OPEC Daily Basket – February 22, 2021 OPEC daily basket price stood at $62.00 a barrel Monday, 22 February 2021, compared with $61.30 the previous Friday https://www.opec.org/opec_web/en/press_room/6291.htm
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The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has assured that it is working assiduously to complete a transmission line by-pass along the Damaturu-Maiduguri 132kV transmission line route, to provide a temporary source of power supply to Maiduguri and environs. The transmission line would be completed in two weeks to enable TCN to restore supply to Maiduguri
Covid-19 has accelerated education’s digital transformation, highlighting Africa’s digital divide – and exposing the vital need for all-inclusive digital literacy, say expert panelists at the inaugural session of Canon’s groundbreaking thought leadership series. As a result of the pandemic, online learning has provided a critical lifeline to learners affected by the worldwide closure of schools.
From 5 – 7 March 2021, a leading manufacturer of home appliances, Defy, will be hosting the Hack The Normal online hackathon with the aim of exploring how technology can be leveraged for sustainable living and economic development in Africa. Supported by Defy sister company, Beko, hackathon participants will have the opportunity to develop new
Mr. Ayman Amin Sejiny, the CEO of the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) and Mr. Sakhi Annaklichev, the Chairman of the Management Board of Uzbek Industrial and Construction Bank (JSCB), signed a USD 25 Million Shari’ah-compliant Line of Financing Agreement which will be utilized by JSCB to local finance private
Hype will first launch in Africa, where Opera has nearly 150M MAU, with Kenya as the pilot market; With Hype, Opera reimagines the chat experience, with content sharing as a key feature; Opera Mini, with more than 100M users worldwide, becomes the world’s first mobile browser with an integrated chat service. Today, Opera the Norwegian
SA Rugby has re-focused its approach to women’s rugby as a major strategic objective for the organisation, Jurie Roux, CEO, said on Thursday. The Springbok Women will take part in the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand in September and will do so with the support of SA Rugby’s first High Performance Manager for Women’s
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The Council has approved conclusions reaffirming the EU’s commitment to human rights in the context of the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The EU recognises that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its socio-economic consequences are increasingly having a negative impact on human rights, democracy and the rule of law, including civic space. The pandemic further
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The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF), a Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) company, has committed to buy up to US$50,000,000 of a bond issue by Liquid Telecommunications, that is being launched on Monday 22rd February 2020. The bond (“The New Note Offering”) aims to raise US$600 million which will be used to refinance existing debt
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has expressed its deepest sympathy and condolences to the family, colleagues and friends of three people killed, recently, in an attack on a delegation travelling on a field visit in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). A number of other passengers travelling with the delegation
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