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‘Nigeria, highest importer of US dollars worldwide’

Nigeria's apex bank has said the country is the highest net importer of the US dollar in the world, hence it is planning a policy to further moderate Bureau de Change (BDC) activities

ECOWAS ministers mobilize funds for regional road project

Member States of the Steering Committee for the Abidjan-Lagos Highway project have agreed to coordinate the mobilization of funds for the 1,028-kilometre

‘How Nigeria can enhance trade relations with EU’

Trade relations between the European Union (EU) and Nigeria can be enhanced if Nigeria becomes a signatory to the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), the Trade Counsellor 

UN chief reports progress in global partnership for development

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says there has been progress in achieving the goal of global partnership for development, the eighth goal in the anti-poverty goals

US, Malawi sign $350.7m power deal

The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) of the US and the Malawi government Friday exchanged letters signifying the official commencement of the five-year “Compact”

Ban tasks world’s business leaders on sustainable development

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on business leaders to collaborate with the UN to promote sustainable development worldwide.

ECOWAS Ministers of Telecommunication/ICT meet in Banjul

Ministers in charge of Telecommunication/Information, Communications and Technology (ICT) in ECOWAS Member States are to meet in Banjul, The Gambia, on Friday

Sudan, US clash over visa for President Al-Bashir

A row has erupted between Sudan and the US over the request for a US visa by Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir to

Sudan’s ruling party approves proposal to lift fuel subsidy

Sudanese ruling National Congress Party (NCP) has approved a controversial proposal to remove subsidy on petroleum products, in addition to other economic policies 

Mauritius gets interest-free loan, grant from China

China has given an interest-free loan of RMB Yuan 50 million (US$8 million) and a grant of RMB Yuan 1.05 million (US$162,440) to fund development projects in Mauritius,

Kaddafi’s house in Tripoli to be transformed into a tourist centre

The South Korea-based “Siyayilanda”, a specialist in urban architecture, has proposed to the Libyan Tourism ministry that the house belonging to the late Libyan leader, Mouammar 

Development Planning in Post-Civil War Libya: AfDB calls for transition from resource-rich country to a productive economy

In its economic report titled: “From Resource-rich State to a Productive Economy: Development Planning in Post-Civil War Libya”, the African Development Bank
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