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Read More »Baru Bags SPE Africa Regional Top Award
Dr. Maikanti Baru, The Group Managing Director of the NNPC has been honored by the Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE, Nigeria Council /African Region with its African Regional Award. This was disclosed by the President of the SPE Nigerian Council, Engr. Chikezie Nwosu, during a courtesy call on the GMD …
Read More »Rome Statute 20th anniversary high-level commemorations generate strong calls for justice
On 16 and 17 July 2018, an event was held at the headquarters of International Criminal Court (“ICC” or “the Court”) in The Hague, The Netherlands, to mark the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the Rome Statute of the ICC. High-level representatives of more than 30 States in attendance …
Read More »GIMAC and TerraPay announce collaboration for enabling real-time cross border money transfers to CEMAC region
GIMAC, the regional electronic money transfer platform of Central Africa and TerraPay the world’s first mobile payments switch have signed a strategic partnership agreement that will strengthen the remittances ecosystem in CEMAC region. The partnership will enable instant cross border money transfer to bank accounts and mobile wallets in the …
Read More »Bida Oil Exploration: NNPC Tasks IBB University
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has charged the Management of the IBB University for more collaboration on oil exploration in the Bida Basin, one of the seven inland basins in the country. Group Managing Director of the corporation, Dr. Maikanti Baru, gave the charge when he received in …
Read More »Merck Foundation Launches Merck More Than a Mother in Partnership with the National Council and the Ministry of Health of Namibia
Merck Foundation the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany launched today their ‘Merck More Than a Mother’ program in Namibia in partnership with the Chairperson of National Council of Namibia, Hon. Margaret Mensah and the Ministry of Health. Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO Merck Foundation emphasized, “The time is ripe …
Read More »Canada to host The Commonwealth Africa Forum in July 2018
Senior Government and Business Leaders from Africa and North America will gather in Toronto from the 5th – 8th July 2018 for The Commonwealth Africa Forum Toronto 2018 with the theme: Africa – Open for Business Past Speakers at CAFI EVENTS have included: HRH Prince Andrew The Duke of York, Gen. Yakubu Gowon Former Nigerian Head of State; Rt …
Read More »African Vaccination Week – Online Press Conference: By the year 2030, cervical cancer will kill more than 443,000 women yearly worldwide, most of them in sub-Saharan Africa
The 8th African Vaccination Week will be celebrated from 23 to 29 April 2018. Cervical cancer remains a leading cause of cancer death among women in Africa. According to the Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy, by the year 2030, cervical cancer will kill more than 443,000 women yearly worldwide, most of them …
Read More »ENGIE and Meridiam win two solar photovoltaic projects in Senegal
ENGIE and investment partner Meridiam have been selected by Senegal’s Electricity Sector Regulation Commission (CRSE) as preferred bidder in a tender launched in October 2017 for two solar photovoltaic projects totaling 60 MW. These two projects are part of the Scaling Solar initiative in Senegal, conducted jointly by the Senegalese authorities …
Read More »Mastercard Uses Facebook Messenger to Help Small Businesses Go Digital
At Mobile World Congress Mastercard today announced that it will use Facebook Messenger to provide technology to small businesses in Africa and Asia to drive affordable acceptance of electronic and mobile payments. Access to digital payments will help these businesses expand to new markets, and unlock financial …
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