Zulum Addresses Multinationals as UK Hosts Conference on Boko Haram/ISWAP Surrender 

… Nigeria, Chad, Niger, Cameroon officials attend  Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum on Tuesday addressed multinationals from Lake Chad countries, and development partners from the UK and other countries, during an ongoing conference being hosted by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development office.  The conference, tagged “Lake Chad Basin: Key Steps Towards Comprehensive…

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Seven Takeaways from Africa-Europe D4D Hub Multi-Stakeholder Forum

By Victoria Wenzelmann and Ahtziri Gonzalez Civil society organisations, companies, entrepreneurs, experts, and citizens all have a role to play in accelerating the digital transition and ensuring that it contributes to sustainable and inclusive development. In this spirit, the African Union and the European Union teamed up to co-host the first Africa-Europe D4D Hub Multi-Stakeholder Forum,…

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Exxon is Mining Bitcoin in North Dakota as Part of its Plan to Slash Emissions

ExxonMobil has been working with Denver-based Crusoe Energy Systems to mine bitcoin in North Dakota for over a year, according to people with knowledge of the project. The pilot program, which is operating in the Bakken region, launched in late January 2021 and had begun expanding by July.ConocoPhillips is pursuing similar work in the same…

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Campaign Posters: PDP Demands Emefiele’s Immediate Resignation, Investigation

…Says It’s Height of Impunity The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) demands the immediate resignation and investigation of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele, following his appearance in All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign posters which confirms his partisan affiliation and entanglement with the APC. The PDP asserts that the appearance of…

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