President Buhari has reappointed Benjamin Akabueze as the director general of the Budget Office of the Federation
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AfDB debars ETEP in Tunisia for engaging in sanctionable practices
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced a decision by its Sanctions Appeals Board imposing a 13-month debarment on Entreprise de Travaux et d’Etudes de Projets (ETEP) SA, a civil engineering company registered in Tunisia, for engaging in sanctionable practices
Central Bank of Nigeria to provide funding for COVID-19 vaccine production
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has made a commitment to provide funding for the development and research of drugs and vaccines to help in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic
Nigeria grants customs duty waiver on medical equipment
To strengthen health infrastructure, especially the shortage of medical supplies in the country to COVID-19 crisis, the Nigerian government has given an approval for a blanket duty waive on medical equipment and supply
UNHCR MENA COVID-19 Emergency Response Update
The Middle East and North African (MENA) countries including Tunisia, Jordan and Lebanon have started announcing plans for progressive ease of lockdown and curfew measures