Abuja – Dr Akinwumi Adesina, the President of African Development Bank (AfDB) has expressed concern over the rising cases of stunted children caused by malnutrition in Africa.Adesina expresses concern at the African Leaders for Nutrition High-Level Dinner for Heads of State at Addisa Ababa. The speech presented by AfDB president was made available to the […]
Finance experts have projected that 2020 will likely be a turning point for sustainable finance in Africa’s mining sector. Nigel Beck, Head, Sustainable Finance and Mark Buncombe, Head, Mining and Metals for Standard Bank Group in a report made available to the newsmen, explained that as corporate proactively implement measures to operate more responsibly and […]
BALTIMORE, United States of America – Hemafuse, a surgical autotransfusion device, will revolutionize blood access across Africa. Hemafuse is designed to salvage and recycle whole blood from cases of internal bleeding. The device can be used in both emergencies and scheduled procedures to recover blood from where it pools inside of a patient, into a […]
Mr Muhammadu Buhari President of Nigeria has eulogized Brethren leader Lawn Andimi executed by Boko Haram, and criticized terrorist efforts to divide Christians and Muslims in Africa’s most populous state. Buhari in an opinion titled ‘Pastor Andimi’s faith should inspire all Nigerians’ said that : ‘The terrorists today attempt to build invisible walls between us. […]
ABIDJAN – For the first time in a decade, investment expenditure rather than consumption accounts for more than half of GDP growth; report calls for urgent investment in education and infrastructure for good returns in long-term GDP; “Youth unemployment must be given top priority. With 12 million graduates entering the labor market each year and […]
Abuja – President of the African Development Bank, Akinwunmi Adesina, has said that the biggest thing to happen to Africa is the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), saying the free trade area itself is worth over 3.3 trillion dollars. Adesina, who stated this when he addressed State House correspondents in Abuja on Tuesday, expressed […]
Abuja – The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), has stressed the need to grow food crops in an environment free from artificial agrochemicals. The ministry wants the practice to be popularised especially in the North-East and North-West. Mr Isa Adamu, Assistant Director, Farm Input Support Services, Organic Division, Federal Ministry of Agriculture […]
President Muhammadu Buhari says the resolution of conflict situations in African countries remains a key component in the overall development of the continent. The President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina in a statement in Abuja, said that Buhari stated this at the opening session of the ongoing Aswan Forum for Sustainable […]
Lagos State Government’s investment in technology and innovation is a deliberate effort to position the State as key player in global technology space, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said on Monday. The Governor said his administration’s financial commitment to Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is to make Lagos Africa’s foremost centre of innovation by harnessing local capabilities […]
Representatives of donor governments will meet in December in Centurion, South Africa, to conclude the 15th Replenishment of the African Development Fund (ADF) with a financing package for Africa’s low-income countries for the period 2020-2022. Representatives of beneficiary member countries will also participate in the deliberations, focusing on the needs and priorities of ADF countries […]
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JOHANNESBURG – Africa has the potential to expand the continental economy fourfold, with energy demands expanding by only 50 percent, according to a new report. The International Energy Agency (IEA) unveiled its report on the first day of the second African Investment Forum in Johannesburg, South Africa. Africa Energy Outlook 2019 found that the continent’s […]
Abuja – The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Dr Festus Keyamo, has said that Nigeria was committed to the integration of the African continent and the promotion of trade, movement of persons, goods and services, and infrastructural development. Keyamo disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja, when he received a delegation of the African […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed his country’s readiness to strengthen military-technical and humanitarian cooperation and offer assistance to African countries. Putin made this known in an interview with TASS, Russia’s leading news agency ahead of the forthcoming Russia-Africa Summit and Economic Forum scheduled to hold from Oct. 23 to Oct. 24, in the summer […]
Abuja – Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) on Sunday said the report by Ernst and Young that placed Nigeria as third largest recipient of Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) in Africa was cheerful and commendable. In a statement signed by its Chairman, Niyi Akinsiju in Abuja, BMO said it was also a testimony that the administration of […]
Prof. Banji Akintoye has said that the ‘Yoruba people are the most educated people in Africa, and a people with widespread and enormous influence in the world.’ He made this known on Thursday in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, during the meeting of of some self-determination groups from the Southwest states on security and economic […]
National carrier of the Cape Verde Islands, Cabo Verde Airlines has indicated its plans to commence direct flights from Lagos, Nigeria to Cape Verde on 9th December 2019. This was made known at a media briefing to officially launch the airline to the Nigerian public. The airline’s Boeing 757-200 will fly five times a week […]
African Airlines Association (AFRAA), has called on African governments to develop a policy that would enable their airlines to own airports in their countries or vice versa in order to reduce losses. Director of Government, Legal and Industry Affairs, AFRAA, Mr Aaron Munetsi, canvassed this position on the side-lines of a recently concluded African Travel […]
The Federal Government has approached the World Bank for a loan of $2.5billion, World Bank’s Vice President for Africa, Hafez Ghanem revealed. Ghanem explained that the World Bank was in talks with the Nigerian government for the concessionary loan. He, however, noted that Nigeria had received $2.4billion from the global financial institution in 2018. According […]
The Taliban have kidnapped six Afghan journalists working for private and government media organisations in eastern Paktia province, government officials and Taliban said on Saturday. The reporters, working for radio and TV news companies that broadcast news in Pashto and Dari languages, were abducted while travelling in group from neighbouring Paktika province to Paktia, to […]