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NSIA: Increasing returns on sovereign wealth for economic development

Furthermore, as part of its efforts to support the nation’s quest for increased power supply, the NSIA in 2019, commenced the development of a 10MW solar ... Company (NMRC), InfraCredit, NG Clearing, ... read more

Making inroads into infrastructure financing, economic revival

a Dutch-based agriculture investment firm. The Kano Solar, where the agency has invested commenced the development of a 10MW solar power plant in Kumbotso Local Government Area, Kano State. read more

‘It is difficult investing in an unpredictable power sector environment’

The problem in Nigeria’s power sector is not rocket science, and if it's rocket science, you have rocket scientists that are able to deal with it. read more

Nigeria: Exporting electricity amid stark darkness

When Nigeria became independent in 1960 and inherited the well-run Electricity Corporation of Nigeria (ECN), which was established in 1951 ... read more

Ride-hailing app CEO, of Bangladeshi origin, found dead in luxury New York apartment

Saleh, the son of Bangladeshi immigrants, was CEO of Nigerian motorcycle ride-hailing and delivery app Gokada. "Fahim was a great leader, inspiration and positive light for ... and Electricity Company ... read more

Diversifying NGO Leadership

An American from a middle-class family who found himself moved by problems he saw at home and abroad ... Tozun’s social enterprise, d.light, sells solar lanterns, a business inspired in part when Sam ... read more

The 2020 Food Issue: Change-Makers in the D.C. Food System

Among them are a pastry chef whose crumb of an idea turned into a global bake sale that raised close to $2 million for organizations ... who brings groceries to home-bound residents at high ... read more

FTSE 100 makes modest progress as economic sentiment recovers

The lockdown introduced on 23 March to combat coronavirus meant that no visitors were allowed to visit properties while ‘stay-at-home’ measures ... of the company’s LIGHT system and advance ... read more

Our scorecard on social investments – Shell

Shell Companies in Nigeria (SCiN) including Shell Petroleum Development Company Limited (SPDC), Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) and Shell Nigeria Gas (SNG) have contributed ... read more

The Dethroning of Fossil Fuels

People are spending more time at home using remote technologies and far less time ... oil and gas are increasingly replaced by renewable energies, such as solar and wind power. Technology, the new ... read more

FTSE 100 relinquishing the morning's gains as US stocks open mixed

It is 47 day since Ineos asked the UK Government for a £500 million bailout ... will go towards the development of the company’s LIGHT system and advance the manufacturing of up to 30 ... read more