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Nigerian North West State Governors visit African Development Bank to boost cooperation

Seven newly elected Nigerian State Governors visited the African Development Bank Group in Abidjan to strengthen cooperation and unlock the country’s vast agricultural potential. The delegation, meeting with Bank President Dr Akinwumi Adesina, was led by Katsina State Governor Mallam Dikko Umar Radda, and included Governors Dr Nasiru Idris of …

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Allow Multilateral Development Banks(MDBs) use Special Drawing Rights-Adesina urges IMF

The President of African Development Bank (AfDB),Dr Akinwumi Adesina has called on the International Monetary Fund((IMF) to grant permission to Multilateral Development Banks(MDBs) to use its Special Drawing Rights to meet the financing deficit of vulnerable jurisdictions. Speaking on a panel at the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact, …

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Babalola urges Tinubu to seek debt forgiveness for Nigeria

Foremost lawyer Chief Afe Babalola has asked the incoming administration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to prioritise debt forgiveness for Nigeria from creditors countries and multilateral financial institutions. Babalola said forgiveness or cancellation would relieve Nigeria of humongous foreign debts, adding that lion share of the country’s resources were being …

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13 electricity companies risk disconnection from national grid over payment failures- FG

The Federal Government through the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) will disconnect 13 electricity companies from the national grid. Punch reports that the disconnection plan is because of the failure of the affected companies to make remittances of ancillary services bills. As a result of the planned disconnection, electricity consumers being served …

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