Solar power due to overtake oil production investment for first time -IEA
May 25, 2023 Investment in clean energy will extend its lead over spending on fossil fuels in 2023, the International Energy Agency said on Thursday, with solar projects expected to…
OPEC+ producers send conflicting messages ahead of June policy meeting
May 25, 2023 Top OPEC producers and their main allies have given a raft of conflicting messages about next oil policy moves, making it particularly difficult to predict the outcome…
Paul Usoro, Ex-NBA President, Appointed Chairman Access Bank
Mr. Paul Usoro, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, has been appointed as the new Chairman of Access Bank Plc. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Usoro was a non-Executive Director…
Nigeria’s economy, other African countries to grow by 4.1% amid crises – AfDB projects
May 25, 2023 The African Development Bank (AfDB) says Nigeria and other economies of Africa is projected to grow by 4.1 per cent in 2023 and 4.3 per cent in…
National Identity: FG approves issuance of multipurpose card to Nigerians by banks
May 25, 2023 The Federal Government says Nigerians can now request their commercial banks to issue them with a debit card which doubles as their National Identity Card at no…
Meet Gozy Ijogun, the new CEO of Task Systems Limited
At 25, armed with a degree in Chemistry from University College, London, a Master of Science degree in Accounting, Organizations and Institutions from the London School of Economics, Mrs. Gozy…
Buhari seeks Senate nod for payment of N226bn, $556.8m, £98.5m Judgment debts
President Muhammadu Buhari has sought the approval of Senate to issue a promissory note for the payment of 566,754,584.31 dollars, 98,526,012.00 Pounds and N226,281,801,881.64 judgment debt owed by the Federal…
African GDP growth to edge up in 2023 despite South Africa slide -AfDB
May 24, 2023 Africa’s economic growth is set to edge upwards in 2023 and 2024 amid tighter global monetary policy and the fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but South…
WHO ‘overstretched’ in response to increasing health emergencies
May 23, 2023 A growing number of health emergencies around the world, from COVID-19 to cholera, have left the World Health Organization’s response “overstretched”, a senior advisor said on Tuesday….
Africa Finance Ministers seek IMF’s special drawing rights system reforms
May 23, 2023 African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development have called for reforms of the IMF’s Special Drawing Rights (SDR) system. The ministers made the call at the…