The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has published its inaugural Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Financing Framework, signalling its commitment to sustainable development and green financing of key projects in priority sectors. The Framework, which has received a positive assessment from ISS Corporate Solutions, will play a crucial role in linking EBID’s resource mobilization strategy with its objectives of promoting resilient, inclusive, and sustainable growth in its member states. A statement from the bank quoted it’s President and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Dr George Agyekum Donkor as saying: “We are thrilled to launch our ESG Financing…
Author: Soffiyyah Olamide
The Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) has sent a congratulatory message to Nigeria’s President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, urging him to justify his election by delivering the dividends of democracy to all the people. Noting that Tinubu’s victory would bring some measure of pride to those who made sacrifices in the struggle for the June 12, OPC, through a statement by its President, Otunba Wasiu Afolabi, recalled that the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate was in the trenches with its Late Founder and President, Dr. Frederick Fasehun. Afolabi, President of the socio-cultural organisation, said in the statement: “OPC congratulates Asiwaju Bola…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike A court in Belarus has sentenced Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski to 10 years in prison for smuggling and financing “actions grossly violating public order.” Bialiatski was in court alongside two fellow campaigners, Valentin Stefanovich and Vladimir Labkovich. Mr Stefanovich was sentenced to nine years in prison, while Mr Labkovich received seven years, according to Viasna, the group Mr Bialiatski founded in 1996. All three had pleaded not guilty. The Viasna human rights group said the supporters of Mr Bialiatski, 60, say the authoritarian regime of Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko is trying to silence him. Bialiatski, who…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike A lawyer to the seven state governors who filed a suit challenging the announcement of Bola Tinubu as the winner of the February 25 presidential election has explained why they withdrew the suit. The seven states comprising: Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, Sokoto and Taraba, had on Friday, 3 March, 2023, filed a notice of discontinuance on the suit before the Supreme Court. According to a report of an online medium, a senior lawyer with Mike Ozekhome (SAN), who pleaded anonymity, has explained that the matter was withdrawn because it had been overtaken by events. The…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has held talks with its Pakistani counterparts, Division of Controlled Drugs Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP), Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) and Controlled Substances Section, Ministry of Narcotics Control to explore ways of collaboration to restrict channels of trafficking illicit substances between Nigeria and Pakistan. A signed statement by the spokesman of the anti-narcotics agency, Femi Babafemi on Saturday, 4 March, 2023, said the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (Retd) had approved a delegation comprising Joseph Sunday Nbona, Director, Prosecution and Legal Services; Gadzama Samuel Bashir, Director, Operations and General Investigation;…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Flooding in Malaysia has killed three people, just as it also displaced over 40,000 people as of Saturday, 4 March, 2023, in several states with the worst hit being Johor state, according to government data. Over 37,000 have been evacuated to flood relief centers in Johor alone while the states of Pahang, Negeri Sembilan, Malacca in Peninsular Malaysia have fewer numbers of evacuees, according to the social welfare department. On Wednesday, the first flood casualty in Johor was recorded after a man was found dead inside a car that is believed to have been swept away by…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed that there have been at least 26 million illnesses, 290,000 hospitalizations, and 18,000 deaths from flu so far this season. According to the latest estimates published Friday, March 3, 2023 by CDC, the number and weekly rate of flu hospital admissions continued to decline in the country. About 1,500 people were hospitalized with flu in the latest week ending February 25, CDC data showed. The CDC recommends that everyone ages 6 months and older get an annual flu vaccine as long as flu activity continues.…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Indonesian military authourities have confirmed that no fewer than 14 people were killed and dozens injured in Indonesia’s capital Friday, after a massive blaze broke out at a state-run fuel storage depot before firefighters brought it under control. The Army Chief of Staff, Dudung Abdurachman told reporters that the inferno which occured at the facility run by state energy firm Pertamina in Jakarta injured at least 42 others. “The fire is already extinguished . At the moment, there are 14 victims who died The cause of the fire, which started after 8 pm local time (1300 GMT), was…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike President Muhammadu Buhari inaugurated 700 troop-carrying trucks made in the Ojo area of Lagos State on Friday, 3 March, 2023. Buhari joined the commissioning virtually while the Minister of Defence, Major-General Bashir Magashi; the Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor; and the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Zubairu Gambo; joined physically. Other dignitaries who were present physically included: the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao; the Chief of Staff to the President, Prof Ibrahim Gambari; Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha; and the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council has said the party has already assembled a legal team that would meet the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP) in court. Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi had during separate press conferences on Thursday, 2 March, 2023, in Abuja, rejected the result of Saturday, 25 February, 2023, presidential poll, which gave victory to the candidate of the APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and resolved to challenge it in court. Addressing a press conference on Friday,…