LCCI Names Unitellas MD Osemeke, Panelist for ICTEL EXPO
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Provoke Media Ranks Dangote’s Anthony Chiejina Among “100 Most Influential Global Communications Officers “
▪︎Anthony Chiejina, the Group Head of Corporate Communications at Dangote Group. Global PR firm Provoke Media has listed Anthony Chiejina, the Group Head of Corporate Communications at Dangote Group, as one of the “100 most influential communications and marketing executives in the world for 2024. Chiejina was selected alongside 99 other prominent executives from top…
China-Africa-UNIDO Centre of Excellence Opens in Addis-Ababa
▪︎Melaku Alebel, Luo Zhaohui, Chairman of the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA) and DG Gerd Müller. ▪︎ ETHIOPIA The Ethiopian Minister of Industry, Melaku Alebel, has officially inaugurated the China-Africa-UNIDO Centre of Excellence located in Addis – Ababa. UNIDO reports that the centre is a pioneering tripartite initiative, to promote sustainable industrialization, agricultural modernization,…
Cross-border traders decry multiple Levies on Lagos-Abidjan corridor
“The levies they listed include road maintenance levy (0.85% Cost Insurance and Freight (CIF), statistics levy (7.28% CIF), corridor security levy (0.50% CIF), Customs bond (0.25% CIF), Customs stamp (4% Stat), tracking (75,000 per truck).” Cross-border traders have continued to groan under the high cost of moving goods through the Lagos-Abidjan corridor, which they say,…
MAN Knocks South West Governors on Infrastructure -Manufacturing Linkages
We urge the governors to prioritise infrastructure development, particularly in industrial areas. Power supply remains a major challenge in states like Osun, while road networks, water access, and storage infrastructure in Ondo require urgent attention.”
Unilever, “Glocalised Brand” – MAN
“Unilever is a “glocalised” brand, one that blends global excellence with local relevance, and applauded the company’s achievement of sourcing over 60 percent of its raw materials locally.” Those words were coined by the President of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Otunba Francis Meshioye.The occasion was during a delegation of the company’s management led…
President Tinubu’s Seven-Point Agendas For Solid Minerals sector
The Minister of Solid Minerals, Mr. Dele Alake, has unfolded President Bola Tinubu’s seven-point agendas for the solid minerals sector. Alake, during an interactive session with Political Correspondents, today , in Abuja, said that he has the mandate of President Tinubu to ensure that the Solid Minerals sector accounts for at least 50 percent of…
Steeling Africa Data Center
▪︎Images: Teraco, Wikicommons The majority of Africa’s data is currently stored outside the continent, passing back and forth through underwater cables that connect to Europe through southern France. This outsourcing of Africa’s data infrastructure has been holding back development across the region. From share traders to healthcare professionals to video game players, the 180 milliseconds it…
NNPC Ltd, Partners Site Five Mini-LNG Plants in Ajaokuta
▪︎Groundbreaking of five mini-LNG plants by the Minister of Petroleum Resources (Gas), Hon Ekperikpe Ekpo, in Kogi State, yesterday. The NNPC Ltd. and its partners have launched five mini-Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Plants in Ajaokuta, Kogi State, on Thursday. The groundbreaking ceremony was performed by the Honorable Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe…
Clean Cooking in Africa: IEA, AfDB Source $2.2bn funding
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…