Why Rwanda Ranks No. 1 In Africa For ICT Development
08/05/2015ICT bus, Rwanda Photo: UN.org Rwanda ranked No. 1 in Africa and 19th in the world — ahead of the U.S., France and South Korea — in a World Economic Forum index for.
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Mozambique may become world’s third largest gas producer
08/05/2015Mozambique has the potential to be the world’s third largest producer of natural gas, after Qatar and Australia, but needs to secure between US$20 billion and US$25 billion dollars in.
Business & Economy
Opinion: Banking Africa’s Unbanked – Time For A Reality Check
08/05/2015By Vahid Monadjem, CEO of Nomanini Plenty of progress has been made on increasing the size of Africa’s banked population. The trouble is, from the amount of noise that is.
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Nigerian Government records N1.3tn revenue shortfall in three months
07/05/2015The persistent drop in oil prices and low receipts from non-oil sources may have led to a N1.31tn shortfall in revenue accruable to the federation in the first three months.
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Pics: Meet the 4 Nigerians contesting for a seat in UK’s Parliament
07/05/2015Four Nigerians will be contesting for a seat in the United Kingdom’s parliament today May 7th. They are Chuka Umunna (left), Kate Osamor (right) Helen Grant and Chi Onwurah. Three.
Development Stories
World Bank approves $200 million for regional electricity transmission
06/05/2015THE World Bank Group’s Board of Directors has approved $200 million support for a regional transmission network to enable electricity trade among the western African countries of The Gambia, Guinea,.
Politics & Policy
Jonathan Celebrates Five Years In Office
06/05/2015President Goodluck Jonathan today May 6, marked five years since he took over the mantle of the nation’s leadership. He was sworn in on 6 May 2010 by the Chief.
Sports
Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangot, Expresses Interest in Buying Arsenal Football Team
06/05/2015Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote has once again expressed his desire to buy English Premier League football team Arsenal. According to Bloomberg Business, reports that he had made plans to.
Business & Economy
New York Pension Fund to Invest At Least $5 Billion in Africa
04/05/2015The New York State Common Retirement Fund, one of the largest U.S. Pension funds and worth about $180 billion, plans to invest as much as 3% of its assets in.