Emerging economies face $220 billion in budget cuts amid debt crisis – Oxfam
October 9, 2023 Some of the world’s poorest countries face budget cuts topping $220 billion over the coming five years due to a debt crisis that has pushed dozens to…
Gates donates $40 mln to boost access to mRNA vaccines in Africa
October 9, 2023 The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will give $40 million, including to a Belgian biotech company and two leading African vaccine manufacturers, in a bid to boost…
FG To Restart TradeMoni Scheme November, Earmarks N50,000 Beneficiaries
October 9, 2023 …To launch conditional cash transfer to 15m households October 17 The Federal Government will restart the Tradermoni scheme in November with each beneficiary getting N50,000 to support…
Debt: Indigenous contractors resist Agip acquisition by Oando
Indigenous contractors to Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) have kicked against the ongoing acquisition of the company by Oando and threatened to occupy all facilities belonging to Agip in the…
Ndukwe, Oti, others set for FUTO Alumni Biennial Lecture Oct 19
Lagos State will host the 2023 biennial lecture of the Federal University of Technology- Owerri (FUTO) Alumni Association; the 6th in the series, where techies, technocrats and academics including Ernest…
HP Imagine 2023: HP Unveils Latest Breakthrough Innovations for Hybrid Work and Life
HP Inc. (NYSE: HPQ) Thursday, October 5, hosted its first-ever HP Imagine event, a celebration of the company’s latest breakthrough innovations designed for the hybrid world. At HP Imagine…
Building to Last: Nurturing Excellence and Crafting Future African Leaders at UBA
By Tony Elumelu Some moments resonate as profoundly remarkable in life, where dreams are born from humble beginnings and transformed into extraordinary realities. As I stood before 700…
Russian grain deliveries to Africa to start within a month – Ifax cites agriculture minister
October 6, 2023 Russia will start delivering its grain to African countries within a month to six weeks, the Interfax news agency cited Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev as saying on…
GOCOP confab’23: Uwaleke plots roadmap for naira recovery, urges moving surplus to Infrastructure Fund
Nigerians have been told when the ailing naira may bounce back to reduce hyper inflation and pains on the citizenry. The indication was revealed at the 7th annual conference…
Dengue fever will ‘take off’ in southern Europe, US, Africa this decade, WHO scientist says
October 6, 2023 Dengue fever will become a major threat in the southern United States, southern Europe and new parts of Africa this decade, the WHO’s chief scientist said, as…