Nigeria may have to cut its interest rate to rein in the economic effects of the devastating coronavirus outbreak, central bank governor Godwin Emefiele has said. This is a similar approach monetary authorities are taking globally as they move to protect their economies from the...
Upfield-the largest plant-based consumer products company in the world and the number one producer of plant-based spreads globally has reaffirmed its commitment to human and capital investment in Nigeria. During his most recent visit to Nigeria, The General Manager West Africa of Upfield Foods, Bamidele Amao,...
The federal government of Nigeria in partnership with the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) plans to plant 25 million across the country. Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, said the state governors are in support of the idea and...
The technology ecosystem in Africa is creating paradigm shifts on the continent's development models. Samir Abdelkrim, founder of Emerging Valley and author of Startup Lions (Au cœur de l’African Tech) has said that, “Today, African start-ups have reached a new level of maturity. Now that...
The increasing awareness of investment strategies adopting the Environmental Social and Governance (ESG), as a criteria is one of the biggest trends currently in the investment industry. Financial investors want their resources invested in a way and manner that is sustainable as this is the...
The International Air Transport Association has released a worrisome statement that the new coronavirus might cost the global aviation industry $63 billion in revenue. An updated report regarding the impact of the virus reveals more than double the $29.3 billion reported last month. A wider impact...
Do you know of any young person making a difference in the educational sector, here in Nigeria? If yes, nominate such a one to be publicly recognized and honoured to receive the Active Citizenship in Education (ACE) Award. The Active Citizenship in Education Award is a...
For the purpose of boosting the power sector, the African Development Dank (AFDB) reveals her intention to invest two hundred million dollars, $200M through the Rural Electrification Agency (REA). This was announced on Monday by the Development Bank's Acting Vice President for Power, Energy, Climate...
While studying Systems Engineering at the University of Virginia, Brigitte Hoyer Gosselink came into an early realization that technology can, in no small measure, impact the world positively. Brigitte began her career within international development and later transitioned into Strategy Consulting for not-for-profits, after which she...
Since the beginning of the adoption of the SDG goals by over a hundred countries (193 countries to be exact) in 2015, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, have been heralded as both ambitious and highly developmental [with regards working towards fixing] the world's biggest...
