Nigerian Tribune Nigeria and Cuba have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on food security and agriculture advancement. The signing ceremony on the sidelines of the G77+ China Leaders’ Summit, took place at the Ministry of Agriculture of Cuba in the presence of officials from both countries. According to a statement issued on Sunday by Olusola…
Nigerian Tribune NIGERIA in 2022 unlocked $3.2 billion as additional economic output through the development and utilisation of electronic payments, particularly real-time payment services. This was made known at the weekend by the Chief Finance Officer (CFO), Parthian Partners, Mr Oluyinka Arewa, at the 2023 annual conference of the Finance Correspondents Association of Nigeria (FICAN)….
ZAWYA Morocco confirmed that the IMF and World Bank annual meetings scheduled to take place next month in Marrakech will go ahead as planned, despite last week’s devastating earthquake near the city, Bloomberg reported. The event will still happen from October 9 to October 15, central bank Governor Abdellatif Jouahri said Thursday at a conference…
Agence France-Presse (AFP) Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has named a US-educated former investment banker as his new central bank chief months after the predecessor was arrested as part of a criminal investigation, the government said on Friday. Tinubu’s appointee, Olayemi Michael Cardoso, is a Harvard graduate and former Citibank director in Nigeria, according to…
By JerryOwilli All 24 slots for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations have been filled after Cameroon and Namibia qualified on Tuesday night. The five-time African Champions, Cameroon, beat Burundi 3-0 on the last match day of the AFCON qualifiers to seal their spot, also ensuring Namibia qualify as runners up. The two teams from…
Reuters CAIRO, Sept 17 (Reuters) – Egypt has inaugurated a newly restored Ottoman mosque, built by the 16th century governor Suleyman Pasha al-Khadim, that lies within the citadel that has dominated Cairo’s skyline for centuries. The mosque, with 22 green-tiled domes and minbar (prayer niche) inlaid with renowned Iznik tiles, is Cairo’s earliest Ottoman mosque,…
Nigerian Tribune At the recent gathering of G20 leaders in India, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, announced the UK’s biggest single financial contribution of £1.62 billion ($2 billion) to the Green Climate Fund (GCF). The fund is aimed at helping the world’s most vulnerable people adapt to and mitigate the impact of climate change. Established…
Nigerian Tribune The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has said Nigeria’s oil output increased to 1.18 million barrels per day in August 2023. It said Nigeria fell behind Libya on the list of Africa’s largest crude oil producers despite pushing up its production by 100,000 barrels to retain the second largest oil producer. This,…
The East African Uganda is turning to local pension funds as a survival measure following external freezing of funding from the World Bank. The EastAfrican has learnt that the government is in talks with the World Bank for the lender to rescind its decision to withhold budget support for Kampala worth Ush6.7 trillion ($1.787 billion)….
Bizcommunity.com Locations such as The Isle of Man, that have recently welcomed more than 35 South African companies, including Standard Bank, Microgaming, Nedbank and Derivco to name a few, would have been the obvious choice to expand internationally and set up new operational bases.This is thanks to an easy visa process for businesses, financial incentives…
