Lagos: Stakeholders from the public and private sectors have emphasised the need for stronger collaboration on energy security and decarbonisation to accelerate Africa’s transition to clean energy and sustainable growth. They said that the transition would deliver economic resilience, create jobs and promote sustainable industrialisation across the continent. According to News Agency of Nigeria, they […]

Abuja: Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and labour unions in the public utilities sector are calling for the reversal of all privatisations in the electricity, water, and waste sectors, asserting that these privatisations have failed to serve the public interest. According to News Agency of Nigeria, the Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and […]

Oban: Community leaders in Oban, located in Akamkpa, Cross River, have expressed their approval of UNESCO’s biodiversity business training programme, emphasizing its significance in addressing the depletion of their forest resources. The leaders hailed the initiative as timely and necessary for promoting sustainable practices within their community. According to News Agency of Nigeria, the training, […]

Lagos: Dr Riverson Oppong, Chief Executive Officer of the Chamber of Oil Marketing Companies (Ghana) and Africa Regional Director, has projected that Africa will become the next major growth frontier for the downstream oil and gas industry by 2032. He made this assertion during a session at the Oil Trading Logistics (OTL) Africa Downstream Week […]

Yola: The Federal Government has approved ?758 billion in bonds to offset long-standing pension liabilities, including pension increases owed since 2007. Ms Omolola Oloworaran, the Director-General of the National Pension Commission (PenCom), made this known on Thursday in Yola at a two-day sensitisation workshop on the workings of the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) for Employees […]