NDDC needs New Roadmap for Niger Delta Development, says Akpabio
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, says that the ministry is committed to harmonizing the Niger Delta…
ACCESS TO BANKING SERVICES: Global GDP could rise by 3% if gender disparity gap is closed
By Onyeka Akpaida The COVID-19 pandemic means that millions of women in Africa and other developing regions could lose years…
Greener Africa: Women – The face of a digital and green revolution?
By Rose Mwebaza Africa’s digital revolution is gathering strength, buoyed by the continent’s success as the world’s pioneer in mobile…
Ogoni leaders commend president Buhari over plan to complete East-West road
There was excitement in the air as Chiefs, Elders and Youths of Ogoni land trooped out enmasse at the Reynolds…
NBS set for national economic census
By Chinedu Obike For the first time in 20 years, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) is embarking on a…
Unlocking Africa’s digital future
By Philippe Le Houérou Before Africa can reach the uplands of digitization — the robotics and the AI — it…
Afreximbank provides $100 million overdraft facility for African states to procure COVID-19 supplies
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), the pan-African multilateral EXIM bank has announced the provision of $100 million financing to enable its…
Lagos debunks BudgIT report, says state is financially stable
The Lagos State government has debunked a misrepresentation of its finances, saying the state is economically and financially solid. In…
New Study on COVID-19 shows multidimensional challenges across Africa
A new report on the new coronavirus pandemic in Africa, presented by Partnership for Evidence-Based COVID-19 Response (PERC), reveals the…
The Gambian President shuns the European Union ahead of draft vote
In a move justifying concerns in some quarters that the president of The Gambia, Adama Barrow might be towing the…