THE State of Qatar has forecast its level of investments in Nigeria to hit about N500 billion before the end of the year with current renewed efforts at strengthening bilateral relations. The Ambassador of the country to Nigeria, Dr Ali…
The event was in keeping with the central theme of the assembly: “Strengthening Actions for Nature to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals” The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) joined public and private sector actors in Nairobi this week to discuss the…
WHEN Malawian engineer Ruth Mtuwa was a child, she visited a sick family member in hospital and was shocked to see that barely any of the medical equipment worked. That realisation pushed her to want to help, leading her on…
DANGOTE Cement Plc has sustained its position as a leading contributor to Nigeria’s economy with a tax charge of N173.93 billion for the financial year ended 31st December 2021. According to the cement group’s audited results released on the portal…
NIGERIA and Equatorial Guinea have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the fifth edition of the Nigeria International Energy Summit 2022. The MoU, which was signed by the two countries’ respective oil ministers, will see Nigeria supplying gas…
A 2022 research report published by Statista Global Business Cities has ranked Egypt’s Cairo as the top business city in Africa. The reports assess economically relevant cities from around the world based on the most relevant data for decisions at the…
THE World Bank predicts Tanzania’s economy to expand between 4.5 percent to 5.5 percent this year compared to 4.3 percent in 2021, as a rollback of coronavirus-related restrictions in many countries boosts tourism and trade, its country director said on…
UNITED States congressman, Gregory Meeks has warned that the United States will only be part of the future if it invests in Africa now. The congressman from New York and chairman of the US House Foreign Affairs Committee was speaking…
THE Biden administration announced additional sanctions against Russia’s central bank on Monday, a move that effectively prohibits Americans from doing any business with the bank as well as freezes assets within the United States. The new measures will also target…
RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin on Monday announced emergency measures intended to prop up the plunging ruble, including banning residents from transferring money abroad and forcing exporters to buy the currency. Sanctions imposed by the West over the weekend had an…
