Federal Government Meets Investors on the Issuance of Sovereign Green Bonds

“Nigeria is committed to sustainable economic development. The Lagos Event is a concrete step in the process of developing and issuing our 2017 sovereign green bonds program ‘- Amina Mohammed, Minister of Environment.

Nigeria’s aspiration to become a green economy inches closer as The Federal Government meet investors and Capital Markets Operators in Lagos for the first ever Green Bonds Conference.

Themed “Green Bonds: Investing in Nigeria’s Sustainable Development”, the Conference is organized by the Federal Ministry Environment in collaboration with Federal Ministry of Finance and Debt Management Office and will take place on Thursday, the 23rd of February 2016 at the Nigerian Stock Exchange, Lagos.

How Samantha Power leads Obama’s team in Nigeria to back Buhari’s plans

The United States President, Barack Obama, has sent a 42-member high-power delegation to Nigeria in support of the three priority areas of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.

Leader of the delegation, Ms Samantha Power, said on Thursday in Abuja that the three areas – security, economy and governance remain the focus of the delegation’s visit to Nigeria.

Power at a joint press conference with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, said Nigeria remains a strategic partner to the U.S. not only in Africa but globally.

“As you (Onyeama) indicated, Obama has sent me and members of his cabinet to lead an inter-agency delegation to Nigeria,” she said.

Jonathan Says External Forces Arming Boko Haram

Nigeria President Goodluck Jonathan said external forces are arming the Islamist sect, Boko Haram fighters, in its insurgency in the north. He made the statement yesterday in Abuja that ordinarily the sect members whether as a group or as individuals lack the wherewithal to buy the sophisticated weapons they are using in terrorising people especially in Adamawa,Borno and Yobe States.