The heads of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and World Health Organization (WHO) today launched a new One Health Global Leaders Group on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). Group members include heads of government, government ministers, leaders from the private sector and civil society. The […]
Draft amendments to the MARPOL convention would require ships to combine a technical and an operational approach to reduce their carbon intensity. Draft new mandatory regulations to cut the carbon intensity of existing ships have been approved by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), meeting in virtual session from 16-20 November […]
The prospect of eradicating hunger and poverty received a boost today as the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) obtained its second strong public credit rating, facilitating its access to private funds to invest in increasing rural prosperity and development in the world’s poorest countries. The AA+ rating was announced today by Standard and […]
By Foster Obi As the impact of COVID-19 infections continue to reverberate around countries, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said that uncertainty remains around the outlook, alongside long-term forces that shape and influence countries’ response to the virus and the recovery. In its annual report 2020, titled, ‘A Year Like No Other,’ signed by the […]
By Foster Obi National President, Association of Nigerian Customs Licensed Agents (ANLCA), Iju Tony Nwabunike has given words of hope to members of the association, and fellow practitioners, assuring them of imminent turnaround in their fortune in view of practical steps taken by the leadership of the association to get the government to review certain […]
By Foster Obi Due to the gravity of attack on the facilities of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) by hoodlums during the Endsars protests, the Authority has continued to receive support and sympathy visits from within and outside the industry. The latest is the Seaport Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria, (STOAN). In the picture: The […]
President-elect Joe Biden on Monday will focus on reviving a pandemic-battered U.S. economy as he prepares to take office, as outgoing President Donald Trump promised more lawsuits of the type that so far have failed to alter his election defeat. With the number of coronavirus cases surging across the country, Biden will receive a briefing […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and African Airlines Association (AFRAA) have joined forces with the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) on a three-year safety project. The objective is to provide technical support to the African air operators of states party to the Single Africa Air Transport Market (SAATM) to ensure that they achieve and […]
Crude prices rose in mid-morning trade in Asia Nov. 16, as the market was comforted by the strong possibility that any new lockdowns in the US will be less severe than the nationwide lockdowns seen in spring, with the signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) also providing a boost to sentiment. ICE Brent […]
The ECOWAS Commission has begun a two-Day in-country engagement meeting with stakeholders to promote the domestication and implementation of the African Union (AU) Kampala Convention for the protection and assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) s in West Africa. The engagement, which is being piloted in the three West African States of Burkina Faso, Mali […]