Economy Archives — Page 204 of 248

May 18, 2018 No Responses

Green Economy To Generate 24 million Jobs By 2020

Twenty-four million new jobs will be created globally by 2030 if the right policies to promote a greener economy are put in place, a new ILO report says. According to World Employment and Social Outlook 2018: Greening with Jobs , action...

May 18, 2018 No Responses

UBA Kenya to Leverage on Group’s Capacity to Finance Large Ticket Transactions

United Bank for Africa (UBA) has assured the players in the private and public sectors in East Africa’s largest economy that its Kenyan franchise is ready and committed to finance key projects and business transactions capable of galvanising the economic...

May 18, 2018 No Responses

We Remain Committed To The Stability Of West Africa’

President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja said his administration will continue to work with ECOWAS countries to ensure stability in the sub-region as cross-border crimes pose more challenges to people and governments. “ECOWAS is doing its best, and as yo...

May 16, 2018 No Responses

SEC Re-Iterates Commitment To Master Plan Implementation

Acting Director General of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Ms. Mary Uduk has reiterated the determination of the current management of the Commission to improve investors’ confidence through various initiatives currently being implemented as part of...

May 11, 2018 No Responses

Nigeria To Mobilise More Revenues For Growth, Says Adeosun

The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, disclosed on Thursday that the Federal Government would mobilise more revenues to drive its growth plan for the economy. The Minister made this known in Abuja at a meeting with a World...

May 5, 2018 No Responses

‘More Than 60 Per Cent Of Employed Population Are In The Informal Economy’

Two billion people – more than 61 per cent of the world’s employed population – make their living in the informal economy, the ILO said in a report, stressing that a transition to the formal economy is a condition to...

May 2, 2018 No Responses

John Deere Unveils Agenda For Assembly Plant In Nigeria, Targets 10,000 Tractors

A tractor manufacturing company, John Deer, has unfolded agenda for an assembly plant in Nigeria. According to the company, the Assembly Plant is expected to generate jobs and produce 10,000 tractors in four years. The company unveiled the...

April 25, 2018 No Responses

Tony Elumelu To African Leaders: Prioritize Africa’s Youth

During the annual spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in Washington, DC, African philanthropist and entrepreneur Tony O. Elumelu insisted that prioritizing Africa’s youth by fixing the policy and regulatory issues impeding t...

April 23, 2018 No Responses

Nigeria’s External Reserves Hit $47.93b, Explains 17m Tax Payers’ Base

Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun and the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, explained on Sunday that the country’s positive growth outlook would be sustained. The Minister and the CBN Governor gave this as...

April 21, 2018 No Responses

Nigerian Appoints Committee On e-IPO

Nigeria is to adopt Electronic IPOs (e-IPO). Already, a committee comprising of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE), Association of Issuing Houses of Nigeria (AIHN), Association of Stock Brokers (ASHON), Central Securitie...

April 20, 2018 No Responses

300 Cassava Researchers, Policy Makers For Cotonou Parley

Africa needs to double her cassava production to avert a major food crisis by 2050, says the Director for the Global Cassava Partnership for the 21st Century (GCP21), Dr. Claude Fauquet in Lagos. Addressing Journalists in Lagos, Dr. Fauquet...

April 20, 2018 No Responses

EIB, AfDB To Support Private Sector Investment In Nigeria With $50m

The European Investment Bank and the African Development Bank have agreed to support the creation of the new Development Bank of Nigeria to strengthen lending for business and agriculture investment in the country. The European Investment Bank has finalized a....

April 19, 2018 2 Responses

Buhari: Trade, Investment Key To Sustainable Development Among Commonwealth Nations

President Muhammadu Buhari has identified Trade and Investment Facilitation as key to sustainable development and ease of doing business and regional integration among Commonwealth countries. He also cited expanded markets with safeguards against injurious tra...

April 18, 2018 No Responses

Elumelu, Kim, Weiner To Open Forum On Digital Economy for Africa

Chairman, Heirs Holdings and Founder, The Tony Elumelu Foundation, Tony O. Elumelu will join Jim Yong Kim, President, World Bank Group and Jeff Weiner, LinkedIn CEO at the opening debate of the ‘Digital Economy for Africa’ Forum in Washington, D.C...