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April 19, 2022 No Responses

How War in Ukraine Pushes Poverty Higher in Africa —World Bank:

World Bank Group President, David Malpass has expressed concern over higher poverty rates in Africa and other developing countries due to war in Ukraine and COVID-19 related shutdown. A statement issued on Monday by the Bank quoted Malpass as making this...

April 13, 2022 No Responses

How war in Ukraine Worsens Economic Growth for Nigeria

United Nations on Tuesday warned that the fallout from the war in Ukraine could dramatically worsen the economic outlook for developing countries already grappling with debt financing related to the COVID-19 pandemic. UN, in a report published on Tuesday, stat...

December 20, 2021 No Responses

How Ventures Platform Secured First Close of US$40mn Pan-African Fund

Ventures Platform, the early-stage “discovery” venture capital fund championing the next generation of African entrepreneurs, has announced the first close of its new US$40m Pan-African, early-stage fund to invest in market-creating innovations. With this ...

December 20, 2021 No Responses

Nigeria: Jumia to Share 7000 United Nations Certified Helmets for Riders

Jumia has concluded plans to share more than 7,000 United Nations certified motorcycle helmets to delivery associates (riders) in and outside Nigeria. The popular E-commerce platform said the plan is in the bid to promote United Nations Safety Standards in...

November 1, 2021 No Responses

Why U.S.-based Nigerians Should hold homeland Dearly

Nigerians from across the U.S. on Saturday converged on the City of Linden, in the State of New Jersey, to hold conversations on the way forward for their homeland. The UN Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports...

October 22, 2021 No Responses

How to Access AfDB, MTN $500M Grant to Boost Financial Inclusion

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed a grant worth $500,000 dollars with Y’ello Digital Financial Services (YDFS), a fintech subsidiary of MTN, for a study on the economic, religious and social factors hampering access to finance by women in...

October 18, 2021 No Responses

POLITICS: Nigerian Community Raises $33,000 for New York City Mayoral Candidate

POLITICS: The Nigerian community in New York has raised 33,000 dollars in its ongoing efforts to support the Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City in the November election, Mr Eric Adams. Chairman, Board of the Organisation for the...

October 14, 2021 No Responses

Nigeria to Buy No Pilot Aerial Vehicles from Russia For Counter Insurgency Operations

Indications have emerged that the Nigerian Army may have preliminary began plans to buy No Pilot Aerial Vehicles from Russia For Counter Insurgency Operations. According to Wikipedia No pilot aerial vehicles called an Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV), a...

October 13, 2021 No Responses

Attention ECOWAS, AU, UN – Migration is Now BIG Issue For African Countries…

Migration: Stakeholders in the West African sub-region on Tuesday, met to review the priorities on ensuring safe, orderly, and regular migration as enshrined in the Global Compact for Migration (GCM). Representatives from the International Organisation (IOM), ...