Bag of Goodies Promo: Previous winners excited over coming Season 2
…Commend Dangote for transforming their lives Previous winners of star prizes in the Bag of Goodies National Consumer Promo Season 1, done by Dangote Cement Plc in 2019 have expressed huge excitement over the approaching Season 2 version, which is…
Harnessing youths’ workforce to spike post-COVID-19 economic recovery—AfDB
Growth in West Africa, poised to expand by 4.0 percent in 2020, now projected to contract by -2.0 percent in 2020; Demand for science, technology, engineering and mathematics increasing, though school enrolment, retention rates poor. West Africa’s burgeoning youth population…
FG releases National Standardisation Strategy 2020–2022
The Federal Government has issued the first ever Nigerian National Standardisation Strategy (NNSS) 2020 – 2022. The Strategy was developed by the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) to identify priority areas to focus on, based on national needs assessment. In…
Global experts call for a radical health policy shift in post COVID-19 Africa
Global health experts and practitioners at a policy webinar hosted by the African Development Institute (ADI) called for a “Marshall Plan on Inclusive Health in Africa.” There is an urgent need for inclusive health policy in Africa – one that…
NEPZA Secures NIPC Partnership to speed up development of Free Trade Zones
The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) in a bid to spike influx of both local and International investors to the 41 Free Trade Zones strategically located in the Country has sought and secured partnership of the Nigeria Investment Promotion…
BUA Cement sets up 3mmt Cement Plant, 50mw Power Plant in Adamawa
One of West Africa’s largest Cement companies, BUA Cement has announced that it is set to establish a three million metric tonnes cement plant and 50 megawatts power plant in Guyuk and Lamurde local governments of Adamawa state in the…
As pensioners protest, Uzodinma mulls change to Contributory Pensions
Amidst endless protests by the association of Imo Pensioners over mounting arrears of unpaid pensions, Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma has set in motion the process of integrating Imo Pensioners into the National Contributory Pensions Scheme as a way…
Blessing in disguise: At last border closure raised MPV by 41.8%
No doubt, the hues and cries that greeted last year’s total closure of land borders may have metamorphosed into blessing as the nation’s Manufacturers’ Production Value (MPV) has shut up by 41.8%. This was revealed in the Manufacturers Association of…
Okezie directs payments of arrears of worker’s check-off dues, if any
Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu has directed that arrears of worker’s check-off dues, if any, owed to industrial unions in the state be paid immediately. The Chief of Staff to the Governor, Dr A.C.B Agbazuere who conveyed the Governor’s…
Report sets out practical steps for Africa to survive post Covid-19
As several countries continue to rebuild from the COVID-19 pandemic, a new guide by Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) shows how clean energy investment can support countries to ‘Recover Better’, and use this unique moment to reset their economies and…
