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IBM to spend $25m on youth empowerment in Nigeria, others

The International Business Machines Corporation is to spend 25 million dollars (about N9 billion) in Nigeria and some other African countries for youth empowerment in the next few years. Director,.

Nigeria Federal Government approves N60bn for rice subsidy

The sum of N60bn has been approved by the Federal Government as a subsidy for rice production in the country, the Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbeh, said on Friday..

President of Zimbabwe Opens National University of Defense

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa urged the National University of Defense to offer ideas that support the country’s economic progress, in his speech at the official inauguration and expansion of that.

Ecobank Zambia celebrates Ecobank Day 2018 by assisting Orphans

Ecobank Zambia Managing Director Kola Adeleke says the Bank takes its responsibility of assisting the community seriously Mr Adeleke said the bank is focused on undertaking social work as part.

AfDB Approves U.S.$40 Million for Africa Infrastructure Investment Fund

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved its third equity investment of US$40 million in Africa Infrastructure Investment Fund (AIIF3), a closed-ended pan-African infrastructure fund.

Egypt’s growth rate rises to 5.3% during first quarter of fiscal year

Egypt’s Minister of Planning, Monitoring and Administrative Reformation Hala al-Saed announced Friday that the economic growth rate increased to 5.3 percent in the first quarter of the current fiscal year.

Papua New Guinea to Host APEC Summit

Papua New Guinea is hosting the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders Summit Saturday and Sunday. Papua New Guinea assumed the APEC presidency late last year under the slogan ‘Seizing Inclusive.

AU leaders applaud Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed for reforms

Africa’s leaders applauded Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed for making substantial reforms in his country as they met to consider improvements to the continent-wide body at the start of a.

Entrepreneurs of China, Mozambique intensify trade cooperation after FOCAC

Business people from China and Mozambique met Friday in Maputo to intensify trade cooperation between the two countries, particularly in engineering, construction and agriculture. The Chinese delegation of entrepreneurs, headed.