Transport

 Policies to Improve Seafarers’ Training, Certification, quality of life underway

…  As NIMASA provides Palliatives as short term measure By Foster Obi Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has revealed that there are policies in the offing to improve the quality of training and certification, as well as remuneration for the country’s seafarers. He stated this on Thursday […]

Business

Morgan Stanley, TruFund, Ford Foundation Launch $26 Million Fund for emerging businesses

By Foster Obi Morgan Stanley, TruFund Financial Services and the Ford Foundation yersterday announced the launch of the Impact Developers Fund. The $26 million fund will provide much needed capital to emerging impact businesses that lack access to adequate affordable capital, including minority and women owned real estate development companies, expanding their capacity to build, […]

Business

World Bank Debt Suspension Initiative could to save countries $12 billion

By Foster Obi Since the COVID-19 outbreak, developing economies have suffered unprecedented capital outflows. The World Bank Group has created a virtual one-stop for the latest information about Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI). It highlights the potential savings for each eligible country—both in dollar terms and as a percentage of GDP. The data as released […]