Tag: africa
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Poor policies implementation: Nigeria has failed Africa, says Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has lamented has lamented that Nigeria failed the African continent in particular, and the world in general.
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I was sent to Africa after sexually abused at age 6 – Dele Alli
F ormer Tottenham star, Dele Alli has revealed he sent to Africa to learn discipline after the footballer
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AfDB approves $7.88m grant to boost renewable energy in Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group’s Board of Directors has approved a 7.88 million dollars grant from the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) for the Africa Energy Transition Catalyst (AETC) Programme. The bank in a statement, said the programme is aimed at increasing renewable energy generation across the continent. The AETC consolidates the bank’s…
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Nigeria on the right path, cannot afford to fail Africa – Tinubu
Nigeria’s president Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that his administration is on the right path despite the country facing numerous challenges. He noted that Nigeria cannot afford to fail the African continent under his administration.
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Bloomberg rates Dangote as richest man in Africa with $15.6bn
An international news agency headquartered in New York City, Bloomberg Business News has rated the president of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote as the richest man in Africa, despite the volatility of Nigerian currency against the dollar. Bloomberg in its daily top billionaire lists, released on Tuesday, revealed that Dangote with a wealth of $15.6 billion…
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How Nigeria have been Feeding west Africa nations with fuel – CEO northwest petroleum
The Managing Director of the Northwest Petroleum & Gas Company Limited, Winifred Akpani has confirmed that Nigeria had been feeding the whole of the West African subregion with subsidized fuel.
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Billionaire Tony Elumelu bares it all, says Africa has what it takes to be unique in all human endeavours
…the advocate of Africapitalism explains meaning of coinage Multi-billionaire, Tony Elumelu bares it all in an interview with BBC espousing that as an African he believes that there is so much we can do to uplift humanity. TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) reports Tony Elumelu in a highly revealing interview with BBC spoke extensively on the potentials of…
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Africa needs $2.7trn to finance climate change – Adesina
African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Akinwumi Adesina, said Africa will need about 2.7 trillion dollars by 2030 to finance climate change. Adesina said this at the on-going 2023 AfDB Annual Meetings in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt on Monday.
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Energy poverty has to be tackled headlong – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says energy poverty has to be tackled headlong for African countries to attain middle-income status and an inclusive prosperity for its people. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, said the vice president delivered a Special Public Lecture at the University of Pennsylvania (UPENN) in Philadelphia, U.S.
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Kamala Harris pledges $1B to advance Ghana women’s economic participation, Nigeria misses
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris announced Wednesday in Ghana a $1 billion initiative to improve women’s economic empowerment in Africa as she wrapped up the first leg of her tour of the continent. Harris’ office unveiled the program, largely funded by the private sector, in the capital Accra. The U.S. vice president then left Ghana…