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By Richard Adorsu- NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Accra Ghana- The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has revealed the Travel & Tourism sector in Nigeria is expected to create 2.6 million new jobs over the next decade, doubling the number of those employed within the sector by 2032. The forecast from WTTC’s Economic Impact Report (EIR) shows an average of nearly 260,000 new jobs will be created every year for the next 10 years, to reach more than 5.1 million....

By Richard Adorsu- NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Accra Ghana- Angola’s national oil company Sonangol has announced the addition of a production unit at the country’s only operating oil refinery, the 65,000 barrel per day (bpd) Luanda Refinery. Built with support from Italian energy major, Eni, the unit will significantly improve the production of refined fuel products in Angola, enhancing energy security and saving the government millions of dollars’ worth of imports. The...

By Richard Adorsu- NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Accra Ghana- The East African Community has unveiled the Regional Bioeconomic Strategy 2021/22-2031/3 at the EAC Headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania. The strategy will offer an opportunity for Partners States to achieve their individual aspirations, making use of the region’s abundant natural resources, including underutilized agricultural waste materials, to produce value-added products with applications in many sectors...

By Richard Adorsu- NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Accra Ghana- AFEX, Nigeria’s commodities exchange and commodities market player, has announced its expansion into Kenya, following a successful pilot phase in the most diversified economy in East Africa. As part of the expansion, AFEX Fair Trade Limited (AFTL), has launched a $1 million loan program that will allow farmers to gain access to seed and fertiliser for their crops, to mitigate ever rising commodities...