Africa
Access Bank Raises N442 Billion Capital through Syndicated Tier II Facility
By Abiodun Folarin In a significant stride towards fostering economic growth, Access Bank PLC, sub-Saharan Africa’s largest bank by customer base, has celebrated a landmark moment in its partnership with the Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank (FMO). The occasion marked the signing of a monumental syndicate Tier II Facility agreement…
Read More »Afreximbank’s Annual Meetings 2024 calls for unity of Africans across the globe
Concisedaily Newsonline– With the 31st annual meetings of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) underway in Nassau, The Bahamas from June 12-15, attendees have been called to strengthen the linkages between Africa and the Caribbean, the sixth region of the African Union. According to a statement, Heads of State, Ministers, government…
Read More »Plane Crash: APRA Commiserates with PR Society, Government and Citizens of MalawI
The African Public Relations Association (APRA) has expressed heartfelt condolences to the Public Relations Society of Malawi (PRSM, an institutional member of APRA), the government and citizens of the Republic of Malawi over the tragic plane crash that claimed the lives of the Vice President of Malawi, H.E. Dr. Saulos…
Read More »MARITIME SECURITY: Integrating NIMASA C4I, Naval Falcon Eye a top priority- Matawalle
Minister of State, Defence Hon. Bello Matawalle has declared Federal Government’s commitment to integrating the operations of the Command Control Computer Communication Information System of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA and the surveillance facility of the Nigerian Navy known as the Falcon eye system for the security…
Read More »NCC commits to uphold telecom consumers’ rights
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has restated its commitment to uphold the rights of telecom consumers, saying they occupy important positions in the telecommunications ecosystem in Nigeria. Its Executive Vice-Chairman (EVC), Lawal Maida, represented by the Executive Commissioner-designate, Technical Services, Abraham Ogbadami, said this on Friday at the 2024 World…
Read More »Mozambique gets $60.7m IMF loan
Abiodun Folarin The International Monetary Fund’s executive board has completed the third review of Mozambique’s three-year loan programme for an immediate disbursement of $60.7 million to Maputo. The review brings total disbursements under the $456 million Extended Credit Facility programme approved in 2022 to about $273 million, IMF said. “Programme…
Read More »Ethiopia becomes Africa’s latest sovereign default
Ethiopia became Africa’s third default in as many years on Tuesday after it failed to make a 33-million-dollar “coupon” payment on its only international government bond. Africa’s second most populous country announced earlier this month that it intended to formally go into default, having been under severe financial strain in…
Read More »Tinubu presidency is God-ordained, says Oba of Benin
Hails Sanwo-Olu’s giant strides in Lagos Governor takes Royal Father on tour of State Museum The Oba of Benin, Omo N’ Oba N’ Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, on Sunday, said God ordained Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to be President of Nigeria and called on all Nigerians to support the administration…
Read More »ECOWAS Parliament: 2024 budget aims to support women, youth development – Speaker Tunis
Gloria Ikibah, Joseph Johnson, Emeka Amakor reporting from Winneba, Ghana The Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States, has commenced the Second Extraordinary Session of the fifth Legislature in Winneba, Ghana on Tuesday October 3, 2023. Hon. Mohamed Bangura and Hon. Sarah Emmerson Lamina, parliamentarians from Sierra Leone…
Read More »ECOWAS Parliamentarians disagree on establishment of Youth Parliament
It was a rowdy session at the ongoing High-level Parliamentary seminar organised by the ECOWAS Parliament at Winneba, Ghana, as Members of Parliament disagreed with a Presentation on the need to establish a Youth Parliament in the West African sub-region It all started when the third Deputy Speaker, Hon. Memounatou…
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