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AfDB President commits to support Liberia’s transformation agenda

March 15, 2016/AfDB The President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, has pledged to support Liberia’s effort to diversify its economy, with a particular emphasis on the agriculture and power sectors. Adesina, who led an AfDB delegation to Liberia last week, gave the pledge at an official […]

South Africa’s MTN says Nigeria lifts suspension of regulatory services

Tue Mar 15, 2016/Reuters Nigeria’s telecoms regulator has restored “regulatory services” to MTN Group , the South African mobile phone operator said on Tuesday. The Nigerian Communications Commission prevented MTN from raising tariffs and launching promotions in October last year when it fined the company $5.2 billion for failing to […]

Substandard Tyres: SON DG Gives Dealers 24-Hour Ultimatum

By Barnabas Esiet Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Paul Angya, the acting director general of Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) on Tuesday issued a 24-hour ultimatum to dealers to destroy every fake tyre in their stock or face prosecution. Angya who gave the ultimatum at a stakeholder’s forum in Lagos said the era of […]