AATF Opened my Horizon to be a Top Biosafety Expert
Former Director General of the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr Rufus Ebegba, has said that his position as Nigeria’s chief biosafety regulator was...
Breaking! CBN extends deadline on old naira notes
The Central Bank of Nigeria has finally extended the deadline for the exchange of old naira notes by 10 days.
AfDB launches $3b bond to fight Covid-19
The African Development Bank (AAA) has raised an exceptional $3 billion in a three-year bond to help alleviate the economic and social impact the...
ICD launches new website
The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD), the private sector arm of IsDB Group, which has mandate to develop the...
Philips, Netherlands in 7-year contract to build Ethiopia cardiac centre
Health technology firm Philips, Ethiopia and the Netherlands have signed an agreement that will see the firm build Ethiopia’s first specialised cardiac care centre...
Partners agree grant to support local fertiliser in Africa
On the sidelines of the African Development Bank Annual Meetings in Busan, Korea, the Fund for African Private Sector Assistance (FAPA) donors and the...
Adesina holds up Korea as model for Africa industrialisation
President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, has held up Korea as a model for Africa’s industrialisation.
Speaking at a breakfast meeting as the...
AfDB launches Investment Forum for Africa’s infrastructure development
By Ndidichukwu Odoh
The Africa Development Bank has launched the ‘Africa Investment Forum’ to mobilize private equity funds sovereign wealth funds and the private sector...
EIB, AfDB support Nigeria’s new development bank
The European Investment Bank and the African Development Bank have agreed to support the creation of the new Development Bank of Nigeria to strengthen...
ICD signs financing deal with 3 Nigerian banks
The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private sector (ICD) and has signed a $50 million financing agreement with three Nigerian banks.
It has...