Despite economic slowdown, Nigeria still guarantees highest return on investment in Africa, the Minister of Finance, Budget & National Planning, Mrs Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed, has said. The minister made this disclosure while addressing a special plenary at the just concluded 2019 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group in Washington DC, United States. While speaking …
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Afro-Bloggers gather in Berlin for annual convention
Samson Itodo talked about the necessity of sharing information and experiences, networking and telling the African story from the African perspective.
Read More »2023: Igbo organisations meet in Enugu, strategise on Buhari’s succession
“We are still consulting, the coast is not clear yet, but we want to see how to first address the rising tension and suspicion in the country and we feel it’s necessary to send the signal that Ndigbo will remain in Nigeria to get their due."
Read More »Why I mention Dangote, Otedola in my songs – Teni
Arguably one of the biggest entertainers in Nigeria at the moment, Teni Apata, popularly known as Teni the entertainer, is one singer who often mentions the names of prominent people in her songs. Teni has mentioned the names of business tycoons such as Aliko Dangote and Femi Otedola in her songs, which made the songs even more popular. Speaking with …
Read More »Buhari vows to protect Nigerians abroad
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the Federal Government will protect Nigerians in every part of the world. He gave the assurance on Thursday while speaking to a gathering of Russia-based Nigerian students and professionals in Sochi, where he participated at the Russia-Africa Summit. “The life of every Nigerian, in every part of the world matters, our government will protect …
Read More »Congolese wins Young African Entrepreneur of the Year award
Through the Anzisha Prize, the organisers seek to fundamentally and significantly increase the number of job generative entrepreneurs in Africa.
Read More »Are you an EdTech Entrepreneur?
Submit your proposal for a chance to grow your business and disrupt how secondary education is delivered across Africa The Mastercard Foundation Centre for Innovative Teaching and Learning in ICT has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) inviting growth-stage, educational technology (EdTech) innovators to apply for an opportunity to grow their ventures while contributing to improving the quality of education …
Read More »17,000 migrants deported by Germany in 9 months; MP calls for amnesty
Around 56 per cent of the migrants were deported by scheduled airlines, 32 per cent by charter flights, the rest by..
Read More »Book: The resilience of African women in Europe
The book is a compilation of selected inspiring stories of African women living in Europe, from all walks of life, about their experiences migrating from their homelands and settling down in Europe. The contributors to African Women in Europe, compiled by Joy Zenz, range from Jennifer Obaseki, a Nigerian-born British lawyer, and Milkah Muigai, a Kenyan entrepreneur also based in …
Read More »Berlin freezes rent for five years to tenants’ relief
The rent-cap decision was taken by Berlin’s governing parties (SPD, the Left party and Greens) in reaction to the outcry of residents who have gone to the streets several times in recent years to protest the ever-increasing rent in the city.
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