Goddy Ikeh
In Bali, Morocco welcomed Indonesia’s position as an influential power, committed to supporting the stability, national sovereignty and territorial integrity of all the countries on the African continent. The Kingdom of Morocco reaffirms its commitment to South-South cooperation.
The price of OPEC basket of 12 crudes stood at $78.75 a barrel on Thursday, August 30, 2024, compared with $78.25 the previous day, according to OPEC Secretariat calculations.
The current performance of the Moroccan tourism sector should nevertheless be seen in the context of the spectacular 69.2 per cent increase recorded in the previous year.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of Ghana has appealed to Ghanaians who get the opportunity to study abroad to return home to place knowledge and ex¬periences at the disposal of their fellow citizens as part of their contribution towards national development.
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) says that it is facing challenges due to the $6 billion debt owed to foreign petrol suppliers.
Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Mr. Adebayo Adelabu, has said that power generation in Nigeria, which peaked at 5,170 megawatts on Friday, August 30, 2024, has ramped down by 1,400mw due to the inability of the distribution companies (Discos) to pick the power allocated to them.
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says that the Letter of Credit payments in the first seven months of 2024 dropped by 57.04 per cent to $391.91 million compared to $912.35 million in the same period of 2023.
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery is set to roll out the sale of petrol as the 650,000-capacity refinery has engaged in a test-run of the product.
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Senate President, Sen. Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, over “the failure to end the apparently unlawful practice by the National Assembly of fixing its allowances and running costs and the failure to account for the monthly running costs paid to members”.
The 12th Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA-XII) commenced today in Abidjan, bringing together a diverse coalition of key stakeholders to confront the urgent challenges posed by climate change across the continent.