Author name: Alison Godswill

History is made as Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala assumes as Director-General

History is made as Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala assumes as Director-General

WTO members made history when the General Council agreed by consensus to select Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria as the organization’s seventh Director-General. When she takes office on 1 March, Dr Okonjo-Iweala will become the first woman and the first African to be chosen as Director-General. Her term, renewable, will expire on 31 August 2025. “This […]

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How TCN lost Billions of Naira due to vandalism in Nigeria’s Power Sector

TCN records partial power system collapse in Lagos, others

The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has recorded a partial system collapse, which disrupted power supply to Lagos and other cities in Nigeria. An investigation by The Daily, https://thedaily-ng.com, showed that the incident disrupted economic and other activities for several hours. However, it should be noted that Nigeria has recorded several power system collapses in

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Morocco: Africa’s first Super Energy Service firm in gets $965,000 grant to boosts AfDB’s Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA)

The African Development Bank’s Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) is providing a $965,000 grant to Morocco’s Société d’Ingénierie Energétique (SIE), to support its transition into the first Super Energy Service Company (ESCO) initiative in Africa. ​“This support from the African Development Bank will enable the operationalization of the new SIE as a Super ESCO,

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Middle East: Oil demand remains low despite the ease in COVID-19 lockdown

OPINION: Driving Deal-Making in Mozambique Post-COVID-19

By Grace Goodrich Mozambique defied global investment flows by reporting a rise in deal activity in 2020. Now, the country seeks to engage local service providers to supply goods and services to gas megaprojects to drive in-country value generation and retention. While overall transactions dropped by eight percent in sub-Saharan Africa in 2020, in Mozambique,

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NTA to display NSE ‘Ticker Tape’ across its network

Investors and viewers of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) stations will now be able to see the daily price information of securities trading on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). According to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, the NSE Chief Executive Officer, Mr Oscar Onyema, said this at the digital closing gong ceremony hosted by

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Nigeria’s domestic prices driven by the persistent food inflationary pressures, with food inflation hitting a record 20.57%

By Dr, Muda Yusuf The Lagos Chamber of Commerce & Industry notes with concern the continued uptrend in domestic consumer prices as headline inflation further accelerated to 16.47% in January 2021, the highest since May 2017. The up tick in domestic prices was largely driven by the persistent food inflationary pressures, with food inflation hitting

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Sahara Group leverages transformative innovative innovation for sustainable performance

Energy Conglomerate, Sahara Group has released its 2019 Sustainability Report which reflects its commitment to achieving its corporate goals and creating shared value for stakeholders through economic development, protection of the environment and building a sustainable society. Tagged ‘Transformative Innovation’, the report highlights how Sahara continues to leverage innovation and technology in achieving its corporate

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FENRAD urges President Buhari to publish NDDC Forensic Audit Report

UPDATE: President Buhari orders security agencies to work for the immediate release of Government Science College, Niger State

By Alison Godswill President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered security agencies to work toward the immediate release of all students and teachers abducted by gunmen at the Government Science College, Kagara, Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State. A statement obtained by The Daily, https://thedaily-ng.com, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity,

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