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By Abdul Rahman Bangura– NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Freetown, Sierra Leone- Federal Administration of Nigeria has divulged the expectation of the federal government to compliance of the airfields of Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Aminu Kano International Airport and Port Harcourt International Airport for adequate management motives. The Aviation Minister – Hadji Sirika made this publications, when he accepted four certificates of compliance or Outline Business Case (OBC) certificates on the settlement of the airport terminals, bringing the number of OBC certificates received by the ministry so far to seven. Recently, the ministry had received the OBC on the national carrier, the Aviation Leasing Company and the Maintenance Repairs...

By Richard Adorsu- NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Accra, Ghana- Uganda has identified avocado as one of the high economic potential crops beside coffee that will be promoted and grown throughout the country for export. This was revealed during a meeting of top officials from Agriculture ministry, technocrats from National Agriculture Research Organization (NARO) and a private farm; Musubi Farm, that is already growing the avocado for exports. The Agriculture Minister, Mr. Vincent Ssempijja, said the government has specifically chosen a new variety; Hass avocado, due to its early maturity, high productivity and the long shelf-life that eases export. “Hass avocado is a very big agenda for the country because we are talking about something that will bring $1.5b (Shs5.6 trillion)...

By Abdul Rahman Bangura– NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Freetown, Sierra Leone- $123.91 million loan has been given by the United Kingdom, Export Finance to the administration of Benin to enhance a UK contract for the construction company – Sogea-Satom, to renew the main interstate road, securing business for the UK supply chain. Consensus emerges in January, 2020 from the Africa Investment Summit in the UK where the UK devoted to being the ‘partner of choice’ for African nations. Total UK exports to Benin were worth $35.93 million in last year and this contract is set to extensively boost that figure during the two years of the road’s development. Graham Stuart MP – Minister for Exports, said, “This deal will bring significant benefits to UK construction exporters and...

By Abdul Rahman Bangura– NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Freetown, Sierra Leone- $1.6 trillion has been financed by VODACOM Tanzania from 2012 to-date, giving it prominence in invention of mobile services in the government. It made the biggest telecom one of the main taxpayers after paying about $1.9 trillion in myriad of taxes to the government in the past five years. Shabu Maurus – a partner with Auditax International, brought about the remarks in a research of Vodacom Tanzania’s assistance in terms of taxes and fees as well as other charges and how they interpret into public goods and services. During the period under review, Vodacom grew at a remarkable average rate of 8% to list annual total tax payment of 435billion In 2020. Few of the taxes that Vodacom is compelled to pay...