ABUJA — Engr. Comfort Afella, PhD, FNSE, has been honoured with the prestigious Global Impact Award and formally inducted as a Fellow of Global Impact (FGI) in recognition of her outstanding contributions to engineering, leadership, STEM education, women’s empowerment, youth development and national development. The distinguished engineering leader, with over 25 years of outstanding service […]

By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief The decision of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) to provide a $50 million facility to Geometric Power Limited after a seven-year delay was what made Aba Power a reality today. The Group Managing Director (GMD) of Geometric Power, Mrs. Agatha Nnaji, disclosed this during an interview with journalists who […]

By Juliet Umeh Stakeholders have urged businesses to adopt affordable clean-energy options, saying unreliable electricity supply is driving reliance on generators and worsening air pollution in commercial areas. They made the call at the Neighbourhood Power Protocol Stakeholders’ Engagement Dialogue, themed “Consumers for Clean Air,” in Lagos. CADEF’s Executive Director, Prof. Chiso Ndukwe-Okafor, said unreliable […]

By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto The Sokoto State Pilgrims Welfare Agency, PWA, has called for the decentralisation of passport offices from Abuja and Lagos to states across the country, saying the current arrangement is creating administrative bottlenecks in the processing of travel documents for intending pilgrims ahead of the 2027 Hajj. Chairman of the agency, Alhaji […]

By Juliet Umeh Diplomats, public officials, entrepreneurs, investors and development advocates have converged in Abuja for a Global Diplomatic Dialogue on Sustainable Development, with calls for stronger partnerships and practical action to advance development across Africa. The dialogue, hosted by the Africa Intercontinental Network, AIN, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was held under the […]