Speakers at the launch of African Development Bank Group's report on Benchmark Macroeconomic Models for Effective Policy Management in Africa in Addis Ababa

African economies face gaps in macroeconomic modeling capacity despite progress, new AfDB study says

African countries still face significant capacity gaps in macroeconomic modeling, despite the huge strides they have made in terms of forecasting, analysis, and effective policy management, a new African Development Bank Group study has found. The report, Benchmark Macroeconomic Models for Effective Policy Management in Africa, was launched in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa by the Bank…

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The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida, has requested Nokia Networks to increase its investments in Research and Development (R&D) to support the growth of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Nigeria.

Maida urges Nokia to invest in Research and Development in Nigeria’s ICT Sector

The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida, has requested Nokia Networks to increase its investments in Research and Development (R&D) to support the growth of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Nigeria.  Maida spoke when a delegation from Nokia Networks of Finland led by…

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2023 CPLA: Cross-section of delegates at the ongoing 2023 Conference on Land Policy in Africa in Addis Ababa

Land governance critical to the realization of AfCFTA, say experts

Land governance regulating access, use and ownership of land is critical to the successful implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCTA) and is needed to promote inclusive and sustainable development, experts at an African land policy conference heard. Leontine Kanziemo, the Africa Development Bank’s advisor on Natural Resources Management, told the opening session…

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Germany pledges 4 billion Euros in Africa’s green energy

The government of Germany has pledged to invest 4 billion euros in Africa’s green energy until 2030. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz made the announcement at a press conference in Berlin after meeting African leaders and heads of international organisations including the President of the African Development Bank Group Dr Akinwumi Adesina, during the G20 Compact with Africa…

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L-R: Chief Legal and Regulatory Officer/Company Secretary, Airtel Nigeria, Shola Adeyemi; Chief Executive Officer, IHS Nigeria Limited, Mohammad Darwish; Executive Commissioner, Technical Services, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Ubale Maska; Executive Vice chairman/Chief Executive Officer, NCC, Dr. Aminu Maida; Executive Commissioner, Stakeholder Management, NCC, Adeleke Adewolu and Chief Executive Officer, MTN Nigeria, Karl Toriola, at NCC EVC’s interactive session with chief executives of telecom companies in Nigeria, in Lagos on Thursday ((November 16, 2023)

Excellent quality of service is non-negotiable in telecom industry – Maida

The Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida has said that quality of service in the telecommunications sector is non-negotiable as he called for industry collaboration to make this a reality. Maida, who spoke in Lagos at an interactive session with chief executive officers in the industry on Thursday, assured…

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