Attendees of the Factoring workshop in Egypt pose for a group photo. In pursuit of the growth and transformation of Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) across Africa, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), in partnership with FCI, the largest global network of factoring companies, and the Egyptian Factoring Federation (EFF), recently played host to a two-day Workshop…
There are different ways to dissect the Kemi Badenoch controversy. My observation on the debate though, and I might be wrong about that, is that many of those who have argued that there is “nothing wrong” with Kemi Badenoch’s posture and “truths” about Nigeria, might be confusing speaking up for/to the country, which should be…
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved funding worth EUR 28 million to build solar power plants in Gassi and Lamadji, Chad. This is part of the Bank’s Desert to Power program to increase energy access across Africa. The funding includes EUR 20 million in direct support, combining a…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) today hosted a virtual Stakeholders Forum as part of its participatory rulemaking process to discuss the licensing framework for a new licence category in the Nigerian telecom sector, the Application-to-Person (A2P) Messaging Licensing Framework, which the Commission is developing. In a speech by the Executive Vice Chairman/CEO, Dr. Aminu Maida,…
