US EditionTinubu Tasks West African Leaders on Industrialisation, Education for Economic Prosperity
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West African economic bloc leaders advocate for collective economic transformation across region
Nigerian president stresses at West African Economic Summit that regional leaders must deliver tangible outcomes by pursuing economic unity, policy alignment, aggressive investment to ensure prosperity - Anadolu Ajansı
Tinubu tasks West African leaders on industrialisation, education for economic prosperity
President Bola Tinubu on Saturday tasked leaders from West Africa on the need to harness the youthful population in the region. He particularly stressed that for the region to thrive economically, it must take industrialisation, education, and innovation seriously. He gave the charge while delivering his opening address at the inaugural West Africa Economic Summit, WAES, in Abuja. Tinubu said the region’s vibrant, youthful population represent i…
On Friday 20 and Saturday 21 June, Abuja seeks to become a trade and investment hub for West Africa with its economic summit. At this first regional meeting that is not carried by the Cédéao, but by Nigeria, the capital of the country welcomes heads of state, ministers, leaders of the private sector, development institutions. Representatives of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, despite their departure from the Cédéao, could go there.
NESG calls for investment in human capital, infrastructure at West Africa Economic Summit 2025
The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), leading dialogue on Unlocking Trade and Investment at the West Africa Economic Summit (WAES) 2025, called for investment in human capital development and infrastructure to unlock the economic potentials of the West African sub-region. The deliberations gave impetus to driving forward the conversation on scaling exports and unlocking investment across the sub-region. The Summit which held at the Internat…
Ooni’s Palace Faults Viral Video On Ooni-Alaafin Abuja Encounter - Thepodiummedia
The Palace of the Ooni of Ife has condemned the release of a viral video by The Oyo Legacies, which it says misrepresented the cordial interaction between the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, and the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, at the West Africa Economic Summit held in Abuja on Saturday. This was contained in a statement signed by the Director of Media & Public Affairs at the Ooni’s Palace, Otunba Moses Olafare, on Sunday. The statement…
Nigeria Can Surpass Burkina Faso’s Achievements Under Traoré, Says Dr. Rachel Leslie
Dr. Rachel Leslie, a Nigerian-born development economist based in London, has stated that Nigeria has the potential to outpace Burkina Faso’s recent socio-economic gains under President Ibrahim Traoré, if it adopts bold governance reforms. Speaking at a policy summit in Abuja on Thursday, June 19, Leslie cited Burkina Faso’s 30% reduction in poverty from 2022 to 2024, per World Bank data, as a model for Nigeria’s transformation.Traoré, Burkina F…
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