Traders and other stakeholders have begun to express frustration with the Lagos State Government’s total ban on single-use plastics. They told the News Agency of Nigeria in a separate interview on Sunday in Lagos that the ban would aggravate the already economic hardship being experienced by many in the country. Mrs Uchenna Martins, a sachet …read more →
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Nigeria Secures $7.6bn Investment Commitments at AIF Event – Adesina
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB)Akinwumi Adesina, has said that Nigeria secured $7.6 billion in investment pledges during the 2024 Africa Investment Forum held in Morocco. In a post on his X on Saturday, Adesina expressed excitement about the investment commitments to Nigeria, commending the active participation of several Nigerian state governors at the forum. …read more →
Countries, Companies Lag in Response to Tackle Methane Emissions, UN Says
Over 1,200 alerts have been issued to governments and companies since a U.N. initiative began monitoring methane leaks from oil and gas infrastructure last year. But only 12 of those alerts for major plumes – just 1% – garnered a “substantive response” with action taken to plug the leaks, according to a report by the …read more →
Lagos Secures €120m Dutch Support for Waste-To-Electricity Project
The Lagos State Government has received a €120 million support fund from the Dutch Government to support and enhance the actualization of its waste-to-energy project in collaboration with a Dutch firm, Harvest Waste Consortium. The Commissioner for The Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a post on his official X.com According to Wahab …read more →
FG Begins Electricity Subsidy for Public Hospitals
The Federal Government said that it had begun the implementation of electricity subsidies for public hospitals nationwide. The Senior Adviser of Media and External Relations to the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Tashikalmah Hallah, told one of our correspondents on that subsidy on electricity for public hospitals had begun. Hallah also said the …read more →
MTN Foundation, PSHAN to Build 52 Pry Health Centres Nationwide
MTN Foundation and Private Sector Health Alliance of Nigeria (PSHAN), have signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) to deliver 52 primary healthcare centres across the country. The partnership would further deliver additional 40 qualitative and affordable PHCs in 200 communities by June 2024. Signing the agreement held at MTN Atlantis office in Lagos, Prince Julius …read more →
EU Plans $22.7 billion Transport Network, Other Projects Across Africa
The European Union (EU) is working on a €20 billion ($22.7 billion) financing package to support African transport networks, as well as energy, digital, education and health projects to counter China’s reach in the continent. Member states, a Bloomberg report disclosed, however, have yet to commit to financing the infrastructure plans, according to officials familiar …read more →
AfDB Outlines New Health Infrastructure Strategy
Vice President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Beth Dunford, has outlined the details of a new strategy that seeks to boost access to health services across the continent. Currently in the consultation phase, the strategy entails policy dialogue and technical assistance on effective financing strategies, including expanding health insurance. Its implementation will boost …read more →
WTO Head Says South Africa, Senegal, Rwanda And Nigeria Considered as Vaccine Production Hubs
Zurich (Reuters) – Africa is working with the European Union and other partners to help create regional vaccine manufacturing hubs in South Africa, Senegal and Rwanda, with Nigeria under consideration, World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said. “We have now seen that over-centralization of vaccine production capacity is incompatible with equitable access in a crisis …read more →
India Plans $6.8 Billion Program to Boost Health Infrastructure
India is considering offering as much as 500 billion rupees ($6.8 billion) of credit incentives to boost health care infrastructure in the nation hit by the coronavirus pandemic. The program will allow companies to access funds for ramping up hospital capacity or medical supplies with the government acting as a guarantor, said the people, who …read more →