The Federal Government of Nigeria and the Kingdom of Morocco have reopened their discussions to fast-track the process of achieving the Final Investment Decision (FID) on the Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline project. The parley took place on the sidelines of a meeting between the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Mr. Ekperikpe Ekpo, and the […]
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NASME Canvasses Stronger Stakeholders’ Synergy To Grow MSMEs
The Nigerian Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (NASME) has advocated stronger synergy among stakeholders in the nation’s industrial space to ensure sustainable growth of millions of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Africa. The National President of NASME, Dr Abdulrashid Yerima, who made the call on Tuesday at the virtual meeting organized to […]
AfDB, ECOWAS Seal $3.56mn Mou To Boost Sub-Regional Pharma Industries
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for $3.56 million in grant funding to support the development of pharmaceutical industries in West Africa. The Managing Director of the Bank for Nigeria, Lamin Barrow, and ECOWAS Commissioner in charge of Industry and […]
ECOWAS Commission, World Bank Call For Deepening Of Regional Integration
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission and the World Bank have concluded a high-level consultation event on regional integration as a possible catalyst to re-ignite Africa’s economic growth engine.