The International Energy Agency, the African Development Bank and many other global partners have mobilised $2.2 billion out of the $4 billion needed annually to provide clean cooking alternatives to populations in Africa. IEA reports detailed that polluting and unsafe cooking methods cause the premature deaths of approximately 600,000 women and children every year. The…
Dele Kelvin Oye, the National President of the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to stabilise the Naira by pegging and defending it, rather than leaving it to market forces. Oye said that pegging and defending the nation’s currency is a…
The Founder, The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Tony Elumelu, has said that his foundation has funded 700 healthcare entrepreneurs in Africa, with a gender distribution ratio of 49% male to 51% female. Elumelu stated this in his remarks during the Abu Dhabi Health Forum held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. He said that the…
