Month: May 2019
Founder and CEO NJ Ayuk has been saying for years that Africa’s oil and gas resources can fuel socioeconomic revitalization throughout the continent. Now he’s writing a book that explains how it can be done. ...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Wednesday said African airlines recorded a 1.1 per cent increase in passenger traffic in April compared to the same period last year. A statement signed by IATA’s Director ...
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Nigeria generated N289.04 billion from Value Added Tax (VAT) in the first quarter of 2019. This is contained in a Sectoral Distribution of VAT report for the first ...
Two foreign banks have agreed to provide 600 million dollars to fund an integrated iron and steel plant being constructed in Kagarko, Kaduna State. Alhaji Abubakar Bwari, the out-going Minister of State, Mines and Steel ...
Mr Victor Akinyelure, the Ibadan Airport manager, said on Tuesday that the airport recorded 13, 305 passengers traffic in the first quarter of 2019. Akinyelure, who made this known in an interview with the News ...
The governments of Japan and Austria have approved a $1 million fund to strengthen the participation of the private sector in combating climate change. The funding will be channeled to the Africa Private Sector Assistance ...
Kenya is negotiating with the World Bank for a $750 million loan for budgetary support, documents on the proposed funding posted on the lender’s website showed on Tuesday. The East African nation has multiple development ...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned operators in the capital market to desist from unethical practices that can lead to strict regulatory actions. Mrs Efe Ebelo, SEC’s Head of Media said this in ...
Mr David Ibidapo, an economic and financial analyst, says that signing of the 2019 Appropriation Bill into law will bring about an improvement in the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the second quarter. He ...
Ivory Coast’s public broadcasting company, the Société Ivoirienne de Télédiffusion (SIDT) has selected SES as its digital partner in a major move to meet the country’s 2020 deadline for switching over from analogue to digital broadcasting. ...
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