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Oyedele at UNGA: ‘Africa needs affordable capital to finance infrastructure’

Oyedele at UNGA: ‘Africa needs affordable capital to finance infrastructure’

The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, has called for a major shift in the global approach to financing Africa’s development, urging the international community to make affordable, long-term capital available for infrastructure and energy projects across the continent. Oyedele, who made the call at the United Nations Dialogue […]
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AfDB debuts with ‘Farming is cool’competition

AfDB debuts with ‘Farming is cool’competition

As part of its goal to see a generational shift in agriculture on the continent, the African Development Bank has taken its ‘Farming is Cool’ initiative to school children in Nigeria.

Sustained support brings  relief to farmers in N/East

Sustained support brings relief to farmers in N/East

For the first time since the onset of the Boko Haram crisis, hunger has considerably declined in northeastern Nigeria. In the three states ravaged by the violence, the number of people facing acute hunger has halved since June-August – from 5.2 million to 2.6 million people – according to the latest Cadre Harmonisé food security analysis.

NITEL/MTel pensioners narrate tale  of woes as PTAD begins verification

NITEL/MTel pensioners narrate tale of woes as PTAD begins verification

ON Monday, the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate, PTAD, began the first phase of the verification exercise of NITEL/MTEL Pensioners under the Defined Benefit Scheme, DBS, nationwide at    eight centres between January 15 and 27, 2018. The second phase is scheduled to hold between February 5 and 13, 2018.