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Nigeria Earns N80 Billion from Solid Minerals Sector In 2019

Air Peace welcomes new Embraer Aircraft

Buhari Hails First Nigerian Smartphone from ITF Mobile

N39 million for Grabs as Fidelity Promo Final Draw Holds July 22

Four Foreign Oil Firms Seek Stakes in Dangote Refinery as Completion Date Nears

Shoprite Switches to franchise model as Ketron Investment Takes Over

UBA, DEG Sign $50m Term Loan to Support Small Businesses in Nigeria

Savannah Energy to Acquire ExxonMobil Two Energy Assets in Chad, Cameroon

Gov Ayade Tasks Youths on Renewable Energy

Dangote Foundation, German Govt Invest €7 Million In Youth Technical Training

CBN to Boost Cotton Production, Revive Textile Industry

Investment in African Infrastructure

Nigeria Acquires First Boeing 747 Flight Simulator

$450M Mini LNG Plant by Greenville Completed

The Ebute-Meta Train Station in Lagos Almost Ready

Okowa’s 799 Road Projects Top the Bill of Significant Infrastructure Development in 6 years

NASS Member Scores Buhari High on Infrastructure

Solving Africa’s Infrastructure Paradox

Proceeds from New Sukuk Bond To Finance Revenue Generating Projects, Says Debt Office

Fidelity Bank Puts Smiles on Customers’ Faces With Cash Gifts

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Benin Industrial Park: 3 Co-developers sign up

First Bank, Azuri partner to bring solar systems to millions

THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS Infrastructure is SDG N0. 9: ‘Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Countries with the Best Infrastructure

Google Chooses Nigeria As Location For Its First Developer Space In Africa

Governor Abubakar Sani Bello: Setting infrastructural benchmarks

FG designates Ikorodu terminal for yam produce export

President Buhari inaugurates CBN Centre of Excellence in UNN

AG-DANGOTE: Nigeria deserves the best roads

Countries with the Best Roads

Nigeria injects N98.85bn Sukuk bond into road construction

Gov. Obiano pledges more road infrastructure in Anambra before tenure ends

Nigeria: Zungeru hydroelectric power plant set to add 700MW to national grid

Cloud Infrastructure Revenue Grows 33% This Quarter to Almost $33bn

$138.9m gas infrastructure plant will boost LPG usage in Nigeria

FGN/NOVONE Social Housing Estate Ready for Acquisition

How To Establish A State Sovereign (Wealth) Future Investment Fund Authority (S-FIFA)

Buhari Pledges Infrastructural Development In South East

Nigeria signs $2billion industrial parks agreement

TCN completes installation of two 60mva power transformers in Benin and Onitsha

PHOTO NEWS

Air Peace welcomes new Embraer Aircraft

Buhari Hails First Nigerian Smartphone from ITF Mobile

Nigeria Acquires First Boeing 747 Flight Simulator

$450M Mini LNG Plant by Greenville Completed

The Ebute-Meta Train Station in Lagos Almost Ready

Ologbo Modular Refinery Getting Set for Commissioning

Sanwo-Olu Unveils 500 FLM Buses

Nigerian Breweries N5bn Factory in Ijebu-Ode to Produce 24,000 Bottles of Soft Drinks

Sanwo-Olu Inspects Agege Pen-Cinema Bridge Project Site Amid Jubilation by Residents

Construction of Agege Pen-Cinema Flyover is 90% completed.

