The paper outlined that while Ghana and Ivory Coast are both smaller markets than the likes of African heavyweights Egypt, Nigeria, and South Africa, they hold enormous potential A new whitepaper authored by Africon, the German consultancy firm that supports companies worldwide with business expansion in Africa, has outlined key…
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Chidimma Uchegbu The Federal Government has been urged to ensure radical improvements in teaching and learning conditions across the country. United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr. Mattias Schmale, who made the call in Abuja, Thursday, said there was a need for the country’s decision-makers to prioritize the cost…
In the midst of a global oil-and-gas crisis, Africa must take charge of its own energy destiny, and use its rich resource assets for the benefit of its own people. This is the call from former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo. His comments come as the world scrambles to find new…
Federal agents were able to establish probable cause for the warrant since former President Trump and his lawyers had already turned over some classified documents sought by the National Archives and Records Administration. Agents suspected Trump of unlawfully storing other classified documents from his presidency at Mar-a-Lago, his private club…
A new managing director has been appointed to lead the Central Depository/Settlement Bank, an important entity in the West African Monetary Union’s (WAEMU) financial ecosystem. The appointment was announced at the end of the meeting of the Board of Directors of the bank held on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at…
There is no room for ambiguity or arbitrary interpretation of the one-China principle, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu reiterated on Tuesday, a week after U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to China’s Taiwan region. “This is just a political farce, and a dangerous, malicious provocation,” Ma told…
A new ‘Langya’ virus carried by shrews (rats) is said to have infected dozens of people in parts of China. The virus belongs to the same family as the deadly Nipah and Hendra viruses, though, there is no evidence to suggest that the pathogen is transmittable from human to human.…
This is an honest, frank and objective view of an admirer, a mentee, and a loyalist. I hope it helps, and I apologise if it displeases you. My duty to you is to tell you the truth as I see it. I have no interest other than the progress of…
Noema editor-in-chief Nathan Gardels spoke with former Supreme Commander of NATO Adm. James Stavridis about his new novel, “2034,” co-authored with Elliot Ackerman, in which war between the U.S. and China escalates into a nuclear exchange. Gardels: Your novel with Ackerman, “2034,” is set 13 years in the future. The…
Chidimma UCHEGBU The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has congratulated the Kebbi State Government on signing into Law, the State’s Child Rights Bill passed by the State House of Assembly, calling on the State government to allocate and release adequate resources as well as put in place mechanisms for full…