Goddy Ikeh
As Burkina Faso recently withdrew from ECOWAS, Senegal’s ambassador concludes his mission in Ouagadougou, praising the “exceptional” relations between the two countries despite regional tensions.
The African Guarantee Fund (AGF) announced on Wednesday the launch of its local currency guarantee mechanism, dubbed “Mission 300,” which can boost access to energy.
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading champion of entrepreneurship, has announced that applications for its 2025 Entrepreneurship Programmes are now open and aspiring and existing entrepreneurs from across Africa are invited to apply for a chance to receive world-class training, expert mentoring, and non-refundable seed capital funding to scale their businesses.
The ECOWAS Commission says that the withdrawal of Burkina Faso, the Republic of Mali and the Republic of Niger from ECOWAS has become effective on Wednesday, January 29, 2025.
The independent regulation subsidiary of Nigerian Exchange Group, NGX Regulation Limited (NGX RegCo) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have called for enhanced partnership to enhance market surveillance and combat financial crimes in Nigeria’s increasingly digitalized capital market.
The Project Management Institute and the United Nations specialised agency for ICTs, the International Telecommunication Union, have signed a collaboration agreement to enhance project governance, implementation, and the development of future-ready skills within ITU’s global initiatives.
The Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has issued a stark warning to world leaders, calling for collaboration and reforms to avert potential economic disaster amid rising global trade tensions and looming economic fragmentation,
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu says Nigeria is leveraging over $3.25 billion in foreign investment to ensure a steady power supply to 23.7 million people.
The Wini Group has secured support from Lagos State to establish Nigeria’s first university dedicated entirely to Artificial Intelligence in Epe, near Lagos.
The President of the African Development Bank, Akinwunmi Adesina, has revealed that approximately 600,000 women and children die every year in Africa due to the lack of access to clean cooking sources.