Africa

Lafarge Africa records 80% revenue growth in Q1

 Lafarge Africa Plc, leading manufacturer of a range of cement brands, has recorded a revenue of N248.35 billion for the first quarter of 2025.The Chief Executive Officer, Lafarge Africa, Mr Lolu Alade-Akinyemi, made this known in a statement on Thursday in Lagos.…

Africa in the post-idea world

By Vice President Kashim Shettima, GCON The world has never suffered from a scarcity of ideas. Nations and civilisations have risen on the strength of visionaries, and they have also crumbled under the weight of ideas left in the dusty…

Osinbajo advocates climate positive growth in Africa

The former Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has advocated climate positive growth for job and wealth creation to deal with extreme poverty in Africa. Osinbajo said this while speaking at the 23rd Chief S.L. Edu Memorial lecture on…

Why Africa is underdevelop – Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu says Africa holds a significant portion of the world’s mineral reserves, including 92 per cent of global platinum, 56 per cen of cobalt, and 54 per cent of manganese, yet underdevelop. The President attributed the continent’s underdevelopment…

Mpox: Africa CDC urges immediate response as cases surge

The Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has described the death toll from Mpoxas unacceptable, calling for urgent action to enhance cross-border surveillance. The Director-General of the centre, Dr Jean Kaseya, expressed concern over the Mpox situation at…