The Government of Egypt and the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to host the AfDB annual meetings in May 2023. This is contained in a statement issued by the Communication and External Relations Department of AfDB, which was made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja. The statement said the Acting Governor of Egypt’s Central Bank, Hassan Abdalla signed on behalf of his country, while the AfDB Group Secretary-General, Vincent Nmehielle signed on behalf of the institution. Abdalla is also the current chair of the bank group’s Boards of Governors. Nmehielle said Egypt was selected…
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Africa has been losing from five per cent to 15 per cent of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita growth because of climate change and its related impacts. Group Acting Chief Economist and Vice President, African Development Bank (AfDB), Mr Kevin Urama, said this in a statement posted on AfDB website on Tuesday. Urama added that Africa needed $1.6 trillion between 2022 and 2030 to meet its nationally determined contributions (NDCs). According to the statement, the AfDB vice president said this on September 7 at a panel discussion on the sidelines of Egypt International Cooperation Forum (Egypt-ICF 2022) in…
By Babagana Wakil, Maiduguri Worried by the destructions caused by floods in some communities across Borno state, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has assigned his Deputy, Umar Usman Kadafur to lead an assessment team to a tour of all affected Local Government Areas for the purpose of ascertaining extent of damages, and to support victims. Zulum announced the measure on Tuesday after assessing a vegetable market at Moro Moro, a community around customs in Maiduguri, which has been ravaged by flooding. The Governor commiserated with flood victims across the State. “We are once again visited by this unfortunate flooding which has…
By Zagazola Makama, Maiduguri Troops of Sector Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) on Sunday, neutralised seven Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in Borno state. This was after the troops staged an ambush against the terrorists in the axis of Kasuwan Daula in Bama local government area. An Intelligence Officer told Zagazola Makama, a Counter Insurgency Expert and Security Analyst in the Lake Chad that troops achieved the feat while acting on credible intelligence that some remnants of insurgents were coming to the market to engaged in some transactions. The troops, who were on a Long range fighting Patrol …
A 22-year-old woman will face charges for holding up a sign that said “fuck imperialism,” while a man was handcuffed and placed in the back of a police van for asking who elected King Charles III. Two people were arrested at opposite ends of the UK over the weekend for protesting against the monarchy as King Charles III was officially proclaimed as Queen Elizabeth II’s successor. A 22-year-old woman was arrested on Sunday outside St Giles cathedral in Edinburgh, where the Queen’s coffin was due to lie until Monday, for holding up a sign that said “fuck imperialism, abolish monarchy.”…
The Director General of the African Democratic Congress, ADC Global Campaign Council, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman has vowed that the party will form a comfortable majority in the 10th National Assembly after next year’s elections. He also challenged other political parties in the country to produce the quality of young, dynamic candidates put forward for the Federal legislative positions by the ADC. He threw the challenge at the ceremony for the issuance of certificates of return to House of Representatives and Senate candidates of the party at the Zone 6 registered headquarters of ADC. Suleiman who was represented at the event by…
The Director General of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Global Campaign Council, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman has told the party’s ex-presidential candidate, Dumebi Kachikwu that constitutional issues are settled decently and not by brigandage or hooliganism.hooligans. Kachikwu was on Saturday suspended as the party’s presidential candidate for the 2023 election on grounds of gross misconduct, incitement to rebellion and other acts capable of destabilizing the cohesion in the the party. On Wednesday, Kachikwu’s accomplices, former Board of Trustees, Chairperson, Akwashiki, Dr Manzo and seventeen state Chairmen were also suspended for complicity in plots to ridicule the party leadership using unconstitutional methods. Responding…
The President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) Group, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has received seven male and five female new representatives of the 20-member Board of Directors. The new officials, who will serve for a three year term, officially joined the Board on 1st August 2022 and began a four-day induction programme on 1st September 2022 to familiarize themselves with the work of the Bank.“I wish to congratulate you, the new Board members, on your election as Executive Directors, who will have the duty, obligation and responsibility to help strengthen the oversight functions of our institution, to provide guidance…
The Acting Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dauda Ali Biu has warned the commanding officers nationwide to ensure that the personnel avoid piloting political convoys. He also warned that personnel must maintain political neutrality, as well as avoid any form of participation in political rallies and campaigns. The directive, in a statement by the Corps’ spokesperson, ACP Bisi Kazeem made available to newsmen on Monday, is in accordance with the FRSC (Establishment) Act, which stipulates the status of the Corps as a public service agency that does not have any political affiliation, but to provide essential…
Aviation workers at the Ibadan Airport on Monday joined their counterparts across the country to protest against inclusion of what they described as anti-labour clauses in the new Aviation Bills. The workers are staff members of the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) and National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE). The protesters, who in their scores, armed with placards of various inscriptions, were seen chanting solidarity songs round the airport premises. Some of their placards’ inscriptions read: “Aviation workers not essential service providers”; “Our rights to protest is covered under International Labour Organisation”; “Prohibition of Aviation…