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- 7 Jul 2019
AU Commission Seeks Financial Input for NEPAD-IPPF Special Fund
The 29th Oversight Committee (OC) meeting of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility (NEPAD-IPPF) Special Fund held at the headquarters of the African…
- 17 Jun 2015
AU Should Leverage NEPAD for Technology Growth- Monaisa
Mokgethi Monaisa, the consul-general, South African (SA) High Commission in Nigeria, has urged the African Union (AU) to critically integrate New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD’s)…
- 8 Dec 2008
Nepad Harps On ICT In Africa
Dr. Edmund Katiti, adviser, e-African Commission, a sub-department of National Economic Partnership for African Development (Nepad) has said African initiative study on feasibility of its Umojanet…
- 22 Apr 2020
NEPAD, Ecobank Group Set to Establish Framework to Support African MSMEs
Dr. Ibrahim Assane Mayaki, Chief Executive Officer, AUDA-NEPAD and Mr Ade Ayeyemi, Ecobank Group Chief Executive Officer have agreed to collaborate on a continental initiative to support African…
- 21 Nov 2016
AAS,NEPAD Commit $7m to Fund Innovative Ideas in Africa
The African Academy of Sciences and the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) Agency's Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa (AESA) have committed $7 million to fund…
- 18 Jun 2015
Africa Can End Capital Flight in Technology Space via NEPAD- Monaisa
Mokgethi Monaisa, consul-general, South African (SA) High Commission in Nigeria (since January 2012) believes that both countries share similar potentials and well-positioned to influence the…
- 16 Nov 2015
AfDB Reiterates Commitment to Infrastructure Development in Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) reiterating its commitment to supporting efforts seeking to address the continent's infrastructure needs. Moono Mupotola, AfDB's director for NEPAD, Regional…
- 3 Nov 2015
Top Government, NGO Officials Review Data on Malnutrition in Africa
Coming under the auspices of NEPAD and the African Union, the 6th African Day of Food and Security, commemorated recently brought together top government officials, NGOs and multilateral…
- 22 Jun 2022
African Health Tech Start-ups Prompting Launch of $7M Innovator Support Program
Healthcare consulting firm Salient Advisory has launched its latest market intelligence report highlighting promising African healthtech start-ups in supply chain. Spurred by these findings, a…
- 11 Aug 2008
Nigeria to Spend $20Bn on APRM
Dr. Gabriel Gundu, director African Peer Review Mechanisim (APRM) has hinted that Nigeria will commit a some $20 billion to implement all actions relating to the projects in the next four years.…
- 11 Aug 2008
Nigeria to Spend $20Bn on APRM
Dr. Gabriel Gundu, director African Peer Review Mechanisim (APRM) has hinted that Nigeria will commit a some $20 billion to implement all actions relating to the projects in the next four years.…
- 11 Aug 2008
Nigeria to Spend $20Bn on APRM
Dr. Gabriel Gundu, director African Peer Review Mechanisim (APRM) has hinted that Nigeria will commit a some $20 billion to implement all actions relating to the projects in the next four years.…
- 25 Nov 2016
PIDA Week 2016 Calls for Accelerated Job Creation Via Infrastructure
Africa has been urged to provide employment opportunities for its youth if it is to harness their potential and contribute to the desired economic growth outlined in the vision of Agenda 2063. The…
- 14 Jan 2013
FG Sinks $400m in Gas Project
The federal government is to commit $400 million into the Trans-Africa Gas Pipeline project expected to be completed in 2018, according to Mr. Ghaji Bello, acting director general, Infrastructure…
- 11 Aug 2008
Nigeria to Spend $20Bn on APRM
Dr. Gabriel Gundu, director African Peer Review Mechanisim (APRM) has hinted that Nigeria will commit a some $20 billion to implement all actions relating to the projects in the next four years.…
- 23 Feb 2018
AfDB Supports Gabon's Optic Fiber Backbone Project
The African Development Bank and the Gabonese National Agency for Numerical Infrastructure and Frequency (ANINF) have signed agreements a feasibility study for the country’s component of the Central…
- 3 Nov 2014
Obasanjo Accuses Jonathan, Others of Destroying Power Sector
Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, former president has returned a damning indictment on his successors who he blamed for the rot in the power sector. Obasanjo, after his second coming as a civilian president,…
- 19 Jun 2018
AfDB Joins Global Infrastructure Facility as Technical Partner
Africa’s infrastructure financing needs are huge. Innovative partnerships are needed to bridge the financing gap and accelerate infrastructure development in Transport, ICT, Water and Energy, that…
- 11 Aug 2008
Nigeria to Spend $20Bn on APRM
Dr. Gabriel Gundu, director African Peer Review Mechanisim (APRM) has hinted that Nigeria will commit a some $20 billion to implement all actions relating to the projects in the next four years.…
- 25 Feb 2022
Alerzo CEO, Opaleye Wins the 2021 African Prize for Leadership Excellence
Adewale Opaleye, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Alerzo LTD., a business-to-business e-commerce platform in Nigeria, has won the Fintech Personality Leadership Prize at the 2021 edition of…
- 27 Oct 2022
AfreximBank Boss, ECOWAS, Diplomats and others to Speak at GAIN Youth Summit 2022
The President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of African Export Import Bank (AfreximBank) Professor Benedict O. Oramah; High Commissioner of Namibia to Nigeria, H.E Humphrey Geiseb; Ambassador…
- 23 Jun 2008
HP Restates Commitment to e-Learning Project
Leading technology distributor, Hewlett Packard, has restated its determination to empower local communities with necessary Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) tools capable of…
- 11 Jul 2025
Africa’s Lawmakers Commit to Strengthening AI, Digital Health and Smart Manufacturing Frameworks
The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) and the African Population Health Research Center (APHRC), in collaboration with the GSMA, have concluded the first Africa Digital Parliamentary Summit focused on…
- 21 Jul 2008
Grey Market Operators are Money Launderers-Umo
Ime Umo, managing director and technology solutions group lead for West Africa, HP West Africa is a seasoned IT sales professional with 16 years of experience from several large multi-national…
- 8 Jun 2009
AfDB Approves $66M for MainOne Undersea Fibre Optic Cable Project
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved financing of USD 66 million to the Main One Cable Company for developing a submarine fibre optic cable connection…
- 17 Nov 2009
Nitda: the Goad of IT in Nigeria
Information technology (IT), as defined by the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), is "the study, design, development, implementation, support or management of computer-based…
- 30 Nov 2009
MultiChoice, SchoolNet, Deploys Digital TV for Learning
MultiChoice, in partnership with SchoolNet (a non-profit organisation of stakeholders in education), have deployed the use of digital television set as a learning tool in public schools. This is in…
- 2 Apr 2012
NITDA’s Projects Stimulating Economy, Says Angaye
The National Information and Technology Development Agency ( NITDA) which before 2007 grappled with paucity of funds which hindered its ability to implement its policy objectives and goals has begun…
- 21 Jul 2013
Africa Endorse AfDB’s Africa50 Fund to Support Infrastructure
In a joint declaration issued in Tunis, Tunisia, on 19 July 2013, African institutions endorsed the AfDB’s Africa50 Fund as Africa’s vehicle to facilitate large-scale mobilization of resources and to…
- 9 Nov 2013
Kaberuka, AfDB President Named 2013 African of the Year
Donald Kaberuka, president , African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has been named 2013 African of the Year in recognition of his role in spearheading the Africa50 Fund to mobilize the financing of…