• Facility to supply 20,000 homes with affordable cooking gas •‘Our energy drive to reduce air pollution, flatten LPG prices’ – Governor Trust Africa News, By Ayomide Otitoju Lagos State records another progress in its plan to cut down the use of dirty fuels responsible for carbon emission and air pollution. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on…
Trust Africa News, By Ayomide Otitoju The Deputy President, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Knut Ulvmoen, has called for a better business relationship between Nigeria and Russia in agriculture Oil & Gas and Security equipment He said this at a forum organised by the Lagos Chamber of Commerce in collaboration with Nigerians in…
New coronavirus infections jumped 23 percent in the Americas last week, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said, warning that the region could potentially be on track to follow trends in Europe, where several countries are issuing lockdown amid surging cases. PAHO Director Carissa Etienne said there were 880,583 new COVID-19 infections in the Americas…
Nigeria is planning to give cash handouts to the poor, that may cost the government 2.4 trillion naira a year ($5.8 billion) in a bid to replace fuel subsides. The government will give 5,000 naira each to as many as 40 million people every month, beginning from July when fuel subsidies end. A new petroleum…
•Activates 30-year Devt Plan for State, says sustained funding in key growth sectors to stabilise economy Trust Africa News, By Ayomide Otitoju Lagos State has earmarked huge capital expenditure in the 2022 fiscal year to service key growth areas in order to consolidate the recovery of the State’s economy and positively transform residents’ livelihoods. In…
•Commend Sanwo-Olu for instituting tribunal of inquiry Trust Africa News, By Ayomide Otitoju North-West governors on Wednesday paid a condolence visit to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu over the Gerrard Road, Ikoyi building collapse, which killed over forty persons few weeks ago. The Governors also sympathised with the people of the State and families of those who…
The immediate past National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega, has advocated a short-term restructuring before the next general election to address myriads of challenges confronting the country. Jega, however, accused the executive and legislative arms of the Federal Government of treating the restructuring issue with levity. He said that…
Last year, fintech API infrastructure players came into the African tech scene, ushering in Plaid-like services to businesses and developers. And the attention on these companies, particularly from venture capitalists, spiralled into this year, with each significant player raising large seed to Series A rounds. OnePipe, a fintech API company with a different play from…
More than seven years in prison and then likely deportation is the fate of a Nigerian citizen who with his wife admitted laundering nearly $1.9 million obtained by making false pleas for money on social media. Jabin Godspower Okpako, 36, of Sayre, was sentenced Tuesday by U.S. Middle District Judge Matthew W. Brann to 7…
