EU development financiers deepen Nigeria investments with new €20m funding window

EU development financiers deepen Nigeria investments with new €20m funding window

European development finance institutions have reinforced their commitment to Nigeria’s economy by unveiling a new €20 million financing facility while signalling that additional investments worth hundreds of millions of euros are expected across key sectors, including infrastructure, agriculture, healthcare, renewable energy and small businesses. The fresh commitments were announced during the 10th Nigeria-European Union Business…

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‘He Came And Stab Me’: Food Truck Pirates Turn National Mall Into A Lawless Mess

Unlicensed food trucks have taken over prime spots around the National Mall in Washington, D.C., and this problem persists at the Great American State Fair. A small group of operators runs most of these illegal trucks as a coordinated network, Washingtonian reported. Longtime licensed food truck operator Zack Graybill walked around the National Mall during…

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Rhodes-Vivour, Doherty Blame APC Over Recurring Lagos Floods

Rhodes-Vivour, Doherty Blame APC Over Recurring Lagos Floods

[mc4wp_form id=33047] The African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship candidate for the 2027 Lagos State election, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, and the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) governorship candidate, Funso Doherty, have criticised the handling of flooding in Lagos, blaming recurring incidents on what they described as years of poor environmental governance, weak urban planning and inadequate infrastructure. The…

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