the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) re-established its external advisory committee, the Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid (ACVFA). The Committee’s new membership is comprised of internationally recognized leaders representing a broad range of sectors who will support the Agency’s mission and goals by advising on key development challenges and priorities. The Committee will be…
The Sahel today is marked by food insecurity, persistent poverty, ineffective governance, high population growth rates, and recurrent climate shocks. This often drives vulnerable communities into a chronic cycle of crisis, conflicts, and the need for large amounts of humanitarian assistance for millions of people. This is particularly true in Zinder, a region of southern…
Announcement Took Place During UNCDF’s 1st Annual Investment Forum Co-Hosted with The Rockefeller Foundation The UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) today announced the Capital Pathways platform on the sidelines of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly. This platform is intended to scale pathways to capital in support of sustainable finance, specifically for the world’s frontier…
The Utility would make climate transition-related data openly available in a single place for the first time and providing accurate, trusted, and verifiable data – a potential game-changer to enabling the delivery of a net-zero economy. September 21, 2022 – The Climate Data Steering Committee has unveiled recommendations on the design of a new open-data utility,…
The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Business Entrepreneurship Skills and Technology (ACCI BEST) Centre is set to launch a virtual e-learnjng course on gender equality and disability inclusion for better wellbeing of the beneficiaries. The programme is organised by ACCI- BEST Centre in collaboration with the GIZ-SKYE program and Vocational Education and Training (VET)…
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has cautioned Ministries, Departments and Agencies of Government (MDAs) against the appointment of consultants and concessionaires to collect taxes due to the Federal Government or any of its agencies, as the FIRS is the sole agency of government saddled with the responsibility of tax collection. In a Public Notice…
The Atiku Business Support Group(ABSG) has assured the citizens of Nigeria and the business community that the PDP Presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has the best plans for the private sector and the Nigerian economy following his presentation at the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The group said the PDP candidate has workable solutions…
The Tony Elumelu Foundation and the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) today signed an agreement to support youth entrepreneurship in Africa, with a specific focus on historically underinvested areas within African frontier markets. In bringing together the expertise, experience and boots-on-the-ground presence in African markets of The Tony Elumelu Foundation and UNCDF, the two organizations…
South West leaders of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday gathered at Ibadan to host the party’s presidential candidate , Atiku Abubakar with Osun state Governor-elect , Senator Ademola Adeleke describing the candidate’s economic blueprint as the best for Nigeria. Speaking while welcoming the Wazirin Adamawa, Adeleke said “the last time we hosted you,…
BEING AN ADDRESS DELIVERED BY HIS EXCELLENCY, ATIKU ABUBAKAR, VICE PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA (1999 – 2007) AND PRESIDENTIAL FLAG BEARER OF THE PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC PARTY – PDP ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2022 AT THE PRIVATE SECTOR ECONOMIC FORUM, ORGANIZED BY THE LAGOS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY. I thank the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry…
