Unlock pension funds to bridge power gap, Elumelu urges African leaders

By Nana Musa The Chairman of Heirs Holdings and United Bank for Africa (UBA), Tony Elumelu, has urged African governments to unlock the continent’s vast pension funds. Elumelu made the call during the inauguration of the white paper on mobilising over four trillion dollars untapped domestic capital across Africa, presentedContinue Reading

Food Day: Treat agriculture as national rescue strategy- Group

By Okeoghene Akubuike Agricultural Agenda Nigeria Initiative (AANI), a Non-Governmental Organisation, has called on the government to treat agriculture as a national rescue strategy for economic recovery, peace and rural prosperity. Mr Ephraim Audu, National President of AANI, made the call  in a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday inContinue Reading

ESBC VP pledges to strengthen visibility of African SMEs globally

By Mark Longyen Dr Elias-Farakhan Diomandé, Vice President, ECOWAS Small Business Coalition (ESBC), and Vice President,  Organisation of Islamic Cooperation’s OIC-SMENET Bureau for Africa, has pledged to strengthen African SMEs’ visibility globally within three years. Diomandé said this in a virtual interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), followingContinue Reading