Monday, December 23, 2024

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The new ‘jollof wars’ and why Twitter chose Ghana over Nigeria for its first Africa base

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has announced a new base for the social media platform in Ghana, West Africa. (CNN) Lagos, NigeriaTwitter's announcement Monday that it will set up its first Africa base in Ghana, West Africa, has generated fierce debate among Nigerian...

Twitter to open first Africa office to tap fast-growing market

 (Reuters/GNA) - Twitter Inc will open its first African office in Ghana, it said on Monday, as the social media company seeks to make inroads in some of the world’s fastest-growing markets. Africa is under-tapped terrain for technology firms, with...

UK faces £22bn fall in global visitor spending – report

The assessment by the World Travel & Tourism Council calls for an urgent end to "stop-start" quarantine measures. Britain faces losing £22bn in international visitor spending this year after COVID-19 resulted in a collapse in global travel, according to a...

African Development Bank 2020 Annual meetings: Building Africa back better after the COVID-19 pandemic

For the first time in the history of the African Development Bank, its Annual Meetings will be held virtually to comply with the COVID-19 pandemic-related social-distancing guidelines. The Governors' Dialogue and the election of a president will be top of...

Atlas Petroleum Resumes Development of OML109 in Nigeria

OML 109 comprises 14 identified and mapped prospects and leads, and an un-risked resource potential in excess of 500 million barrels of oil equivalent. Over the weekend, Atlas Petroleum International has resumed work over activities and well interventions on OML...

African Development Bank joins World Trade Organisation (WTO) and other Multilateral Development Banks (MDB)s to support trade finance amid COVID-19 crisis

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, multilateral development banks have stepped up their trade finance programs to support essential imports and key exports The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has joined the World Trade Organisation and other multilateral development...

Stock futures gain ahead of latest jobs data

The June employment report will be released a day early because of the Independence Day holiday U.S. equity futures are trading higher ahead of the release of the June employment report. The major futures indexes are suggesting a gain of 0.9 percent when...

Coronavirus: Dozens of countries not in UK quarantine

Dozens of countries will be exempt from a travel quarantine from Monday, UK government sources have indicated. Currently, most people arriving into the UK from anywhere apart from the Republic of Ireland have to self-isolate for two weeks. Ministers had previously...
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“Parliament Adjourns to January 2 Without Approving Expenditure in Advance of Appropriation”

Parliament has adjourned its seventh meeting of the fourth session of the Eighth Parliament to January 2, 2025, without...
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