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NNPC Fulfils Promise, Delivers Port Harcourt Refinery
…Achieves Mechanical Completion, Flare Start-up of Refinery’s Area 5 Plant The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd. has fulfilled its pledge of achieving the mechanical completion of rehabilitation work on Area 5 Plant of the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC). Rehabilitation work has been ongoing at the Refinery for over two years and the NNPC…
AfDB approves EUR 74.25 million loan to Cameroon
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved a loan of EUR 74.25 million to Cameroon in Abidjan to implement the first phase of the Electricity Sector Recovery Support Programme (PARSEC). The programme will support the Cameroonian government to implement the reforms necessary in the energy sector in 2024 and…
NCC’s EVC, Aminu Maida, pledges transparency in Telecoms Regulation
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida, has pledged that transparency will form the bedrock of his leadership as Nigeria’s chief telecom regulator as this will enable a solid foundation in building a resilient, accountable and efficient institution. Maida spoke during a courtesy visit to the Hon. Minister of…
Maida Excited at Nigeria’s Success at World Radio Communications Conference 2023Â
The leadership of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has expressed its excitement about Nigeria’s impressive performance at the ongoing International Telecommunications Union (ITU)’s World Radio Communications (WRC) Conference 2023, holding in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, where two Nigerians were elected into leadership positions and delegates from the NCC were elected into Working Groups. Executive Vice…
Competition key in telecom sector, says Maida
Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigeria Communications Commission, Dr. Aminu Maida, has said that competition is key to the healthy growth of the telecoms sector. Speaking on Wednesday when he received a delegation of management of Airtel Networks Limited in Abuja, Maida said that the Commission will give closer attention to managing the competition…
Maida Promises Support for Meta on Undersea Cable Initiative
Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida, has stated that the support of the Commission awaits law-abiding investors like Meta, (formerly Facebook), who respond positively to Nigeria’s desire for investments that promote the agenda of government to achieve a robust digital economy. Speaking when he…
NASENI EVC To Speak at COP28 On Homegrown Technologies For Rural Electrification
The Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO), National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Mr. Khalil Suleiman Halilu is set to detail the Agency’s plans and strategies for rural electrification in Nigeria using homegrown technologies at the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as Conference of the Parties (COP28), holding at the…
AfDB Group approves Country Strategy Paper (CSP) 2023-2028 for Malawi
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved the Country Strategy Paper (CSP) 2023-2028 for Malawi. The strategy focuses on two priority areas: improving economic infrastructure to develop the industrial sector by investing in energy, transport, water, sanitation, and hygiene, and supporting economic diversification through investments in agriculture value chains. “The…
AfDB supports new hygiene, water and sanitation projects in Burkina Faso with €43 million
The African Development Bank Group has committed €43 million to two new projects that will boost access to hygiene, water and sanitation and the resilience of vulnerable communities in Burkina Faso. The projects, which the Burkinabe government launched on 21 November, include the Water and Sanitation Services Improvement Project for Resilience Building (PASEPA-2R), covering six…
Resource-rich Africa has no excuse to remain poor, says AfDB president
With $6.2 trillion worth of natural resources, 65 percent of the world’s uncultivated arable land, and a vibrant youth population, Africa has no excuse to be poor, African Development Bank Group President Dr Akinwumi Adesina said on Tuesday. He said the continent must look inward urgently to solve its many challenges and urged citizens to hold governments…