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Nigerian banks block MTN from banking channels

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– – Nigerian banks have blocked MTN from their banking channels following a feud over fees charged for the service. MTN had reduced the banks’ commission from an average of 3.5 per cent to 2.5 per cent using USSD for banking services. The feud has left millions of subscribers unable to recharge their phones using the USSD services on MTN… Read More
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Niger: Bazoum sworn in as President after coup attempt

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– – Mohamed Bazoum has been sworn in as the president of Niger at a ceremony in the capital, Niamey on Friday. The swearing in ceremony was held under beefed-up security following a foiled coup attempt during the week. Niger has been on high alert after that incident and the new president now has a major task to restore order.… Read More
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24-year-old ex-Nigerian beauty queen shot dead in U.S

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– – A former Nigerian beauty queen, studying for her doctorate degree in the United States, Najeebat Sule has been shot dead. Police say Sule was shot multiple times by an unknown gunman in Philadelphia, United States. The unknown assailant shot the 24-year-old model on March 12 while sitting in her car in the city’s Holmesburg neighborhood, Fox29 Philadelphia reported.… Read More
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Bénin : démarrage du projet d’appui au développement de la filière anacarde et de l’entreprenariat agricole financé par la Banque africaine de…

Elwin Mandowa,
Le ministre de l’Agriculture, de l’Elevage et de la Pêche (MAEP) du Bénin, M. Gaston Cossi Dossouhoui, a procédé, le 19 mars dernier à Dassa (centre-sud du Bénin), au lancement des activités relatives au Projet d’appui au développement de la filière anacarde et de l’entreprenariat agricole. C’est un projet financé à hauteur de 18,6 millions de dollars américains par la… Read More
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Nigeria: Patients stranded as strike by doctors disrupts health services

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– – Hundreds of patients have been stranded in Nigerian hospitals as a result of an indefinite strike by doctors. The strike follows an ultimatum issued by National Association of Resident Doctors to the federal government to improve wages and allowances of doctors. Uyilawa Okhuaihesuyi, the head of the association has hinted that they will lay down their tools if their demands… Read More
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Nigerian Air Force says missing jet may ‘have crashed’

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– – The Nigerian Air Force command on Friday said its alpha jet that went missing on Wednesday may have crashed. The spokesperson of the Air Force, Edward Gabkwet in a statement revealed that the “Intelligence report gathered by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) indicates that the Alpha Jet aircraft (NAF475) that went off the radar with 2 crew members… Read More
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African Development Bank brings graduates one step closer to helping their countries access climate finance

Elwin Mandowa,
Seventy-four trainees from 26 African countries will join the continent’s community of climate finance experts after successfully completing a training program through the African Development Bank. Eighteen of the 74 graduates who emerged as top achievers qualified as trainers and will continue to build capacity across the continent. The “training of trainers” program empowered trainees to design proposals that will… Read More
Africa Investments 

G5 Sahel : la Banque africaine de développement et le HCR appuient le plan de riposte sanitaire de la Mauritanie face à la pandémie de Covid-19

Elwin Mandowa,
La Banque africaine de développement et l’Agence des Nations unies pour les réfugiés en Mauritanie (HCR) ont remis, ce jour, un lot d’ambulances médicalisées au ministère mauritanien de la Santé pour l’aider à faire face à la pandémie de Covid-19. À cette occasion, le représentant de la Banque africaine de développement, Amine Mouaffak, et la représentante du HCR, Maria Stavropoulou,… Read More
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Brazil, Zambia And Echoes Of A $1.5bn Nigerian Repair, By Azu Ishiekwene

Elwin Mandowa,
Brazil has proved a disaster in the management of COVID-19, but there are other areas where we can use their examples.  Like what to do about failing refineries. This hot-button topic returned to the front burner after the Nigerian government recently announced plans to repair the Port Harcourt Refinery.  That refinery and the ones in Warri and Kaduna have a… Read More
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Le Gabon et la Banque africaine de développement lancent les travaux de rénovation du réseau d’eau potable du Grand Libreville

Elwin Mandowa,
La Première ministre du Gabon, Mme Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda, et le directeur du bureau-pays de la Banque africaine de développement au Gabon, Robert Masumbuko, ont procédé, mercredi 31 mars à Libreville, à la pose de la première pierre marquant le début des travaux de réhabilitation et d’extension du réseau d’eau potable du Grand Libreville qui abrite plus de la… Read More
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