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Top 10 Richest Entertainers in Nigeria

By Aderibigbe Tolulope With diversity, innovation and hard work in the Nigerian entertainment industry, several celebrities and personalities are smiling to the bank with bags full of money. Whether through.

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Private Equity Investment Is The Future Of Energy In Africa

Last month’s announcement of a partnership between Africa richest man Aliko Dangote and private equity fund Blackstone Group to invest to the tune of $5 billion exclusively in energy infrastructure.

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Burkina Faso, Singapore Enter Investment Agreement

Burkina Faso is keen on giving a boost to its economic relations with Singapore, through a mutual investment promotion and protection agreement (APPI) and a memorandum of understanding between the.

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Nigeria Economy Not Hurt By Ebola Outbreak – Finance Minister

The Ebola outbreak in West African countries is not seriously affecting the Nigerian economy, Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said. Nigeria, Africa’s biggest economy, has recorded 21 cases of the virus, and.

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Ghana Sells $1B Eurobond Amidst Fiscal Difficulties

Ghana sold a $1 billion Eurobond on Thursday at a coupon rate of 8.125 percent, lower than analysts had expected given the fiscal difficulties faced by the West African producer of cocoa,.

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Zimbabwe: Traditional Leaders Back Grace Mugabe’s Bid for Political Office

TRADITIONAL chiefs have backed Grace Mugabe’s bid for a seat on the Zanu PF politburo, joining the ongoing stampede by pro-ruling party groups not to attract suspicion by remaining silent.

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Bill Gates offers Nigeria, other countries $50million to fight Ebola

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has announced it will be donating  (N8billion) to support the efforts of Nigeria and other West African countries hit by the Ebola Virus outbreak.

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Women: Africa’s ignored trade resource

Despite being in the front lines of trade in Africa, African women are constrained by policies and other harsh socioeconomic realities. Daily, millions of women in Africa are engaged in.

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African Women Decade: What African Women Leaders Have To Say

In 2010, the African Union (AU) took a bold initiative on that year’s International Day for Rural Women to officially launch the African Women’s Decade (AWD), an initiative to advance.

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The Paradox Of Africa’s Small Island Developing Nations

I was born in Canchungo, in the northwestern part of Guinea-Bissau. Images of a beautiful canvas of green landscape crisscrossed by abundant waterways, thick forest, vast expanses of mangroves, pristine.

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