Goddy Ikeh
Land, the cornerstone of agriculture in West Africa, remains at the heart of challenges related to food security and the empowerment of vulnerable populations.
Nigeria’s foremost indigenous energy company, Seplat Energy Plc, has said that it is actively pursuing a range of initiatives to decarbonise its operations and support a sustainable energy transition as part of its climate commitments and operational excellence strides.
The Nigerian economy recorded a 3.46 per cent year-on-year growth in Gross Domestic Product during the third quarter of this year.
Nigeria’s Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security and Fundação Getulio Vargas of Brazil, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to advance private sector development in fertiliser production, hybrid seed technology and agricultural finance.
Hundreds of traders in Merkato, the biggest open-air market in Africa, have embarked on strike action, causing significant business disruptions in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa.
The pan-African NGO Afrique Espérance has hailed the referendum in Gabon on November 16, 2024, saying that it was “peaceful and inclusive”, and a demonstration of the sustainability of the legislative framework for the 2025 presidential elections.
The Senegalese capital celebrated on Friday the 60th anniversary of the construction of the Great Mosque of Dakar, an emblematic monument inaugurated on March 27, 1964 by King Hassan II of Morocco and Léopold Sédar Senghor, the first President of Senegal.
The Financial Services Industry led the activity chart this week on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange with 1.041 billion shares valued at N16.207 billion traded in 21,099 deals.
Ethiopia’s Civil Society Organizations Authority on Thursday announced the ban of two organizations known for their human rights work, the Center for the Advancement of Rights and Democracy (CARD) and the Association for Human Rights in Ethiopia (AHRE).
The price of OPEC basket of 12 crudes stood at $73.32 a barrel on Thursday, November 21, 2024, compared with $73.05 the previous day, according to OPEC Secretariat calculations.