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Nigeria: Abia Farmers Receive Training On Climate Prediction, Weather Forecast
[Premium Times] "We are training the trainers so that they in turn would pass the information to their siblings and peers." [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 17-May-2023
Kebbi State And Egypt To Partner On Agriculture
The Kebbi State Government says it will Partner with Egyptian experts in agriculture and livestock production for the development of the state. Governor Atiku Bagudu made this know [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 13-May-2023
Flooding: Council Develops Waste Management Software
The Environmental Health Council of Nigeria, EHCON says it has developed a software to address indiscriminate waste disposal. Registrar of the council, Dr Yabubu Mohammed, said thi [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 13-May-2023
FCTA Alerts Residents Of Heavy Rains
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, in the Nigerian Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, has called on the residents of the Territory to brace up for critical [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 13-May-2023
Nigeria: Journalists Barred as Rivers Govt Begins Demolition of Bayelsa Govt Property
[Vanguard] Port Harcourt -- RIVERS State Government has commenced demolition of property owned by the Bayelsa State Government in the Old GRA, Port Harcourt with the demolition squ [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 13-May-2023
Nigeria And IFAD Pledge To Scale Up ICT Project For Food Security
The Nigerian Government and the International Fund for Agriculture Development, IFAD, have reiterated commitment to scaling up Information Communications Technology for Development [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 11-May-2023
Stakeholders Seek Inclusion In Climate Change Policy Structure
Employers’ organisation and the Organised Labour have demanded for inclusion into the newly constituted National Council on Climate Change, NCCC established under the Nigeria Cli [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 11-May-2023
Wife Of Lagos Governor Tasks Market Leaders On Hygiene
The Wife of the Lagos State Governor, Mrs Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu has challenged Market leaders in the State to take personal and public hygiene as priority to achieve sustainable enviro [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 11-May-2023
Lagos State Supports 20,000 Farmers With Agric Inputs
About 20,000 farmers and fishermen have been empowered by the Lagos State government to further raise their entrepreneurial skills and boost food production in the State. This gest [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 11-May-2023
GIPC secures 2nd place for Best Investment Project in West, Central Africa
The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) has received recognition for its outstanding efforts in promoting investment opportunities and driving economic growth in Ghana. At [...]
Country: Ghana
Region: N/A
Date: 11-May-2023
Banking sector solvent, strong to support economic growth despite challenges – 2nd Deputy Governor, BoG
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has reiterated that the banking sector remains solvent and strong to support economic growth, despite the recent challenges faced by the country. Accordi [...]
Country: Ghana
Region: N/A
Date: 11-May-2023
Establish Independent Parliamentary Budget Office to monitor monetary, fiscal systems – IEA
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has called for the establishment of an Independent Parliamentary Budget Office to monitor Ghana’s monetary and fiscal systems. This, th [...]
Country: Ghana
Region: N/A
Date: 11-May-2023
Ghanaian insurtech Brolly accepted into Techstars Tulsa in Oklahoma
Brolly, a Ghanaian insurtech specialising in affordable car insurance has been selected for the Summer 2023 cohort of the world-renowned Techstars accelerator in Tulsa, Oklahoma. [...]
Country: Ghana
Region: N/A
Date: 11-May-2023
Inadequate gas supply cause of recent power outages – ECG MD
The Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Samuel Dubik Mahama, has attributed the recent power outages to inadequate gas supply to fuel power plants. Acco [...]
Country: Ghana
Region: N/A
Date: 11-May-2023
Much ado about nothing: the nonsense of Steve Hanke’s inflation rates
For more than three years, Steve Hanke, an economist at Johns Hopkins University’s Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, has been computing inflation rates for more [...]
Country: Ghana
Region: N/A
Date: 11-May-2023
Banking industry to face crisis if government fails to secure $1.5bn stability fund by July – US-based Economist
Economist at Louisiana Economic Development in the USA, Dr. Sa-ad Iddrisu, has revealed a looming banking crisis in Ghana if the government is unable to get the $1.5 billion dollar [...]
Country: Ghana
Region: N/A
Date: 11-May-2023
We need a strong legal system to support Currency Board – IEA
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) is calling for a strong legal system to support the Currency Board (CB) Lite System to achieve its goals. It believes a strong legal syst [...]
Country: Ghana
Region: N/A
Date: 11-May-2023
Financial literacy critical to success of AfCFTA – SIMS
The Head of Client Coverage at Stanbic Investment Management Services (SIMS), Desmond Bredu, has underscored the importance of financial literacy, particularly for the youth, in re [...]
Country: Ghana
Region: N/A
Date: 11-May-2023
Only about 1.9m out of 10 million workers are covered under SSNIT scheme – SSNIT boss
Only about 1.9 million of the 10 million or so workers in the country are covered under the Social Security and National Insurance (SSNIT) Scheme. According to the Director Gene [...]
Country: Ghana
Region: N/A
Date: 11-May-2023
MTN in advanced talks to sell some West African assets
MTN Group is in advanced talks with Axian Group to sell some of its West African markets, according to people familiar with the matter, as Africa’s largest mobile operator trims [...]
Country: Ghana
Region: N/A
Date: 11-May-2023
Number of self-employed persons enrolled in SSNIT pension scheme doubles
The number of self-employed persons enrolled in the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) pension scheme has doubled in the past nine months. This follows the rol [...]
Country: Ghana
Region: N/A
Date: 11-May-2023
Rwanda: Govt Moves to Address Shortage of Professionals in Aquaculture
[New Times] The Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Board (RAB) is gearing up to launch a groundbreaking 'farmer field school' program aimed at addressing the lack of professio [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 11-May-2023
Sudan: South Darfur Crop Market in Ashes, Traders Warn of Food Gap
[Dabanga] Nyala / El Geneina -- Traders in Nyala, capital of South Darfur, warn of an imminent food gap in the region, after the city's crop market was destroyed by fire. In West a [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 11-May-2023
FG advocates alternative feed ingredients in livestock sector
Tribune Online FG advocates alternative feed ingredients in livestock sector FEDERAL Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and Developmental Partners in the Livestock Sub S [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 09-May-2023
Ondo women farmers seek improved budgetary provision for farm inputs
Tribune Online Ondo women farmers seek improved budgetary provision for farm inputs WOMEN farmers, under the aegis of Small-scale Women Farmers Organisation of Nigeria (SWOFON) in [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 09-May-2023