Kenneth Afor | Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, Lagos State Governor on Wednesday announced the approval of the sum of N1 billion as seed capital for tourism business in the state. The governor made this known at the 6th Lagos Corporate Assembly…
In a country with about 60 percent of the population under 24 years of age, Senegal’s youth involvement in economic activities remains relatively low, alongside a high rate of unemployment which has attracted significant interest among policy makes in the…
Polaris Bank Limited, said its Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) is next to none among what its competitors are offering to their customers. The bank is also rewarding new customers who get to enrol for the services would have instant…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Bankers’ Committee has earmarked the sum of N25 billion for the restoration and upgrade of the National Arts Theatre. This was revealed by Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture, during the…
By Kenneth Afor | Nigeria’s leading firm, America International Insurance Company (AIICO Insurance PLC), recently donated 500 reusable facemasks to African Clean Up Initiative in helping members in rural communities in Lagos State to have access to free facemasks amid…
The African Development Bank has announced the 100 finalists from the #AfricaVsVirus Challenge ideathon to find solutions to challenges raised by the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa. The 100 finalists were selected from about 25,000 applicants who applied to pitch their…
Zenith Bank Plc, Nigeria has been voted as the best bank in Nigeria by the Global Finance Magazine World’s Best Banks Awards 2020. The awards, which was published in the May 2020 edition of the Global Finance Magazine, was based…
Africa’s first server based TV station, CNBCAfrica.com is set to celebrate its thirteenth year anniversary. The platform that reaches over 16 million homes around the world was launched with a lot of fanfare on 1 June 2007 celebrates its 13th birthday and…
By O’Timilehin | Horticulture is a field of agriculture that involves the growing of short growing season, averaging three months, offers quick yields and returns on investments despite the high rate of post-harvest losses. In Tanzania, with the Government putting…
Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari has signed an agreement with Siemens AG to kick off the next phase of a deal to revamp the Nigeria power sector. President Buhari directed his power and finance ministers to “commence the pre-engineering and concessionary…
