Climb Ahead of COP29
The Bonn Climate Change Conference concluded today after two weeks of intensive work across a range of issues where progress is needed on the path to the UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) this November in Baku, Azerbaijan. “We’ve taken modest…
PRESIDENT BOLA TINUBU’S NATIONAL BROADCAST ON NIGERIA’S 25TH DEMOCRACY ANNIVERSARY
President Tinubu at 2024 Democracy Day Lecture: We Must Recommit To Values Of Inclusivity, Accountability, Transparency
Says it’s time to build a nation where every voice is heard, citizens are empowered.
Afreximbank disburses $40 million to support Fidelity Bank’s acquisition of Union Bank UK
With this acquisition, Fidelity Bank is able to birth a new pan-African financial institution capable of providing correspondent banking and offshore banking services to banks in Africa African Export-Import Bank has announced the disbursement of a US$40-million Intra-African Investment…
Record-breaking World Environment Day spotlights land restoration, desertification and drought resilience
With a focus on restoring degraded lands, combatting desertification and building drought resilience, countries around the world came together today to mark World Environment Day 2024, under the rallying call ‘Our Land. Our Future. We are #Generation Restoration’. On the…
