By Onyedika AgbedoBy Onyedika Agbedo 28 September 2023 | 3:47 am The National Action Committee on African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (NAC-AfCFTA) has announced a partnership with PUTTRU, Africa’s leading digital platform, for facilitation of investments in energy companies on the continent. The partnership, which is in furtherance of the panel’s efforts to deliver on its assignment, was disclosed by its secretary, Olusegun Awolowo. Awolowo,… energy supply The National Action Committee on African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (NAC-AfCFTA) has announced a partnership with PUTTRU, Africa’s leading digital platform, for facilitation of investments in energy companies on the continent. The partnership, which is in furtherance of the panel’s efforts to deliver on its assignment, was disclosed by its secretary, Olusegun Awolowo. Awolowo, in a letter to the organisation, noted that PUTTRU’s technical expertise in energy/power funding, financial networking, credit enhancement matters, vast regional integration experience, as well as its Pan-African posture, spanning over a decade, would be a huge asset in the drive to actualising the goals of Power for Trade Shop (PFTS) initiative of the Federal Government. “We look forward to an effective working relationship with PUTTRU, as we partner to create the needed synergy for connecting Nigerian businesses to Africa,” Awolowo said. 1 hour ago Ambassador of Ireland to Nigeria, Peter Ryan, has said Nigeria and his country will continue to strengthen existing relations. He disclosed this during the Very Reverend Father Dennis Slattery Memorial Lecture, organised by St. Finbarr’s College Old Boys Association, in Victoria Island, Lagos. Ryan said Ireland and Nigeria had cordial relations before he came to… 3 hours ago Lax PIA implementation bites hard • Mergers of regulators, boards of NNPCL, slack workforce worry stakeholders • Oil sector remains vulnerable as implementation of host community fragment lingers • Operators face tougher environment amidst challenging economic outlook The projected gains expected from Nigeria’s oil and gas sector following the passage of the Petroleum Industry Act… 3 hours ago Following indications that the Federal Government might have returned subsidy payment on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) due to the fluctuations of foreign exchange and crude oil price, stakeholders in the sector have said the N169.4 billion reported to have been paid for subsidy on PMS as a means to stop the hike in the pump price of petrol is inaccurate. 3 hours ago •Group tells Aiyedatiwa to respond to allegations Ondo State House of Assembly has vowed to go ahead with the impeachment proceedings against the Deputy Governor of the state, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, despite the lawsuit he filed to stop the move. Aiyedatiwa had asked an Akure High Court to stop the House of Assembly from proceeding with… 3 hours ago Stakeholders have called for improved women’s inclusion in decision-making processes for their economic empowerment, peace and security. Chief Executive Officer (CEO), ElectHER, Ibijoke Faborode, who made the appeal at the Hersummit2023, organised by HerNetwork, with the theme, ‘Moving Her Forward’, observed that beyond having women in politics, the nation needed them in arriving at decisions. On the…
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