In Nigeria, the World Bank has said that it is ready to work together with the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), to carry out projects that would make the environment in the state cleaner and healthier. The leader of the World Bank team, Joseph Akpokodje, disclosed this during a recent official visit to LAWMA. He said the aim of the visit was to brainstorm ways to combat some of the...

Etihad Airways on Wednesday said it will extend flights to Nigeria later this year to meet rise in demand. Aside Nigeria, the airways also intends to increase flights to Cairo, Egypt. According to the company, a new Saturday flight to Lagos will commence on December 2, 2017. This will add to the airline’s weekend travel option, increase frequency from four to five services each week and...

The Kano State House of Assembly has passed into law the state Health Trust Fund Bill (KHETFUND) which would guarantee sustainable financing of the health sector in the state. Aminu Garba, the Coordinator and Founder of Community Health and Research Initiative (CHR), who disclosed this on Tuesday, said the bill will be funded through a monthly deduction of 5% tax revenues and one percent from...

Chinese multinational company, Shandong Ruyi Technology Group Co., is set to invest $600 million in the textile and garment industry in Kano state, according to Isyaku Umar Tofa, the chairman of the state Investment Promotion Agency. Tofa disclosed this during the presentation of Certificates of Occupancy to two investors, by the state governor in Kano. According to him, talks are...

Dangote Group plans to increase its sugar production to 1.5 million metric tons a year by 2020 from the current 100,000 tons. It also plans to add 1 million tons of rice to current production and have 50,000 cattle producing 500 million liters of milk a year by 2019. To this end, the company will be investing $3.8 billion in sugar and rice and another $800 million in dairy production...

The Nigerian Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun (photo), on Tuesday said the country must not borrow more to fund the 2017 budget but should instead raise money by other means. The Finance Minister said this while speaking at a business forum in Abuja. She said: “We cannot borrow anymore, we just have to generate funds domestically enough to fund our budget. Mobilize revenue to fund the...

26 years after its first land conference, Namibia is preparing to hold a second summit of the kind scheduled for next September. According to Agence de presse africaine (APA) which disclosed this, the next conference will focus on land reform. “Land Reform Minister Utoni Nujoma on Monday launched regional consultations on the second land summit and called on Namibians to provide inputs about...

UNESCO has added to its World Heritage list the W-Arly-Pendjari (Wap) Complex, according to a statement released by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee last Friday. This natural reserve spans across three nations, namely: Niger, Benin and Burkina Faso. It is the largest protected reserve of West Africa. For the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, the Wap complex “includes the largest and...

The International Monetary Fund (Fund) forecast a 2.3% growth for the Tunisian economy this year after a relatively sluggish year in 2016. The new forecast will be mainly driven by the tourism and phosphate sectors. Yet, the Bretton Woods institution stresses on the fragility of the economy of this country which is currently experiencing a particularly complex socio-political situation. The...

In Africa, 1 out of 14 jobs is in the tourism industry. This represent a total workforce of 21 million people. This was revealed in the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Economic Development in Africa Report 2017, focused on “Tourism for transformative and inclusive growth". According to the report, from 1995 to 2014, international tourist arrivals on the continent...