Kindly leave a comment and share The African Public Relations Association (APRA), in collaboration with the Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) Africa, is delighted to announce the launch of the fourth annual study, in their third year of partnership. This year’s research, carried out by Reputation Matters, focuses on […]
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TPP FEST 2024: Subair emerges most outstanding public sector CEO, as LIRS wins multiple awards
Kindly leave a comment and share Chuks Udo Okonta In a remarkable recognition of exemplary leadership and dedication to public service, the Executive Chairman, of Lagos State Internal Revenue Service, LIRS, Ayodele Subair has been named the Peak Performer FEST 2024 Most Outstanding Performance as a Public Sector CEO of […]
NCC commences pre-enforcement action on Starlink over price hike
Kindly leave a comment and share Chuks Udo Okonta The decision by Starlink to unilaterally review its subscription packages upwards did not receive the approval of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). The action of the company is in contravention of Sections 108 and 111 of the Nigerian Communications Act (NCA), […]
Protea Hotels by Marriott expands footprint in Africa with new openings in Nigeria, Zambia
Kindly leave a comment and share Chuks Udo Okonta Protea Hotels by Marriott (www.Marriott.com), part of Marriott Bonvoy’s global portfolio of over 30 brands, today announced the opening of two new hotels in Africa: Protea by Marriott Delta in Nigeria and Protea by Marriott Lusaka International Airport in Zambia. These […]
Modernizing Agriculture: African Development Fund Project Changes Lives in Benin’s Ouémé Valley
Kindly leave a comment and share The sun rises early over Djeffa, a locality in southeastern Benin’s Sèmè-Podji district where Justine Gantekpin is already tending to her flourishing vegetable farm. Thanks to the African Development Fund Project for Support of Agricultural Infrastructure in the Ouémé Valley (http://apo-opa.co/3Ydp5vP), Gantekpin has expanded […]
NASENI trains procurement officers, others on global best practices
Kindly leave a comment and share Chuks Udo Okonta The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) is organizing a 3-day procurement in-house training for all procurement and other relevant officers in NASENI system -wide to acquaint them with best procurement operations and in line with global practices. The […]
British International Investment, Ecobank Sierra Leone sign $25m risk sharing agreement to boost private sector growth
Kindly leave a comment and share Chuks Udo Okonta The facility will increase lending to businesses in Sierra Leone where access to finance is limited, support local currency lending and provide longer-term loans which are generally unavailable. It demonstrates BII’s ability to act as a first mover in frontier markets, […]
Fossil Fuels to Power 60% of Africa’s Energy by 2040
Kindly leave a comment and share Chuks Udo Okonta By 2040, up to 60% of the African energy matrix will be fossil fuel driven, Anibor Kragha, Executive Secretary of the African Refiners and Distributors Association remarked at a FAMAR-sponsored panel discussion during the Angola Oil & Gas (AOG) conference on […]
Presidential directives on Nigerian Content has eliminated middlemen – NCDMB
Kindly leave a comment and share Chuks Udo Okonta The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) announced on Monday that it had eliminated middlemen from the oil and gas industry value chain and contributed to shortening the oil industry contracting cycle to six months, courtesy of the three Presidential […]
NAIPE 2024 annual conference holds tomorrow Tuesday October 8
Kindly leave a comment and share All is now set for the 2024 national conference of the Nigerian Association of Insurance and Pension Editors (NAIPE) to hold on Tuesday, October 8, 2024. The conference which has as it’s theme “Towards A $1 Trillion Economy: Roles of Insurance And Pension Sectors,” […]