Adaramola For two years running, the Ogun State Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations had chosen to be futuristic in the choice of its annual colloquium by focusing on what it perceived as the major source of the intractable socio economic malaise plaguing Nigeria. The professional body recognized […]
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Brexit: Ecobank Group Research reveals Africa’s five hot spots for investment
With the United Kingdom having voted in its recent referendum to leave the European Union, many businesses with existing or planned investments in the UK will be looking to new investment frontiers. Africa’s move to diversify its economies and its rising consuming class are creating an array of new investment […]
G20 Nations Jeopardize Energy Transition
Allianz SE Group Communications & Corporate Responsibility Media Release • Growing gap between investments and needs • South Africa has the highest investment needs • G20 putting climate goals and competitiveness at risk • Germany, UK, France and China the most attractive for investors The G20 nations are at risk […]
FILEX holds awards
Leave a comment and share Chuks Udo Okonta All is now set for the maiden edition of the Financial Literacy Excellence Awards, FILEX, under the auspices of one of Nigeria’s foremost Non-Governmental Organizations, the Development Initiatives Network, DIN. The Executive Director of DIN and Convener of the FILEX Awards, Dr. […]
AFRICA MUST BECOME A PRODUCER OF GLOBALLY RESPECTED KNOWLEDGE
800 leaders from around the world today attended the opening of Going Global 2016, the world’s largest highest education conference, organised by the British Council and taking place in Africa for the first time. In attendance is the Minister of State for Education, Prof Anthony Anwuka, who will be joined […]
NIPR confab underscores nexus between communications and agriculture
Nigeria definitely had an enviable reputation in the 60s’ and the early 70s’ for her rich contributions to world economy through agriculture. Prior to the discovery of the black gold, otherwise referred to as crude oil, which ostensibly became an Achilles’ heel of some sort on the nation, agriculture provided […]
Biometric Security – The Key To Passwordless Authentication Or A Fad?
https://www.toptal.com/it/biometrics-the-key-to-paswordless-security-or-a-fad By Nermin Hajdarbegović – Technical Editor @ Toptal #Biometric #Passwordless 0shares Passwordless authentication has been the Holy Grail of security for years, but progress has been painfully slow. This does not mean that huge strides have not been made, but unfortunately, most of these developments have been relegated to research […]
Turkish Airlines itches for control of Nigeria’s international aviation space
Leave a comment and share Turkish Airlines, one of the foremost global airlines has assured it will latch on the re-energized diplomatic relations between Nigeria and Turkey to grow flight connectivity between both countries and enhance their economic growth. The President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan recently paid a courtesy […]
China’s $60 billion Africa pledge not threatened by slowdown: Ambassador
China’s economic slowdown will not threaten its plans to plough $60 billion into African development projects, Beijing’s ambassador to Ethiopia said. Africa could even benefit as Chinese companies looked for investments while their own economy adjusts, Li Yifan told Reuters. China’s economy grew 6.9 per cent in 2015, its slowest […]
FG Disengages Heads Of NTA, FRCN, Other Information Parastatals
The Federal Government has disengaged the heads of the six information-related parastatals under the Ministry of Information and Culture. The Minister of Information and Culture, Mr Lai Mohammed, announced the disengagement during a meeting he held with the Chief Executives of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Federal Radio Corporation of […]
