The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) officially launched the Africa Minigrids Program (AMP) on 29th September, 2022, a four-year project funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Nigeria. The programme aims to support access to clean energy by increasing the financial viability, and promoting scaled up commercial investment, in renewable…
The Civil Society Network Against Corruption (CSNAC) has kicked against the position of Dr. Omar Alieu-Touray, President of ECOWAS Commission, on subsequent vacancies at the Commission as he takes the mantle of leadership. The Commission’s President was reported to have said during a town-hall meeting on Friday, 9th September 2022 with staff of the Commission…
The International Trade Centre (ITC) and UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to unlock financing for small businesses, with a focus on women’s economic empowerment, youth entrepreneurship and supportive business ecosystems. Geneva) The International Trade Centre (ITC) and the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) today strengthened their partnership to promote…
The Council, Management and Members of Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) Congratulate the former president of the National Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), Hajia Saratu Iya Aliyu on the award of the Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) NATIONAL HONOURS. We join you in celebrating this…
President Muhammadu Buhari has awarded national honour of the Member of the Order of the FederalRepublic (MFR) on the President of Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), Dr Al-Mujtaba Abubakar. Dr Abubakar was among the 437 nominated for the national award and among 75 persons for MFR in recognition of his contributions to the…
The Council, Management and Members of Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) Congratulate our President, Dr Al-Mujtaba Abubakar on the award of the MFR NATIONAL HONOURS. We join you in celebrating this national recognition as you continue to lead Abuja Chamber to greater heights building on the achievements of past leaders. Congratulations.
Military officers seized control of Burkina Faso on Friday, claiming to be restoring peace to the jihadist-wracked country as they dismissed a junta leader who had himself come to power in a coup at the start of this year. In the capital Ouagadougou, witnesses heard pre-dawn gunfire around the presidential palace and junta headquarters. Then…
By Olalekan Adigun If you are a job seeker or need to change jobs, the best career advice is for you to become an activist. Sure, you are passionate about something: the environment or climate change, out-of-school children, drug addictions among juveniles and the likes. You are not just becoming an activist, I’m talking about…
By Wale Abdulahi The ruling against Governor Gboyega Oyetola came to many as a surprise. It constitutes major setback for the defeated Governor and also indicated more negative fallouts for the Iragbiji politician. Yes, the Governor has the grace to appeal the judgement up to Supreme Court. Irrespective of that window of opportunity, he is…
By Rachel Couper, Teddie Mandala Global development agencies seeking to improve results are increasingly looking to diversify their stable of partners and implementers as part of a broader drive toward locally led development. In 2021, for example, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Samantha Power set out a new target for direct funding to local…
