INTERNATIONAL

Pressure on food prices spikes inflation to 17.3% --- NBS

ENVIRONMENT: Food loss and waste account for 8-10% of global greenhouse emissions

By Eyo Nsima As the world marks the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, on September 29, 2022, research by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC, showed that food loss and waste account for 8-10 percent of global greenhouse emissions. The United Nations, UN, that made the disclosure, called for the […]

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FOOTBALL: How Algeria beats Nigeria 2-1 in Int’l Friendly

The Desert Foxes of Algeria has defeated the Super Eagles 2-1 in an international friendly played Tuesday, September 27, 2022, in Oran. The Super Eagles started scoring with Terem Moffi connecting from Kelechi Ihenacho’s shot in the box to give the team the lead. Later, Jose Peseiro side that dominated the first half had a

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ECOWAS Commission’s Vice President visits Agencies, Projects in The Gambia

By Eyo Nsima The Vice President of the ECOWAS Commission, Her Excellency Damtien L. Tchintchibidja as part of a Mission to monitor ongoing activities being implemented by the ECOWAS Commission and its partners in The Gambia engaged the project team of The Gambia Pilot for the Regional Stabilization and Development Fund, to observe the status

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NIGERIA: IMF downgrades 2023 growth projection, puts 2022 at 3.4 %

IMF admonishes Nigeria on food inflation

By Eyo Nsima The International Monetary Funds, IMF, has admonished Nigeria to adopt fiscal, monetary and structural reforms in order to tackle food inflation in Nigeria and other Sub-Saharan African nations. In its report – Africa Food Prices are soaring amid high import reliance – thee IMF, stated: “We looked more closely at the variation

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Lesotho: Fears as Human Development Index declines

The UNDP Country Representative to Lesotho, Ms. Betty Wabunoha said for the first time in 32 years, the Human Development Index, which measures a nation’s health, education, and standard of living, has declined globally for two years in a row. She said this when officially launching a Human Development Report (HDR), themed “Technology and Innovations

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AfDB

Senegal: African Development Bank provides €29 Million for Development of Road Networks 6 Communes

By Eyo Nsima The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved a €28.88 loan for improvements to the road and transport network linking six Senegalese municipalities. The loan was approved on 20 September 2022. The financing will be sourced from savings from the Senegal Cities Modernisation Programme (https://bit.ly/3UJA5xg). The funds

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TotalEnergies denounces dissemination by Greenpeace of false and misleading information on greenhouse gas emissions

Qatar: TotalEnergies selected as QatarEnergy’s first partner in the North Field South LNG project

By Eyo Nsima Following its selection as the first partner for the 32 million ton per annum (Mtpa) North Field East (NFE) liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, TotalEnergies has again been selected as the first international partner in the 16 Mtpa North Field South (NFS) LNG project. Pursuant to the agreement, TotalEnergies will obtain a

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NCC urges NSSB to create awareness about Digital Literacy

NCC urges NSSB to create awareness about Digital Literacy

NCC urges NSSB to create awareness about Digital Literacy   The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has urged the Nasarawa State Scholarship Board (NSSB) to support the NCC in creating awareness about the intervention projects of the Commission concerning research and digital literacy in order to provide more opportunities for the citizenry.   Director of Digital

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Avedia Gas joins African Energy Week (AEW) 2022 as Bronze Sponsor

Representing the cleanest fossil fuel as well as the most widely available in Africa – the continent boasts over 620 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of proven gas reserves, with new exploration campaigns set to increase this figure two-fold – monetizing and utilizing gas will enable Africa to make energy poverty history by 2030. In addition

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