GE Hosts Women In Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) Roundtable To Advance Mentorship & Leadership For Women In Technology: Towards engineering the future, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) studies are becoming increasingly important for the continuous development of innovative solutions to solve...
In Partnership with Facebook, UNODC, Andela Holds Second Hackathon4Justice: Pan-African startup Andela last weekend held the second edition of its Hackathon4Justice, an initiative that brings together students from Universities across Nigeria with the purpose of building prototype solutions that can help tackle crime, uphold justice...
When life throws you lemons, produce lemonade is a proverbial phrase used to foster optimism while creating a positive attitude in the face of adversity or challenges. The journey of a 25-year-old innovative "waste-preneur" gives a broader perspective to this proverbial phrase. Growing up in Naguru...
The Central Banks of Nigeria & kenya Concerned About Increasing Sub-Saharan Africa Debt: Governors of the central banks of Nigeria and Kenya, in agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), are expressing concerns over increasing debts in the continent. This is owing to the fact that the level...
Nigeria: A Five-Year Exponential Growth is Projected In The Mining Sector. Olamilekan Adegbite, Nigeria’s Minister of Mines and Steel Development, projected a 5-year exponential growth for the country’s mining sector from the current 0.33 percent contribution to Nigeria’s GDP to 3 percent by 2025. This projection was...
Coca-Cola, Unilever, Nestle and Diageo Launch Africa Plastics Recycling Alliance: APRA aims to turn the current challenge of plastic waste in Sub Saharan Africa into an opportunity to create jobs and commercial activity by improving the collection and recycling of plastics. The Alliance intends...
UN: Wetlands and Biodiversity is the theme for World Wetlands Day 2020. "Wetlands are fantastically valuable multifunctional habitats—they nurture a great diversity of life, provide water and other resources, protect us from flooding and act as giant filters easing pollution,” says Corli Pretorius, Deputy-Director,...
We live in a fast-paced world and as a result of the speed with which the current age heralds, a global concern is rearing its ugly head - the contamination of the earth's space. In the age of modern living, humans are the core contributors...
Entrepreneurs to Benefit from Industrial Waste Management Inception Workshop: An inception workshop on the “Industrial Waste Management: Cost Structure Review” project kicked off, this morning, at the National Co-operative College in Terre Rouge. The Minister of Industrial Development, SMEs and Cooperatives, Mr Soomilduth Bholah, the...
Whilst corporate investors are starting to care about integrating sustainability practices as part of their core, the brand/market audience want none of it. Can the complexities that exist around brands, businesses and sustainability find a very receptive audience? The intricacies are discussed in the video below. Watch here ...
