Nigeria’s Keystone Bank has appointed Olaniran Olayinka as its acting managing director
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Stronger partnerships crucial for successful SDG implementation in Africa
The Bureau of the sixth Session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD) has met and adopted an action plan establishing important priorities for implementing crucial messages
Central Bank of Nigeria extends credit to health sector
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has explained that the US$260mn credit, which has been extended to the country’s health sector to ameliorate COVID-19 impact on the economy, will operate until 2030
AfDB approves GETF and financial mechanism to boost gender equality
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a Gender Equality Trust Fund (GETF) aimed at pushing forward gender equality and women’s empowerment across the continent
UNDP seeks COVID-19 support for vulnerable countries
The growing COVID-19 crisis threatens to disproportionately hit developing countries, as a health crisis in the short term and as a devastating social and economic crisis over the months and years to come