Nigeria’s Federal Government plans to decentralise fire protection and emergency response services across the nation, aiming to improve local capacity and response times to mitigate losses.
The Nigerian Ministry of Finance has revealed that fewer than 10% of properties nationwide have proper land titles, limiting the ability of citizens to use assets for credit.
The World Bank Group is ramping up its metals and minerals financing fivefold to $19 billion by 2030, focusing on local value addition in resource-rich developing economies.
Two Chinese mining companies have withdrawn from the contest to exploit Kenya’s Mrima Hill rare earth and niobium deposit, leaving five bidders led by American-backed consortia.