The United States African Development Foundation (USADF) and All On today announced the official opening of the 2022 Nigeria Off-Grid Energy Challenge, which will provide up to US$100,000 in blended finance to each selected enterprise. Proposals are invited from eligible Nigerian off-grid energy companies. Selected enterprises will receive funding in the form of convertible debt…
To Set Up Regional Maritime Safety and Security Research Center • We Are Delighted to be Associated with NIMASA – WMU President The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has renewed its Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with the World Maritime University, (WMU) Malmo, Sweden. The move is aimed at enhancing capacity development; to grow the Nigerian maritime sector. Speaking shortly after the signing of the MoU virtually,the Director General of the Agency, Dr. Bashir…
Water is flowing to Sudan and Egypt as usual while generating power to the Ethiopian people who do not want to starve and thirst the people of Sudan and Egypt, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said . The prime minister made the remark at the inaugural ceremony of the partial commencing of power generation of…
The Nigerian Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Mr. Abubakar Malami says for the country to benefit from the opportunities inherent in its Geographic Indications, it must establish an appropriate legal framework to protect its indigenous products. The minister said this at the just concluded National Conference on creating Legal and Institutional…
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has said that Nigeria is realising its goal of a digital economy as Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is leading the country’s revenue generation . Director-General of NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa, stated this in Kaduna at a One Day Stakeholder’s engagement program organised to create understanding between the Agency…
OPEC Secretary General, Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, has received a special award in recognition of his achievements as Secretary General of the Organization for two tenures Barkindo received the award in a high-level gala dinner hosted by Egypt Petroleum Show (EGYPS) 2022, which is ongoing in Cairo. The Secretary General applauded the exemplary leadership and vision…
The Federal Government of Nigeria says it’s working out modalities to rebuild some of the Agricultural processing centers in Nasarawa state. The Market Enterprise Development Adviser of Value Chain Development Program (VCDP), Mrs. Fatima Buhari, stated this during a three-day working visit to inspect the implementation of the program in the Doma Local Government Area of the state….
The USAID-funded Feed the Future Nigeria Rural Resilience activity, through Mercy Corps Nigeria, has signed partnership agreements with 14 private sector and civil society organisations to facilitate the recovery of the Northeast Nigeria business environment. The initiative aims to improve the resilience and livelihood of smallholder farmers and microenterprise owners. Market structures in parts of…
The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development & Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Simbi K. Wabote has urged the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) to help the nation in weeding out bad eggs in the journalism profession. Speaking at a breakfast meeting with GOCOP members at Lagos Sheraton, Ikeja, Engr. Wabote noted that GOCOP as a professional…
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has stated that it would use the instrumentality of the Finance Act 2021, through collaboration with taxpayers and key stakeholders to ensure adequate funding of the country’s budget and raise the requisite financing for national development. This was stated by the Executive Chairman of the FIRS, Muhammad Nami, yesterday…
