AFCON: Cote d’Ivoire midfielder, Seri, reveals what coach told team at half time
Cote d’Ivoire midfielder, Jean-Michael Seri says despite the team advancing on penalties, what matters is the fact that they have qualified for the quarter finals of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa…
We Are Ready For Partnership To Support Our Ambition For Large-scale Infrastructure Development, Economic Diversification – Finance Minister
Minister of Finance Zainab Ahmed The Minister of Finance Zainab Ahmed, says the Federal Government is committed to partnership with the African Development Bank, AfDB, and other critical stakeholders that…
Nigeria to Benefit From AfDB’s $20m Equity Investment in Uhuru Growth Fund High Growth Middle-market Businesses in W/A
The African Development Bank has approved a US$20 million equity investment in Uhuru Growth Fund 1, a first-generation fund sponsored by Uhuru Partners Limited, a private equity firm, focused on…
Nigeria Contributes $710m to ECOWAS West Africa Units of Account, More Than 13 Countries in 12 Years
Nigeria has contributed more money to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) than 13 other Members states put together in the last 12 years, statistics…
World Bank Report Highlights New Linkages between Sustainable High Growth and Job Creation
High-growth firms in emerging economies account for more than 50% of all new jobs and sales despite making up less than 20% of all firms in manufacturing and…
AfDB Approves US$40 Million Third Equity Investment in AIIF3
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank have approved its third equity investment of US$40 million in Africa Infrastructure Investment Fund (AIIF3), a closed-ended…
Google Lunchpad Accelerator Africa programme Graduates class 2
Google has graduated the Class 2 of its Lunchpad Accelerator Africa programme in Lagos. The Country Director, Google, Mrs Juliet Ehimuan-Chiazor disclosed this at the graduation…
Doing Business Report: New Record Set as 314 Reforms Introduced to Improve Business Climate Around the World
Governments around the world set a new record in bureaucracy busting efforts for the domestic private sector, implementing 314 business reforms over the past year, says the…
FIBA Africa World Cup qualifiers: We are happy with our first victory- Nwora
Alex Nwora, Head Coach, Nigeria’s Senior National Men’s Basketball team, D’Tigers, says winning their first game is the most important thing in the ongoing FIBA World Cup qualifiers holding in…
17m people left Africa in 2017, says UN report
No fewer than 17 million Africans left the continent in 2017 in search of greener pastures, a new report by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has said….