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…
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 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 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)…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Rights Agenda (MRA) announced today that it has filed a Freedom of Information (FOI) suit at the Federal High Court in Lagos against the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) for its refusal to act on the organization’s information request seeking details of payments of license fees by broadcasting stations and platforms operating…
Being presentation made by DR. SIJUADE KAYODE, ESQ., FICMC. (Vice President, Commerce ACCI) at the Award Writing Workshop for mentees of the NCC-DRC Second Series Mentorship Program on 15th September, 2022. GENERAL OVERVIEW OF ARBITRATION What is Arbitration? It is a non-court alternative method of resolving disputes, where an arbitrator or panel of arbitrators is…
The Sahel is one of the poorest and most environmentally degraded regions of our planet. It is also considered one of the world’s most vulnerable areas to climate change, as temperatures there increase one and a half times faster than in the rest of the world. This vulnerability is made worse by the region’s high…
Press Statement Highlights: Amaechi’s presence in the presidency restored the $10Bn NLNG Train 7 that Wike and his master (Jonathan) blocked; Has led to release of almost $400m of the $1Bn of the UNEP Fund to Ogoni that Wike and his master blocked; Brought back some oil wells Wike and his master ceded to other…
A former Chairman of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Ilesa Branch Barrister Kanmu Ajibola has asked the court to commit to prison the Osun State House of Assembly Speaker, Rt. Hon. Timothy Owoeye, the State Independent Electoral Commission (OSIEC) boss, Mr. Oladunjoye Oladitan over their insistence to conduct the proposed October 15th council election in…
