Category: Newsline
NCC promises 50% Broadband penetration by end of 2023
The national target to achieve 70 per cent broadband penetration by 2025 is receiving renewed attention from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), which promises 50 per cent before the end of 2023. This promise was one of the highlights of the special media chat with executive editors and media chiefs in the northern part of…
NASENI, REA Agree To Deploy Renewable Technologies
… to Partner NITDA On Local Content Development The Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Mr Khalil Halilu and the Managing Director/CEO of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Mr. Ahmad Salihijo Ahmad have agreed to work together to deploy NASENI Solar resources and other renewable energy…
MINILS Confers Fellowship on Danbatta
The Michael Imoudu National Institute of Labour Studies (MINILS) has decorated the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta, with the award of Fellowship of the Nigeria Institute of Labour (NIL) under the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment. According to a statement by NCC’s Director, Public Affairs, Reuben Muoka, the…
Winners emerge in Angola Oil & Gas (AOG) 2023 Awards
Energy Capital & Power (ECP) (https://www.EnergyCapitalPower.com) has announced the winners of the Angola Oil & Gas (AOG) 2023 Awards, with the awards presented during the fourth edition of the AOG conference and exhibition in Luanda, Angola. Under the conference’s broader theme of ‘Energy Security, Decarbonization and Sustainable Development’, the AOG 2023 awards, which were announced…
African Development Fund grants over US$6 million to Mozambique
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund has approved a grant of US$6.73 million to Mozambique to support the implementation of the Institutional Support Project for Business Environment and Governance. The aim of the project is to increase resilience through institutional capacity building to support private-sector development and the management of public finances….
We must come together to support Libya – AfDB’s Akinwumi Adesina
On behalf of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org), I extend our deepest sympathies to the communities impacted by Mediterranean storm Daniel in Libya. This storm has resulted in a significant loss of life and widespread devastation, most notably in the worst hit city of Derna. Libya is a nation already facing many challenges. Sadly,…
Haliburton, other OFS Providers Call for Innovation in Decarbonizing Angola’s Oil & Gas Operations
As the upstream industry undergoes a global shift toward decarbonization, a strategic panel at Angola Oil & Gas 2023 Conference & Exhibition has called for innovation in decarbonizing Angola’s Oil & Gas Operations Angola’s leading oilfield service providers discussed how to innovate and accelerate the deployment of low-carbon technologies during the closing panel on Day…
EBID President, Dr George Agyekum Donkor, nominated for another international award
In a landmark achievement, the President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID), Dr George Agyekum Donkor, has been nominated for yet another international honour- the Development Champion Award by the Rebranding Africa Forum. The award will be presented during a special ceremony in Brussels, Belgium, as…
AfDB, Korea Korea strengthen drive towards Africa’s food security
The Government of Korea and the African Development Bank Group are intent on strengthening their partnership to support African countries in achieving food security in five years and boost the continent’s capability to produce its own vaccines and other pharmaceutical products. Speaking on Monday during a meeting with Korea’s Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural…
NASENI’S CEO PLEDGES TO LEARN FROM AND CORRECT PAST MISTAKES
The new Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Mr. Khalil Halilu, has charged the management team to commit fully to the new direction being charted for the agency. Halilu stated this Monday, as he began receiving operational briefings from the agency’s management and senior staff. He reiterated…