Goddy Ikeh
Across Africa, nearly 600 million people live in energy poverty, deprived of reliable access to electricity—a fundamental prerequisite for modern life. This staggering statistic represents more than just a lack of power.
African heads of state, business leaders, and development partners will converge tomorrow in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, for the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit where they will commit to ambitious reforms and actions to expand access to reliable, affordable, and sustainable electricity to 300 million people in Africa by 2030.
Ghana’s total public debt dropped to GH¢24.1 bil¬lion month-on-month from GH¢761.0 billion in November 2024, the Bank of Ghana’s Janu¬ary 2025 Summary of Financial and Economic Data has revealed.
President John Dramani Mahama of Ghana has assured the chiefs and people of the Volta Region that it would receive its fair share of the national cake.
Nigeria’s Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment, Dr Jumoke Oduwole, has announced plans by the ministry to conduct a nationwide census of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises in 2025, as part of its economic growth and industrial transformation strategy.
The Nigerian equity market recorded a surge last week, as the All-Share Index and market capitalisation appreciated by 1.22 per cent and 1.26 per cent, respectively.
The Nigerian Defence Headquarters has confirmed the death of 22 soldiers and over 70 insurgents during an ongoing military operation in the Timbuktu Triangle, a notorious terrorist stronghold in Borno State in northern Nigeria.
Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo, has assured Nigerians that his ministry will intensify efforts to improve service delivery and uphold the highest standards in Nigeria’s aviation sector.
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said that 18 persons died while 13 others survived in the petrol tanker explosion in Enugu state in southeastern Nigeria on Saturday.
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Nigerian Government and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) over the “arbitrary, unconstitutional, unlawful, unfair, and unreasonable” increase in telecom tariffs.