Kindly leave a comment and share Chuks Udo Okonta The Nigerian National Committee of International Press Institute (IPI Nigeria) has observed with concern a series of indiscriminate attacks on journalists covering the #ENDBADGOBERNANCE protests in the country. We hasten to remind law enforcement agencies that it is the constitutional duty […]
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NNPC Limited: An All-round asset to Nigeria
Kindly leave a comment and share By Olufemi Soneye In its editorial of 2nd August, 2024, the BusinessDay newspaper, characteristically, launched another scurrilous and baseless attack on the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd). In the editorial entitled: “NNPCL: Liability or Asset to Nigerians?”, the newspaper set out to […]
Coronation Securities holds webinar to spotlight opportunities in bank capitalisation
Kindly leave a comment and share Chuks Udo Okonta Coronation Securities Limited is set to hold a webinar to educate the investing public on opportunities in the ongoing bank capitalisation. The webinar themed: ‘Understanding Bank Capitalisation: Rights Issue and Opportunities for Investors’ will hold on Tuesday, August 6, 2024 and […]
African Development Bank Group approves $500m loan to boost electricity access in Nigeria
*New program to support development of 250GW of installed electricity capacity by 2050 Access Multimedia Content Kindly leave a comment and share Chuks Udo Okonta The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved a loan of $500 million to the Federal Republic of Nigeria, to […]
African Development Bank reaffirms support for Liberia
Kindly leave a comment and share Chuks Udo Okonta African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) Executive Director Rufus N. Darkortey has concluded a five-day working visit to Liberia, where he held high-level discussions with major stakeholders, including President Joseph Nyuma Boakai. Darkortey, who represents Liberia, The Gambia, Ghana, Sudan, and Sierra Leone […]
Afreximbank, Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa to host international compliance forum for Africa
Kindly leave a comment and share Chuks Udo Okonta To improve global trade in Africa and align with international regulatory and compliance standards, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), in partnership with the Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA), is hosting a high-profile Compliance Forum in Dakar, Senegal, […]
Morocco, Portugal, Spain submit joint bid for 2030 FIFA World Cup
Kindly leave a comment and share Chuks Udo Okonta The joint bid of Morocco, Portugal and Spain to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup™ has reached a significant milestone, with the complete bid book being officially submitted to FIFA leadership at an event held in FIFA’s Paris offices. The official […]
Stanbic IBTC university scholarship programme empowers 200 future leaders
Kindly leave a comment and share Chuks Udo Okonta Stanbic IBTC, a member of Standard Bank Group, marked a significant milestone in its pledge to foster Nigeria’s academic talent through its annual University Scholarship Programme. In a vibrant hybrid award ceremony held on Friday, 26 July 2024, the organization celebrated […]
Italy’s National Promotional Institution Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, African Development Bank to invest €400m in Africa’s private sector growth
Kindly leave a comment and share Chuks Udo Okonta Investment to support projects in food security, SME development, and sustainable infrastructure growth in Africa, within the framework of the Mattei Plan; Newly established collaborative platform GRaF to mobilise up to €750 million. Italy’s National Promotional Institution Cassa Depositi e Prestiti […]
NCC orders telecom operators to immediately reactivate all lines affected by NIN-SIM verification issues
Kindly leave a comment and share Chuks Udo Okonta Over the weekend many telecom subscribers/consumers were unable to access their phone lines because of the inability of many telecom consumers to verify their National Identification Numbers (NINs) with their Subscriber Identification Modules (SIMs). This meant that their numbers were blocked […]