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Human Welfare

667m Africans in extreme poverty – ECA

COVID-19 pandemic may have pushed additional 55 million Africans into extreme poverty, bringing the tally to 667 million. Acting Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission...
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Human Welfare

COVID-19 plunged 77m into extreme poverty in 2021 – UN report

The crippling cost of debt financing for many developing countries has hamstrung their recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, forced cutbacks in development spending, and...
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Sustainable Devpt

SDGs Report 2021: COVID-19 led to global extreme poverty

The “Sustainable Development Goals Report 2021” highlights the impacts of COVID-19 on SDG implementation and identifies areas that require urgent and coordinated action. The...
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Oil & Gas

Expert urges shift to value-driven petroleum strategy

An energy economist, Prof. Wumi Iledare, has urged a strategic shift, warning Nigeria’s vast hydrocarbon reserves may yield little...
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Renewable Energy

Electricity privatisation yet to meet expectations, as traders cry out

The Coalition for Affordable and Regular Electricity (CARE) says Nigeria’s power privatisation has yet to fully deliver the expected...
Oil & Gas

LPG price hike driven by supply constraints, global pressures – Marketers

The Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers (NALPGAM) says the recent rise in Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) prices...

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Oil & Gas

Expert urges shift to value-driven petroleum strategy

An energy economist, Prof. Wumi Iledare, has urged a...
Renewable Energy

Electricity privatisation yet to meet expectations, as traders cry out

The Coalition for Affordable and Regular Electricity (CARE) says...