NEWS

Nigeria Earns N80 Billion from Solid Minerals Sector In 2019

Buhari Hails First Nigerian Smartphone from ITF Mobile

N39 million for Grabs as Fidelity Promo Final Draw Holds July 22

Four Foreign Oil Firms Seek Stakes in Dangote Refinery as Completion Date Nears

Shoprite Switches to franchise model as Ketron Investment Takes Over

UBA, DEG Sign $50m Term Loan to Support Small Businesses in Nigeria

Savannah Energy to Acquire ExxonMobil Two Energy Assets in Chad, Cameroon

Gov Ayade Tasks Youths on Renewable Energy

Dangote Foundation, German Govt Invest €7 Million In Youth Technical Training

CBN to Boost Cotton Production, Revive Textile Industry

AFRICAReports

Nigeria Earns N80 Billion from Solid Minerals Sector In 2019

Four Foreign Oil Firms Seek Stakes in Dangote Refinery as Completion Date Nears

Shoprite Switches to franchise model as Ketron Investment Takes Over

Savannah Energy to Acquire ExxonMobil Two Energy Assets in Chad, Cameroon

Agriculture

CBN to Boost Cotton Production, Revive Textile Industry

Nigeria Commodity Exchange Starts Operations in Q4, as Partners Pledge N50BN

CBN Nudges Banks to Increase Loans to Agricultural Sector

UNFAO, Cross River partner to boost agrotech capacity in MDAs

AVIATION

Air Peace welcomes new Embraer Aircraft

Nigeria Acquires First Boeing 747 Flight Simulator

Commencement of Operations: Sirika Sets New Deadline for Air Nigeria

Nigeria Approves N59.35b for Roads and Aviation Projects

Banking and Finance

N39 million for Grabs as Fidelity Promo Final Draw Holds July 22

UBA, DEG Sign $50m Term Loan to Support Small Businesses in Nigeria

CBN to Boost Cotton Production, Revive Textile Industry

Fidelity Bank Puts Smiles on Customers’ Faces With Cash Gifts

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Financial Inclusion: Out-Dated Systems and Payment Processors Are Major Obstacles

The push for development of Infrastructure in Nigeria Intensifies

Economy

UBA, DEG Sign $50m Term Loan to Support Small Businesses in Nigeria

Nigerian Banking Credit to Economy Rises 3.74% To N23.53 Trillion in April – CBN

Spending All Revenue on Infrastructure for The Next 100 years Is the Way Out – Agusto

Osinbajo Wades into Dispute Between CBN, Governors Over Budget Support Repayment

Education

Dangote Foundation, German Govt Invest €7 Million In Youth Technical Training

Sanwo-Olu Commissions 66-classroom Blocks in Four Lagos Schools … connects 100 schools to broadband

TETFUND to Spend N10bn on ‘Critical Infrastructure in Abuja University

Ekiti’s On-going School Infrastructure Projects

ENERGY

Four Foreign Oil Firms Seek Stakes in Dangote Refinery as Completion Date Nears

Savannah Energy to Acquire ExxonMobil Two Energy Assets in Chad, Cameroon

Gov Ayade Tasks Youths on Renewable Energy

$450M Mini LNG Plant by Greenville Completed

Environment

Sub-Saharan Africa Requires $40 Bln Annual Flow to Achieve Net-Zero Emission By 2050 – Osinbajo

Shell Petroleum Opens Dialogue with Communities on Development Initiatives

China Completes Construction of $3.17bn UHV Electricity Line

COVID-19: NLNG Assures Host Communities, Rivers State

FOCUS

Infrastructure: The Synergy of efforts between the ICRC, the MDAs and the Private Sector Is the Pedestal Nigeria Needs

How To Establish A State Sovereign (Wealth) Future Investment Fund Authority (S-FIFA)

Our focus on infrastructural development is yielding visible results – Fashola

Health

Sanwo-Olu to Commission Health, Housing Infrastructure Projects in Badagry

Afreximbank, ITFC Partner to Create Standards Ahead of AfCFTA

Corona virus: Lagos Nigeria develops Blueprint for Healthcare Infrastructure

Tele-healthcare Will Boost Nigeria’s Rural Health Infrastructure – Iguve

Housing

Sanwo-Olu to Commission Health, Housing Infrastructure Projects in Badagry

Land Transactions in Lagos Fully Go Digital in 2021 – Sanwo-Olu

FG, Lagos Move to Restore Festac Master Plan & Infrastructure

Housing Development Will Lift Economy – REDAN

Infrastructure

Investment in African Infrastructure

Okowa’s 799 Road Projects Top the Bill of Significant Infrastructure Development in 6 years

NASS Member Scores Buhari High on Infrastructure

Solving Africa’s Infrastructure Paradox

Infrastructure Financing

Proceeds from New Sukuk Bond To Finance Revenue Generating Projects, Says Debt Office

FG Ready to Privatise 12 Highways

Spending All Revenue on Infrastructure for The Next 100 years Is the Way Out – Agusto

States Eye Capital Market for Funds to Develop Infrastructure

Interview

Infrastructure: The Synergy of efforts between the ICRC, the MDAs and the Private Sector Is the Pedestal Nigeria Needs

Maritime

Gulf of Guinea: Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea Signs Agreement on Maritime Security

Nigerian Seaports to Commence 24-Hour Operations

Nigeria Plans to Build Shipyard in its Bayelsa State

FG to Install Large Size Cargo Scanners in Onne & Tin Can Ports

News & Analysis

Investment in African Infrastructure

Once-in-a-generation infrastructure investment is needed

Cloud Infrastructure Revenue Grows 33% This Quarter to Almost $33bn

Covid-19 Management: Europe’s Economy May Recover Faster than US – JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs

Opinion

Solving Africa’s Infrastructure Paradox

Harnessing AI/ML to Transform Your Mission and Save the World

How Can Foreign Technology Investors Benefit from China’s New Infrastructure Plan?

