NSIA commits $500m to Infrastructure devt

• Says it enabled over $1bn third party investments The Managing Director & Chief Executive Office, Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), Mr Aminu Umar-Sadiq, has disclosed that the Authority has committed $500 million to domestic infrastructure, whilst also enabling third party investments of over $1 billion. He said this at …

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Niger: We’re more likely to use force — ECOWAS

…Says Tchiani’s 3yrs plan to reinstate civil rule provoking The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, said yesterday it was more likely to use military force to restore constitutional order in Niger Republic, if the military junta, led by Gen. Abdourahamane Tchiani, was hell-bent on his three-year transition plan …

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BRICS Bank moves to issue 30% of loans in local currencies

The New Development Bank (NDB), otherwise known as the BRICS Development Bank, has announced plans to begin lending in South African and Brazilian currencies in order to defy reliance on the US dollar. The bank’s president, Dilma Rousseff disclosed this in a recent interview with the Financial Times. Recall that …

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Serve Nigeria not regions or states, Tinubu charges new ministers

  President Bola Tinubu and new ministers. In a bid to reboot his three-month long administration, President Bola Tinubu yesterday, charged the 45 newly sworn-in Ministers to prioritise national interests and shun regional or primordial considerations while working towards facilitating the delivery of objectives that underpin the renewed hope agenda …

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