Telecoms firm, MTN, accused of illegally repatriating $13.8 billion from Nigeria, said on Friday it failed to comply with the law requiring issuance of Certificates of Capital Importation (CCIs) within 24 hours of conversion because it was a mere “administrative…
The Chief Executive Officer of The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Mr. Oscar N. Onyema, OON, has called on capital market participants and investors to exploit the NSE market data for smart investment decisions. He made this call at the inaugural NSE Market Data Workshop,…
Google says a rising anxiety on the National Youth Service Corps scheme is popular on Google search this week. Mr Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade, Google’s Communications and Public Affairs Manager for Anglophone West Africa made the announcement in Lagos on Thursday. He…
The United Nations Population Fund has unveiled the 2016 report on the State of the World Population for 2016. The Executive Director, UNFPA, Dr Babatunde Osotimehin, on Thursday said the purpose of the report is to enlighten the public on…
The commissioner of police in Osun State, Mr Olafimihan Adeoye, on Tuesday reiterated that the ban on police checkpoints on the roads still subsists and warned that any policeman that flout the order would be severely dealt with. The police boss…
The Chief Executive Officer of The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Mr. Oscar N. Onyema, OON, has called on capital market participants and investors to exploit the NSE market data for smart investment decisions. He made this call at the inaugural NSE Market Data Workshop,…
African governments have been urged to ratify and implement the Paris Agreement on climate change to help manage effects of climate change. Speaking at the sixth conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA V1) at the UN Complex…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (PAMACC News) – Civil society organizations in Africa have called on countries in the developing world in general and African continent in particular to pursue low carbon-emission pathways in line with the Paris COP 21 agreement. Speaking…
Developed countries have reiterated their promise to finance climate change in developing countries worth up to $100bn per year. The pledge, to help with the funding of climate adaptation for developing countries, was part of the Paris Agreement, and $62bn…
The Sixth Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA–VI) has kicked off in Addis Ababa Ethiopia, with climate experts, government representatives and civil society organisations examining how implementation of the Paris Agreement will impact the continent. The agreement…
