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BY ANIN AGYEI- NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS, Accra- GHANA EASTERN Regional Secretariat of the Fisheries Commission has stated that it is putting in place measures to boost fish production in the region this year. According to the Commission, they will establish hatcheries and train interested fish farmers to set up nurseries for fingerlings in the districts of the region and also ensure that fish farmers get their fingerlings and other fish inputs at their door steps. The...

By Abdul Rahman Suagibu – NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS, Freetown, Sierra Leone- That $197-billion opportunity for private-sector investors in five high-growth markets in Africa to assist Africa to reach the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with improving digital access making up $74.5 billion of that total. Sources from “Opportunity2030: The Standard Chartered SDG Investment Map”, which highlights opportunities for investors to contribute to three...

By Abdul Rahman Suagibu – NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS, Freetown, Sierra Leone- NIGERIA, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has divulged the official launch of UBA Connect – a new product and service that “enables the customers of the bank to conduct traditional banking transactions at any UBA branch in the twenty African countries where the bank operates.” This service is to build intra-Africa trade as cash withdrawal could be done in local currencies within the continent,...

By Abdul Rahman Suagibu – NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS, Freetown, Sierra Leone- In England, African Development Bank (AfDB) President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has praised the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID) over its investments in the bank. He made the glorification while speaking at the at the UK-Africa Investment Summit, “Sustainable Infrastructure Forum.” Stressing that, the DFID is a key strategic partner of the AfDB, Adesina pronounced that...