Goddy Ikeh

The African Development Bank has received the prestigious Development Finance Institution (DFI) of the year award at the TXF GLOBAL 2024 Export, Project & Development Finance Conference, for being at the forefront of multilateral development bank (MDB) innovation.

The price of OPEC basket of 12 crudes stood at $85.46 a barrel on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, compared with $86.27 the previous day, according to OPEC Secretariat calculations.

Abidjan’s 4th bridge, linking the communes of Yopougon and Plateau, was opened to traffic at the end of December, two weeks ahead of the 2023 African Cup of Nations that was held from January 13 to February 11, 2024.

Cote d’Ivoire is to establish a bank that will provide finance for housing projects in Africa, following Parliamentary approval for the mortgage institution.

Switzerland is Côte d’Ivoire’s 4th largest trading partner after China, France and Nigeria.

The Federal Government of Nigeria on Wednesday initiated dialogue with the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI) to obtain emergency supplies of oral cholera vaccine (OCV) as the country battles the disease amid the global shortage of the vaccines.

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has said that 85 million Nigerians do not have access to electricity, even as it has mobilized about $4.5 million for on-grid and off-grid power in the country.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) says it has uncovered another 165 illegal refineries in various locations across the oil-rich Niger Delta region of Nigeria..

The ECOWAS Commission hosted the second meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives of the ECOWAS Member States as an advisory body to the ECOWAS Council of Ministers on Wednesday, June 26, 2024 in Abuja.

The United States has thanked King Mohammed VI for the provision of medical aids to the people of Gaza.