Kaltume does not go to school. She would like to go to school but her mother can only afford to send her brother Abba. Kaltume hawks ‘wara’ which is food made by her mother to help the family make…
By : Irene Wangui A group of female journalists and data experts are working to change the digital media landscape in Africa’s most populous country by bringing greater gender diversity to the media tech community and increasing the production of data-enhanced…
Ghana’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth was 9.0 percent in the second quarter of 2017 compared to 6.6 percent in the previous three months. The nation’s statistics office said in the GDP figure released on Wednesday. For years, Ghana’s economy…
The federal government said it has released a total of N336billion from the 2017 budget to federal ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) for funding of capital projects in the first quarter of 2017. “The balance of N14billion is being processed,…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has explained that the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) left the monetary policy parameters unchanged to sustain gains so far achieved in inflation and forex stability. The apex bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, stated this in…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has charged the Treasurer of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), Abuja Municipal, Mr. Percy Ndam, to court for allegedly embezzling N495.8 million belonging to the union. Ndam, who is…
Lafarge Africa Plc has notified the Nigerian Stock Exchange of the decision of the Board of the Company to merge United Cement Company of Nigeria Limited and Atlas Cement Company Limited. Edith Onwucheka (Mrs) the company’s secretary and legal director…
… A survival model for non-profit organizations in Nigeria A non-government organization (NGO) is a non-profit, charity-based organization established by individuals to work with charity and philanthropic aids locally and internationally. It is a type of civil society organization offering…
Palestine joined Interpol as a member state on Wednesday, a move opposed by Israel, in a vote at the international police organization’s general assembly in Beijing, Interpol said. “The State of Palestine and the Solomon Islands are now INTERPOL member…
The Zonal Coordinator of the Agricultural Transformation Agenda Support Program Phase 1 (ATASP-1), Malam Auwalu Ado Shehu has said over 50 construction companies have submitted their proposals for 35.6km access road projects. The project is to allow farmers of the selected…
