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A Call for Urban Farming for City Dwellers- Wardah Abbas

A Call for Urban Farming for City Dwellers By Wardah Abbas As I fiddle with the keyboard, I begin to recall the journey that nurtured my love for gardening. I was raised in a household that cherished in-house farming and mini-orchards. My mother particularly took great...

Electricity Price down by 6%

Electricity Price down by 6% There has been a reduction in the retail price of electricity by 6 per cent, subsequently cushioning 3.6 million users in Kenya. Kenya’s Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) announced the reduction. According to ERC, the overall unit cost of power will reduce from...

World Bank Energy Financing In Nigeria, Others Increase By $7.7bn

World Bank Energy Financing In Nigeria, Others Increase By $7.7bn   The World Bank has stated that it has exceeded its financing target in new energy for Nigeria and other developing countries. In its latest report, the bank stated that 32.1 per cent of its financing...

We’ve Spent $300m On Community Projects In Nigeria – World Bank

We've Spent $300m On Community Projects In Nigeria - World Bank The World Bank says it has spent $300 million out of the $415 million earmarked to support Community and Social Development Projects (CSDP) across 30 states of the federation and the FCT. Prof. Foluso Okunmadewa,...

World Bank Expects Global Growth At 3.1 Per Cent

World Bank Expects Global Growth At 3.1 Per Cent ...Warns of slow growth ahead, urges govts to prepare   The World Bank has assured that the global economy would return a growth of 3.1 per cent in 2018, despite recent softening and headwinds.But it also warned in...

IMF, World Bank Urged to fight IFFs

IMF, World Bank Urged to fight IFFs The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank has been urged to do more in the fight against Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) around the World, especially from Africa. Tax Justice Network Africa, (TJNA) said that he two World...