Italy has made a new commitment of €5 million to Africa’s sustainable energy future through the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) Special Fund. A news report from African Press Organisation (APO) Group circulated on behalf of African Development Bank Group (AfDB) quoted the Italian Deputy Minister of Environment and Energy Security, Vannia Gava, as announcing […]
The Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, has estimated that the construction of fibre optic cables in Nigeria will require about $2 billion investment. Tijani, who gave this hint when he featured as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Tuesday, said that his ministry, working in collaboration with […]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has signed two gas deals covering a floating liquefied natural gas deal and a small-scale LNG deal at the ongoing COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirate (UAE) According to the company, the deals were both for Domestic, and International Markets. There is an Agreement on 421 Tonnes Per […]
Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, has called off a high-profile briefing with US lawmakers amid an impasse over future US funding for the country. Already, virtual appearances in the Senate and House had been scheduled for Tuesday, but were cancelled at the last moment after a top Ukrainian official warned they were in danger of losing […]
As anxieties continue to mount over Nigeria’s rising inflation rate associated largely to spiking food prices, economists at the Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa (CSEA), a leading Afro-focused economic research and consulting firm, have charged the governments to commit more resources to agricultural programmes and adopt other fiscal measures to reduce […]
Aon, a global re/insurance brokerage firm, has announced its partnership with the African Development Bank (AfDB), and Amini, an innovator in space technology and artificial intelligence, to increase crop insurance capacity across Africa, support smallholder farmers’ resilience and accelerate the use of nature positive practices. The partnership is also expected to help in reducing supply […]
Apparently worried by the risks of the plans by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited’s (NNPCL’s) to commence pricing crude supplies against dated Brent crude from next year, oil traders have opposed the proposed pricing regime, especially based on the potential negative implications for their investments in the oil industry. The state-owned company had on […]
…..Proposes N4.5Bn Allocation To Firm In 2024 Fiscal Year The Minister of Steel Development, Shuaibu Audu, has initiated moves to source N35 billion from financial institutions to revive the moribund Ajaokuta Steel Company. Audu, in a statement on the latest funding move by the government issued by the ministry’s Chief Information Officer, Tine-Iulun Maureen, was […]
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), has advocated the need for effective collaboration between it, states and local governments to ensure that data production and dissemination mechanisms are comprehensive and reflective of the diverse programmes and activities at federal and subnational levels. The Statistician-General of the Federation and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the statistics […]
The Federal Government has hinted that it may be compelled to revoke unutilized licences granted to marginal oil field operators which have remained non-operational since issuance. The Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Engr. Gbenga Komolafe told Reuters on Monday that only companies with viable technical and financial backup would get to […]