Augustina Armstrong-Ogbonna The need for Nigeria to eliminate impediments to trade facilitation on major highways was the plea by stakeholders at the Road Governance Caravan organized by the United States Agency for International Development in Nigeria (USAID|NIGERIA) for states on…
Seye Joseph and Lilian Ezejelue According to Independent UK, Africa has been described as the second-fastest-growing region in the world with average annual growth of 5.1 per cent over the past decade, driven by greater political stability, economic reforms and…
Seye Joseph Just as no one could vividly describe how and what exactly the future holds, the former Deputy Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Tunde Lemo who was born into the middle class family and grew up in the…
Union Bank’s community investment focus on talent development, agriculture and financial empowerment has led to the bank’s partnership with LEAP Africa in implementing the 2015/2016 Social Innovators Programme (SIP). The Fellowship programme which commenced with a week-long workshop on the 8th…
The Paris Agreement will see to the sinking of Small Island states and the roasting of Africa – a continent uniquely exposed to the vagaries of global warming. Of what use is it for poor vulnerable nations to smile at the cameras,…
By Our Reporter Nigeria’s aspiration for the vice presidency of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) received a major boost as the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) was officially informed. Speaking to over 40 Ministers of the environment…
By Our Reporter The African Development Bank (AfDB) has declared its resolve to eliminate energy poverty on the continent of Africa. Addressing a high-level panel comprising African ministers of the environment and heads of country delegations at the ongoing 6th…
Pictures from CSO Workshop on renewable energy in Africa Pictures from 2016 Pre-AMCEN Post-Paris Consultative Workshop Organised by UNEP, PACJA and Major Groups & Stakeholder Forums
The need to sustainably harness Africa’s vast reserves of natural capital and the implications of the Paris Agreement dominated today’s opening session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) in Cairo, Egypt Attended by the ministers of the…
