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Report: Why Europe’s Rush For Africa’s Gas Smacks Of Hypocrisy

Gas plant
Europe’s growing pressure on Nigeria and a handful of other African countries to produce more gas for export, while declining to fund such projects citing carbon emission reasons has hypocrisyRead More

IMF: 20 Sub-Saharan African Countries In Debt Distress, High Risk Of Debt Distress

International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Nigeria not listed despite huge public debt burden The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that debt vulnerabilities remains elevated in Sub-Saharan Africa, with no fewer than 20 countries inRead More

WHO: Malaria Killed Over 602,000 People In Nigeria, Others In 2021

World Health Organisation (WHO)
US spends $768m to fight malaria in countr y ExxonMobil spent over $37.4m on anti-malaria programmes in nation in 20 years Obaseki canvasses innovative financing in the disease fight AsRead More

WHO: Nigeria, 12 Other African Nations Yet To Surpass 10% COVID-19 Vaccination

World Health Organisation (WHO)
Nigeria and 12 other countries in Africa are yet to surpass 10 per cent full vaccination of their population against the COVID-19 pandemic, a report released by the UN OfficeRead More

Adesina: 250 Million Africans Live On Empty Stomach Daily

President of the African Development Bank, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina
Says hunger has become a way of life in the continent The President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has estimated that about 250 million men,Read More

IMF: Ukraine War Threatens Africa In Food, Fuel Prices

IMF boss, Kristalina Georgieva
Okays $1.4bn emergency financing for warn-torn country The Managjng Director of International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, has warned that the war in Ukraine threatens to undo Africa’s progress inRead More

Google: Demand For African Tech Developers On The Rise

Google
Technology startups in the software development ecosystem in Nigeria and other African countries have continued to attract international investment and support, just as the over 700,000 software developers across AfricaRead More

China Pledges One Billion Additional COVID-19 Vaccines For Nigeria, Other African Countries

Chinese President Xi Jinping
Promises $10bn investment in three years Omicron variant outbreak: WHO bemoans poor alert system, says new pandemic accord needed Aviation agencies vigilant, await FG’s directive NCDC harps on vaccination, adherenceRead More

W’Bank Mulls COVID-19 Vaccine Production In Africa

World Bank
Begins consultations with stakeholders The World Bank will in the next few weeks make some major announcements concerning its efforts to commence the production of COVID-19 vaccines in some AfricanRead More

Buhari Canvasses Debt Relief For African Countries

President Muhammadu Buhari
Says PPP will stem corruption President Muhammadu Buhari has canvassed for debt relief for African countries by European nations and international financial institutions. This is just as he gave anRead More