Goddy Ikeh
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) convened a high-level consultative meeting in Accra to deliberate on the update of its Regional Infrastructure Master Plan (RIMP).
The ECOWAS Commission and Plan International Inc, a non-profit organisation registered in the State of New York, United States of America, signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Thursday, November 21. 2024, in Abuja, Nigeria, to promote and strengthen their cooperation to better protect children and young people, particularly girls and young women, through the promotion of their rights in all development sectors and humanitarian contexts common to both organisations.
The OPEC Fund for International Development (the OPEC Fund) has signed a US$40 million loan as part of a US$394 million sustainability-linked loan for ETC Group (ETG), one of Africa’s largest agricultural commodity supply chain managers.
The Managing Director of the Bank of Industry (BoI), Mr. Olasupo Olusi, says that the Bank has raised new funding package worth €2 billion through global loan syndication to improve its financial capacity to support a wide range of development initiatives.
The Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), NSC, Mr. Pius Akutah, has raised alarm over the persistent security challenges, including cargo theft and lawlessness that continue to disrupt operations at Nigerian ports.
The Nigerian economy is under siege from cybercriminals, with organisations facing an average of 3,759 cyber-attacks each week.
The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, has commended Nigeria’s economic reforms under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu.
The price of OPEC basket of 12 crudes stood at $73.05 a barrel on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, compared with $72.56 the previous day, according to OPEC Secretariat calculations.
The Nigerian Content Human Capacity Development (NC-HCD) Basic Training Programme for the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Train 7 Project has kicked off in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State in south-eastern Nigeria.
The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Mr. Gbenga Komolafe, says that no international oil companies (IOCs) is leaving Nigeria despite the companies’ divestments.