IN a major step toward financial inclusion, Ecobank Côte d’Ivoire has launched West Africa’s first Gender Bond, a pioneering financial instrument designed to support women-owned and women-led businesses. The $16.5 million bond, named ‘Ellever Gender Bond 6.5% 2024-2029’, aims to address…
THE digital age has brought forth rapid advancements that have reshaped industries, economies, and societies. At the heart of this transformation are women who have emerged as trailblazers, innovators, and leaders, driving technological progress and setting new standards in the…
NAIROBI has been ranked as the wealthiest city in East Africa, boasting a growing population of millionaires, according to The Africa Wealth Report by Henley & Partners. The Kenyan capital leads the region with 4,400 millionaires, 10 centi-millionaires (individuals worth over $100…
At the 2025 International Women’s Day celebration themed “Women and Girls: Rights, Equality, and Empowerment!”, Taiwo Akerele, Technical Adviser at NGCARES and Executive Director of Policy House International, emphasized the urgent need for decisive policy actions to create a…
By Inusa Ndahi, Maiduguri A Think Tank on security in the Sahel region, known as the Alliance of Sahel Institute for Security Studies, along with members of the Norwegian Institute for Conflict Resolution, met with Borno State Governor, Babagana…
IRAN’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, has ruled out any possibility of negotiating with the United States in his first public speech since President Donald Trump claimed to have sent him a letter regarding nuclear talks. Khamenei also criticised France,…
THE EU has failed to agree on a new €30 billion ($32 billion) as part of its military assistance to Ukraine after Hungary vetoed the measure at an emergency EU council meeting in Brussels on Thursday. Despite the overwhelming support…
THE Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has organised its 4th annual Ramadan lecture at the Ijora – Olopa headquarters. Speaking on the topic, “The Impact of Waste Management in the Environment: the Islamic Perspective”, the guest lecturer, Dr. Abdul…
JUSTICE Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Maitama, Abuja, on Friday, March 7, 2025 heard further testimony from prosecution witness Nicholas Ojehomon, an internal auditor at the American International School Abuja, AISA, in the ongoing trial of a former…
THE Executive Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede has charged Designated Non Financial Business and Professions, DNFBPs to adhere strictly to the provisions of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act 2022 in the discharge of…
