US President, Joe Biden, has appointed Nigeria-born Enoh Titilayo Ebong to the position of Director, United States Trade and Development Agency. This was contained in a brief with names of nominees for different positions in the president’s cabinet sent to the US Congress. Ebong had served...

Nigerians 14.4% drug abuse Prevalence rate highest in West Africa — UNODC The United Nations Office on Drug and Crimes (UNODC) has said that 14.4 per cent of Nigerians are presently engaged in drug abuse, and remains the highest in West Africa. “The UNODC reports show...

GITEX 2020: Pantami Leads Nigeria’s Delegation, Speaks on Africa at Global Tech Conference Nigeria's Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Dr. Isa Ali Pantami leads major players in the Nigerian tech industry and digital economy to the Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (GITEX 2020) taking place...

World Bank, IMF Plan debt reduction for IDA countries The World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF), have proposed to undertake a joint action plan on debt reduction for the most indebted International Development Association (IDA) countries. Mr David Malpass, the President, the World Bank Group,...

Nigeria's Okonjo-Iweala, Seven From Other Countries Join The Race For Top WTO Job     With a former Nigerian foreign and finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala leading in the race for the next director-general of the World Trade Organization, more strong candidates have emerged. The Economic Confidential gathered that...

COVID-19: World leaders call on World Food Programme (WFP) to lead fight in Africa African and European leaders have called for the World Food Programme (WFP) to spearhead the humanitarian response to COVID-19 in Africa, inviting an immediate moratorium on debt and unprecedented health and...