The OPEC Fund for International Development (the OPEC Fund) signed a $20 million term loan in favour of East African Development Bank (EADB), to support small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and infrastructure projects in East Africa. EADB is an important regional development institution for delivering key development objectives across the East Africa region. It enjoys a high level of...
By Phyllis Wakiaga We have a great advantage in Kenya as a nation of young, vibrant and highly creative youth. They account for about 75% of Kenya’s population, according to the World Bank. However, they are not adequately enabled to participate in our country’s social, economic and political development. There are many reasons for this, some are unemployment, under-employment, lack of skills,...
A GOODWILL MESSAGE BY HON. (PRINCE) AKEEM ADEYEMI, CHAIRMAN, HOUSE COMMITTEE ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS AT THE JOINT LAUNCH OF THE STRATEGIC VISION (IMPLEMENTATION) PLAN (SVP) 2021-2025, THE COMPENDIUM OF EVC’S SPEECHES AND NCC GLOBAL CONNECT, HOLDING TODAY, 7th SEPTEMBER, 2021. Protocols It is a great honour to be here today in my capacity as the Chairman of the House Committee on Telecommunications...
Over five thousand families have benefitted from the food support programme organised by the USAID funded Urban Assistance Scheme, which was launched by the World Food Programme (WFP). The programme is being spearheaded by Lead, who is in partnership with the WFP in reaching out to the beneficiaries. The scheme is meant to benefit vulnerable families who have been drawn...
The president stated this at a Presidential Conference with the Participants of Senior Executive Course 42 of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies at the State House, Abuja, recently. He noted that the focal point of the group's research for the year, "Population Growth and Human Capital Development: Challenges and Opportunities," was most appropriate in timing, and the...
Nigerian airports in its capital, Abuja, and commercial hub Lagos have reopened for domestic travels today. However, a few airports will open on July 11 while the rest will resume flights on July 15. Still, No date has been given for the resumption of international flights The resumption of flights is the latest step by the government to reopen Africa’s...
An evaluation of the end of the coffee season in Tanzania has revealed that the East African nation earned $135 million in 2020/2021 via the exportation of 68,880 tonnes of coffee. In a total of 23 auctions held in the key coffee zones, some 30,375 tonnes of Arabica coffee and 38,505 tonnes of Robusta were sold to match up...
By Mayowa Jolayemi Over the past few years, analysts and futurists have sufficiently predicted a future of work which is expected to be gradual and play out in phases as we progressively move from the conventional system at play to the predicted future. Unfortunately, this process is now fast-forwarded by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has made governments across the world to enforce...
Pearl Dairy Farms is now exporting its range of milk powder products to Ethiopia, Malawi and South Sudan underpinned by the ratification of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement. With the expansion of these markets; Pearl Dairy products are now sold in over eight countries and growing. Algeria is next on the list of potential markets as the...
The program will support 300 high-performing entrepreneurs with up to 150,000 USD each in zero-interest loans and will provide technical support to spur Africa’s economic recovery. Entrepreneurial Solutions Partners (ESPartners), in collaboration with the U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF) and Ecobank, has launched the African Resilience Initiative for Entrepreneurs (ARIE) – a pan-African initiative to provide financial and technical assistance...

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