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Ethiopia has entered a $1.3 billion deal with the World Bank to improve governance and fund pro-poor policies in regions worst hit by a drought and food shortages.
The global lender on Friday (September 29) announced that it had signed …
Continue readingMozambique’s President Filipe Nyusi will run for re-election in 2019, his ruling Frelimo party said on Monday, a step towards a vote meant to end sporadic clashes.
Nyusi is expected to square off with opposition Renamo party leader Afonso Dhlakama, …
Continue readingThe Federal Government on Tuesday, took stock of its achievements in the Presidential Enabling Businesses Environment Council (PEBEC), designed to facilitate the ease of doing business in Nigeria.
The Minister of Trade and Investment, Okechukwu Enelamah, who disclosed this after …
Continue reading‘A rotten apple spoils the whole barrel’ is the proverbial saying that has been used by many to describe how corruption spreads. This suggests that a bad person can infect/corrupt a group of people. The story of Eve and the …
Continue readingThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the dates for the 2019 elections. The Presidential and National Assembly elections will hold on February 16, 2019 while the Governorship and State House of Assembly will hold on March 2, 2019. …
Continue readingThe World Economic Forum has released the latest Global Competitiveness Report which ranks economies across the world. According to the latest ranking, Nigeria has moved two steps upward among the competitive economies in the world. Nigeria is now 125th out …
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In a letter dated June 29, 2017 (received in mid-August 2017) and discussed at the OGP Steering Committee meeting on September 20, 2017, the Government of Tanzania indicated their intention to withdraw from …
Continue readingNigeria’s GDP is currently the highest in Africa, with projections that the country would have the highest average GDP growth in the world from 2010-2050. Growth performance has improved in recent years, driven in part by economic reforms and in …
Continue readingNigeria’s government has asked parliament to amend its spending law to enable a debt program to settle 2.7 trillion naira ($8.6 bln) worth of obligations including pensions and salary arrears, according to a letter from Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.
The …
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