Maputo — “Your granary will never be filled by your neighbour.” This is a Mozambican saying that was used by Graca Michel, member of International Panel of Elders and a former Mozambican minister of education, to illustrate the point that Africa cannot rely on outside help to achieve food security.
Africa: Grand Vision for an African-Owned Drive on Food Security Read More »
E-commerce in Africa is set to receive a boost as United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has introduced an online payments and collections platform tagged U-bills. The online payment platform has been enabled in all the 19 countries where UBA has operations.
UBA Launches One-Stop E-Payment Portal Read More »
Three students had time on their hands in the summer of 2009 when their university lecturers in Nigeria went on strike. Instead of slacking off, Ayodeji Adewunmi, Olalekan Olude and Opeyemi Awoyemi started an online job search company.
How three students created Nigeria’s online jobs giant Read More »
Senegal’s government has announced that it has begun the shift from the Leopold Sedar Senghor International Airport to the new Blaise Diagne International Airport located about 70 km from Dakar. By TAMBA JEAN-MATTHEW in Dakar | Friday, March 7 2014 at 13:14
Senegal starts move to new airport Read More »
The Minister of Science and Technology, Mr Abdu Bulama, has urged stakeholders in the sector to support the country in the promotion of knowledge-based economy driven by innovation. Bulama made this known at the inauguration of the Technical Advisory Committee of the Nigerian Building and Road Research Institute (NBRRI) in Abuja on Tuesday.
Nigeria: Science Minister Wants Stakeholders to Promote Economy Driven By Innovation Read More »
Threatened with arrest in 2009, Lamin F. Bojang fled Gambia after publicly contradicting its president’s claims that he could cure AIDS. Now 31, Mr. Bojang lives in Concourse Village in the Bronx with his wife and 2-year-old son and works as a receptionist at Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center in Brooklyn, while working toward a
Influx of African Immigrants Shifting National and New York Demographics Read More »
Low Priced Made-in-Nigeria Hyundai Cars Hits The Market Hyundai Motors Nigeria Limited has started phased delivery of low priced made-in-Nigeria cars assembled at the company’s plant in Lagos to its provisional dealers nationwide This is coming barely three months after Stallion Group owners of the multivehicle plant roll-out made-in-Nigeria Nissan range of vehicles in April.
Low Priced Made-in-Nigeria Hyundai Cars Hits The Market Read More »
Nigeria’s GDP Step change Revised figures show that Nigeria is Africa’s largest economy Apr 12th 2014 | JOHANNESBURG YEMI KALE, Nigeria’s statistician-general, is not the type of person to be in any way associated with the sort of double-your-money scams his country is known for. Yet on April 6th he found himself explaining that his estimate
Revised figures show that Nigeria is Africa’s largest economy Read More »
