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By Eyo Nsima Sahara Foundation, the corporate citizenship vehicle of energy and infrastructure conglomerate, Sahara Group, has launched the 2nd Cohort of the Sahara Impact Fund (SIF) and the Governance Unusual Program to support social innovators creating solutions that increase access to clean energy and promote sustainable environments. The project reinforces Sahara Group’s commitment to […]

Civic space in West Africa is under threat! It is not only a cause of but also the result of democratic retrogression in the region. The 2020 CIVICUS Monitor report shows that the civic space environment continues to worsen across the region. With the exception of Cape Verde, the civic space in most West African

The head of the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, met with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on Tuesday to discuss the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war and the Bank’s strategy to avoid a food crisis in Africa. Adesina informed President Buhari that the African Development Bank has designed a $1.5 billion Africa

The 2022 Fiscal Policy measures approved for implementation effective from 1st April 2022 has three major sections. The first is the Supplementary Protection Measures [SPM] for the implementation of the ECOWAS Common External Tariff (2022-2026). The second relates to excise duties on non-alcoholic beverages, cigarettes and tobacco products and telecommunications services. The third is on

By Eyo Nsima British American Tobacco, BAT, has concluded plans to make changes in July 2022. According to the company, Marina Bellini, Director, Digital and Information will step down from the Management Board on 31 March 2022 and will leave BAT on 31 July 2022 to pursue new opportunities. Javed Iqbal, currently Area Director, Middle

The future of money is digital. It is estimated that more than 80% of central banks are considering launching a central bank digital currency (CBDC) or have already done so. The 2022 PwC CBDC Global Index analyzes and ranks the leading retail and wholesale CBDC projects. The Index evaluates the current stage of CBDC project

Flour Mills of Nigeria PLC, a leader in the Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) recently passed the PECB ISO 27001certification audit for its Information Technology (IT) and cybersecurity framework and policies. This certification has placed Flour Mills of Nigeria PLC as the foremost Nigerian firm in the FMCG sector to be presented with such a certification.