By JOHN ONAH, Abuja The lawmaker representing Bayelsa East Senatorial District, Senator Biobarakuma W Degi Eremienyo has described former President Goodluck Jonathan as a pillar and ICON of democracy in Africa. Sen. Eremienyo made this assertion on Sunday n a goodwill message he sent to Dr Goodluck Jonathan on...
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YouTube on Tuesday announced its expansion efforts to support creators and the creative economy in Africa with $20000 and $50000 respectively through the 2023 #YouTubeBlack Voices creators and artist cohorts. Alex Okosi, Managing Director, Emerging Markets, YouTube EMEA, said in a statement that the initiative from YouTube was a...
Bill and Melinda Foundation says its new commitment of 1.4 billion dollars to Africa, including Nigeria is to spur the region-led innovation to build a pipeline of climate-smart agriculture projects for smallholder farmers. Mr Enock Chikava, Interim Director, Agricultural Development of the foundation stated this in an interview with...
The Federal Government on Sunday pledged to commence a toilet revolution that would encourage African countries to build and use toilets for a healthier and hygienic society. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Water Resources, Mrs Didi Walson-Jack, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in preparations to the...
UN Deputy Secretary- General, Nigeria’s Amina Mohammed says the growth of terrorism is a major threat to international peace and security currently felt most keenly in Africa. Mohammed said this on Thursday while briefing the Security Council at the UN headquarters on behalf of the Secretary-General António Guterres. “Terrorists...
Part of my nation is underwater. Seasonal flooding is normal in Nigeria, but not like this. Thirty-four of the country’s 36 states have been affected. More than 1.4 million people have been displaced. Together with drought-driven famine in the Horn of Africa, cascading wildfires across the North and wave...
Access Bank says it is investing a billion dollars to boost 10 million Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Africa over the next five years. Mr Seyi Kumapayi, the Executive Director in charge of African subsidiaries said this on the sidelines of a two-day SMEs Immersion Round table in...
One year after it opened an office in Ghana, its first in Africa, Twitter has laid off almost the entire workforce in the West African country in a massive global layoff which has hit workers at the microblogging site since Elon Musk bought the company a week ago. The...
Dr Richard Munang, Deputy Regional Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), has said that Biosecurity threats cost Africa over US$ 420 billion. Munang disclosed this on Tuesday in Lagos at the 8th African Conference on Health and Biosecurity, with the theme: “Strengthening Health Security and Mitigating Biological...
The Chief Executive Officer and President of MTN Group, Mr Ralph Mupita, says 5G is important for Africa’s economic growth and development. Mupita said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos. “It is important that we emphasise how using...
Mr Kola Adesina, the Group Managing Director, Sahara Power Group, says African countries will require an average of $40bn power grid investments annually for five years to deliver stable electricity to citizens on the continent. Mr Bethel Obioma, the Corporate Communications Manager of Sahara Group Ltd., said this in...
World Health Organisation (WHO) says more than 20 million children have been spared disability and are walking today due to global efforts toward eradicating polio. The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, said this in her message to commemorate the 2022 World Polio Day (WPD), annually celebrated...
Investment Spotify, an online streaming platform, says it has invested 100,000 dollars into the new Africa Podcast fund initiative to support careers of up-and-coming podcasters across the continent. Jocelyne Muhutu-Remy, Spotify’s Managing Director, Sub-Saharan Africa, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Lagos. Muhutu-Remy said that Spotify had demonstrated...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, says the current global energy transition is both an opportunity for the preservation of the earth and a vehicle for unlocking the development potential and livelihoods of millions of people, especially those in developing countries. Prof. Osinbajo, however, said...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Ethiopian Airlines and Boeing [NYSE: BA] on Tuesday celebrated the 10th anniversary of the first 787 Dreamliner delivery to the African carrier. Over the past decade, Ethiopian airlines have utilized the outstanding capabilities of the 787 to sustainably grow its long-haul network across the...
The International Seabed Authority (ISA) has expressed hope for Nigeria and Africa to tap into the exploration of deep-sea minerals to boost it’s blue economy. The General Secretary of ISA, Mr Michael Lodge, stated this at the end of the three days African Deep Sea Resources (ADSR) Conference in...
Google on Wednesday announced its intent to establish a new Google Cloud region in South Africa – its first on the continent that would help create jobs and increase Africa’s presence online. This was made known at the second Google for Africa hybrid event in Lagos, and the Google...
The International Seabed Authority (ISA) has restated commitment to assist Nigeria and other African countries on exploration of deep sea resources to boost their blue economy. The Secretary General, ISA, Mr Michael Lodge, made this known in Abuja on Monday while addressing a news conference.. Londge said that ISA...
Vendease, an online marketplace for Africa’s food businesses, says it has raised 30 million dollars to transform restaurant businesses across Africa. Vendease which made this known in a statement issued in Lagos on Monday, said the money was raised in an equity and debt funding round. It said that...
The African First Ladies Peace Mission (AFLPM), in collaboration with the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), has launched a Call to Action toward ending all forms of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Africa. Information about the launch is contained in a statement issued by Hajiya Kori Habib, the Media Associate of...