Goddy Ikeh
In a legislative session yesterday, the Moroccan House of Representatives approved Bill No. 21.24, which lays down specific provisions on the compulsory basic health insurance scheme (AMO) for persons who are able to pay contributions, but are not engaged in any paid or unpaid activity. The text was adopted by a large majority, with 99 votes in favour and only one against.
The price of OPEC basket of 12 crudes stood at $85.98 a barrel on Monday, June 24, 2024, compared with $86.00 the previous Friday, according to OPEC Secretariat calculations.
Business leaders and supply chain experts will gather at the Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City in Accra, Ghana from July 29 to 30 for the inaugural Supply Chain Business Forum and Exhibition.
“We don’t have access to digital devices like smart phones, computers, laboratories, or libraries equipped with modern educational technology for research in Eastern Equatoria or, indeed, across South Sudan. I appeal to the government to provide such amenities in schools to ensure our students get the same opportunities as those in other countries,” said Amama Mariam, guest of honor at a recent commemoration of Day of the African Child.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of Ghana has presented credentials to nine newly appointed diplomats, urging them to actively promote Ghana’s image and interests abroad.
The Nigerian Government has spent a total of $15.55 billion on debt servicing between 2019 and 2024, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Nigeria.
The European Union Commission has said that it has concluded plans to invest €150bn in trade and transport infrastructure across West Africa with a special focus on the Lagos- Abidjan corridor.
The Managing Director, ExxonMobil Nigeria, Shane Harris, has declared that the oil major is not leaving Nigeria as claimed in some quarters, particularly after the oil firm’s proposed divestment of a 100 per cent interest in Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited to Seplat Energy Offshore Limited.
Haiti is in the midst of a deep crisis marked by widespread gang violence, chronic political instability and endemic poverty.
The USAID-funded West Africa Trade & Investment Hub (Trade Hub) on Monday hosted a partnership summit.