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African Green Banks is needed to bridge investment gaps, Says Experts

Experts say climate financing from African Green Banks is needed to bridge investment gaps in green projects on the continent. Green Banks are mission-driven institutions that use innovative financing to accelerate the transition to clean energy and fight climate change. During an African Development Bank (AFDB) event held on the sidelines of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Climate Week…
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How Lendsqr is solving Africa’s credit problems

With a population of 1.4 billion people, Africa’s demand for smartphones, internet, the good things of life, is growing at a rapid pace. Many of these, including education, health, would need to be financed with credit. However, access to credit continues to be a challenge which becomes a barrier for the young woman in Accra from realizing her dreams and the lad in Kampala from going to the…
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Chairman United Nigeria Airlines advocates apprenticeship to end unemployment

Obiora Okonkwo, Chairman of United Nigeria Airlines, has called on the federal and state governments to use the Igbo apprenticeship system to address the scourge of youth unemployment in the country. Okonkwo, who made the call in a keynote address delivered at the 2022 edition of the All Market Conference, organised by the Ndigboamaka Progressive Traders Association in Lagos, said the Igbo…
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Nigeria’s equities market gains additional N383bn

Nigeria’s equities market closed further in the green zone on Thursday, May 5, rising by 1.42 percent or N383billion as investors maintained their bargain appetite for some value counters earlier seen trading below analysts target prices. The market reached a new high…
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Konga Food set to disrupt Nigeria’s online food delivery industry

On Monday, May 9, 2022, Konga Food, the online food delivery arm of Nigeria’s composite e-commerce behemoth Konga, will formally launch. The long-awaited development is set to raise the bar for service delivery in Nigeria’s burgeoning online food delivery industry, with Konga Food eminently positioned to follow in the footsteps of the Konga Group’s other thriving subsidiaries by providing…
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