Our Infrastructure Renaissance – How To Seize Real Opportunity?

Power

$450M Mini LNG Plant by Greenville Completed

BPE Set to Privatise TCN, Other Electricity Firms in Proposed New Reforms of Power Sector

Local Currency Financing for Off-Grid Energy Solutions in Africa Requires Scale-Up – AfDB

Nigeria Makes Progress in Power Generation but Lacks Evacuation Infrastructure

Railway

Construction of Coastal Rail Line on Track as FG Sources for Funding

Iran, Afghanistan Open First Rail Link with Eye on Trade

We’ll Complete Lagos-Badagry Expressway, Sanwo-Olu Assures

European Commission Commits €54 Million for Sustainable Transport Infrastructure

Roads

Okowa’s 799 Road Projects Top the Bill of Significant Infrastructure Development in 6 years

FG Ready to Privatise 12 Highways

Sanwo-Olu Inspects Agege Pen-Cinema Bridge Project Site Amid Jubilation by Residents

House Seeks FG’s Intervention on Ports’ Access Roads

SPECIAL REPORT

5G Technology: Why the US Can’t Stop Huawei

N6 bn Infrastructure & education re-engineering plan is the game changer for Pry schools in Lagos

How To Establish A State Sovereign (Wealth) Future Investment Fund Authority (S-FIFA)

IHEDIOHA, GANDUJE WIN AWARDS AT NIDA FOR IMPACTFUL INVESTMENTS IN INFRASTRUCTURE

Technology

Harnessing AI/ML to Transform Your Mission and Save the World

Tesla Battery Supplier Catl Says New Design Has One Million-Mile Lifespan

Access Bank Commences Accelerator Program … To Empower Startups Throughs Africa Fintech Foundry (AFF)

Africa Fintech Foundry to Boost Innovation and ‘Techpreneurs’ With 2021 ‘Accelerator’ Programme

Telecom

Buhari Hails First Nigerian Smartphone from ITF Mobile

NCC Wants Nigerians to Submit Their International Mobile Equipment Identity

Suspension of SIM Card Sales: Active Telephone Connections Decline In Nigeria – NCC

NCC/Nigcomsat’s MoU Paves Way for 5G Tech in Nigeria

Tourism

N10 Bn Rights Issue is Transcorp Hotel’s Confidence Boosting Strategy Post-Covid

Ibom Airline Increases Fleet With Two New Aircraft, Targets 10 Planes By 2023

How tourism is impacting economic development in Africa

Transportation

Sanwo-Olu Unveils 500 FLM Buses

Commencement of Operations: Sirika Sets New Deadline for Air Nigeria

Tesla Battery Supplier Catl Says New Design Has One Million-Mile Lifespan

Iran, Afghanistan Open First Rail Link with Eye on Trade

Urban Renewal

Okowa’s 799 Road Projects Top the Bill of Significant Infrastructure Development in 6 years

Land Transactions in Lagos Fully Go Digital in 2021 – Sanwo-Olu

Access Bank Commissions Oniru Road Project in Partnership with Lagos State Government

Lagos 4th Mainland Bridge: Julius Berger, CCECC, 8 others Scale First hurdle

Water Resources

Adamu wants speedy passage of Water Resources Bill

Benin Moves to Prevent Crop Destruction …. constructs water troughs for animals in Savalou

Nigeria to Resume Construction Works On Mambilla Hydroelectric Plant

Kenya Installs the First Solar Plant That Transforms Ocean Water into Drinking Water

WORLDReport

World Bank To Disburse $150 Billion In Loans, Grants To African Nations In Next 5-Year

Tesla Battery Supplier Catl Says New Design Has One Million-Mile Lifespan

Iran, Afghanistan Open First Rail Link with Eye on Trade

European Commission Commits €54 Million for Sustainable Transport Infrastructure