MTN pushes for Nigeria, South Africa economic integration
MTN Nigeria has stressed the need for a robust bilateral relation between the two economic power houses of the…
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Tinubu backs $3.1bn AfCFTA Customs modernisation project
President Bola Tinubu has endorsed the $3.1bn African Continental Free Trade Area customs modernisation project, describing it as transformative…
EconomyNaira Loses 0.04% Against US Dollar at Official Market
The Naira depreciated against the United States Dollar in the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) on Monday, August…
Africa must avoid oil-era mistakes in critical minerals – Experts
Africa must strengthen institutions and regional bargaining power to avoid repeating the oil-era mistakes in developing its critical mineral…
Over 60,000 transhumant animals, 2,000 herders entered Ghana from Sahel – Research
More than 60,000 transhumant animals and over 2,000 herders entered the Upper East Region from countries in the Sahel…
Ghana cedi falls to GH¢11.11 against US dollar
The Ghana cedi depreciated by about 1.55 per cent against the United States dollar between August 17 and August…
Ghana bars unrefined artisanal gold doré exports from September 1
DAKAR, Aug 25 (Reuters) – Ghana’s GoldBod has ordered that artisanal gold doré purchased by self-financing aggregators for export…
Manufacturing success: How to secure Africa’s industrial future
Africa still accounts for a modest share of global manufacturing, but a free trade area and ambitious industrialists are changing…
IMEMPA urges swift action on ALSCON revival as steel minister awaits presidential directive
The Ibom Minerals, Energy and Maritime Professionals Association (IMEMPA) has intensified its advocacy for the revival of the Aluminium Smelter Company of Nigeria (ALSCON), Ikot Abasi, following a high-level courtesy visit to the Honourable Minister of Steel Development in Abuja.
The meeting, held on June 18, 2026, formed part of the association’s sustained efforts to mobilise government attention towards the resuscitation of ALSCON, one of Nigeria’s most strategic but dormant industrial assets.
Group unveils roadmap for ocean jobs, urges Tinubu to establish coast guard
The Provisional Committee for the Proposed Nigerian Coast Guard (PC-NCG) has unveiled a roadmap aimed at creating five million ocean-based jobs by 2035, while urging President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to establish a Nigerian Coast Guard as a critical institution for achieving the country’s blue economy ambitions.
The committee conveyed its proposals in an open letter to the President following Nigeria’s commitments at the 11th Our Ocean Conference (OOC11) held in Mombasa, Kenya.