GAS remains critical for African economies despite the global push to end investments in fossil fuels as the world transitions to cleaner fuels, African Development Bank (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina said on Thursday. Adesina, a Nigerian economist, said that Africa,…
TWO more bodies were on Saturday night recovered from the debris of the collapsed 21-storey building at Ikoyi, bringing the death toll to 44, rescuers said on Sunday. The bodies, both males, were discovered and extricated around 10pm and midnight…
GHANA’S oil industry has had a fair amount of success in making its case to the local population, but a move onshore risks inflaming tensions. Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo has set out the case for the Petroleum Hub, in demonstration…
THREE female students have been reportedly injured in a fire outbreak at the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) Murtala female hostel on Saturday. AfemaiReporters gathered that properties were also destroyed in the incident, the second of such in one month. The…
KENYA has received the green light to access $264 million from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) following the conclusion of a second review of the institution’s extended fund facility and extended credit facility, the National Treasury and IMF said in…
AT least 99 people were killed and more than 100 injured in the capital of Sierra Leone late on Friday when a fuel tanker exploded following a collision, local authorities said. The accident occurred in a busy street in the…
BREAKING: Umulogho Obowo Imo State On Fire, 4 Dead (VIDEO):
EAST Africa’s economic growth is expected to recover to an average of 4.1 percent in 2021, up from 0.4 percent posted in 2020, according to the African Development Bank’s (AfDB’s) latest economic outlook report for the region. In 2022, average…
IN some parts of Ghana, firewood and charcoal remain as major sources of energy for urban and rural households, while problems such as contamination and deforestation ensue. Meantime, some Ghanaian enterprises are making bold changes by adopting the model of…
By ABDULLAHI RABIU, Kano KANO State governor Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has called for the establishment of small, medium and large scale processing plants in order to boost the production of the vegetable crop. He made the call on Wednesday…
