Speaking at the on-going three-day High-Level Policy Dialogue on Development Planning in Africa, which is underway in Cairo, Egypt, Boko, Principal Regional Advisor and Head of Development Planning and Statistics at the ECA, said it was unacceptable that Africa’s development agenda continued to hampered by such illegal actions.
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Guterres, who made the appeal in Addis Ababa at the Second Annual UN-African Union Conference, said African resources should remain in Africa to support the development of the continent.
All five African teams – Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal and Tunisia – exited this year’s competition in the group stages.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, made the call at the just concluded 33rd Session of Executive Council of African Union in Mauritania.
Jamie Angus, the Director of BBC World Service Group, who featured on Monday’s edition of Channels TV programme, “Sunrise Daily,” said desperate politicians would use the opportunity of the elections to plant and spread malicious stories.
This is contained in the ECA’s report on Sub-regional Profile for West Africa, released at the 21st Session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts for West Africa on Wednesday in Cotonou.
Obasanjo made this known at a forum organised by the Embassy of China, titled: “A new era for China-Africa cooperation, partnership for peace, security and development” in Abuja.
Dangote stated this on Wednesday in Lafia while disbursing N130 million micro grant to 13,000 vulnerable and less privileged women in Nasarawa State.
Anyaele made this disclosure while briefing newsmen on the need to quickly pass the Disability Bill into law.
So, like they say a drunk or drug addict will first have to accept and admit their addiction before any realistic steps can be taken to wean them.
The financial institution announced this challenge which is in its second year via its website, ecobankfintech.com on Thursday.
Dr Claude Fauguet, Director of the Global Cassava Partnership of IITA, made the assertion at a news conference in Lagos to announce the 4th International Cassava Conference.
The mosquito-borne viral disease is a major killer in Africa, where it can spread fast in highly populated areas with devastating consequences.
In a statement on Thursday, Tecno owners, Transsion Holdings, noted that many startup businesses depended on the proficiency of their mobile phone cameras to grow their businesses.
Recently, Bill Gates looked at Nigeria’s development plan and passed a vote of no confidence in its ability to lift the country out of poverty and ensure economic prosperity for the vast majority of Nigerians. In his address to the expanded National Economic Council, the former world’s richest man pointed out critical areas in need of improvement in Nigeria’s development plan. He said: “The Nigerian government’s economic recovery and growth plan identify investing in our people as one of three strategic objectives. But the execution priorities don’t fully reflect people’s needs, prioritising physical capital over human capital. People without roads, ports, and factories can’t flourish. And roads, ports and factories without skilled workers to build and manage them can’t sustain an economy.”
This is in recognition of the remarkable contribution the staff members have made to the bank’s business growth as highlighted by the impressive performance recorded in its recently released 2017 financial year end results.
A statement made available globally by UN SDG Office disclosed the reason behind the invitation to each of the speakers.
Long considered a backwater, Africa has emerged as the world’s No. 2 banking market in terms of both growth and profitability.
Former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, gave the advice while delivering a keynote speech at the three-day 2018 African SME Roundtable Forum concluded on Saturday in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital
Egbin Power Plc is the largest privately owned power generation company in Sub-Saharan Africa and accounts for over 20 per cent of power generated in Nigeria.