Founder Institute Lagos Velocity conference set for November 16
Africa is said to be the world’s last frontier and entrepreneurship coupled with the ability to leverage technology for scale has presented a good opportunity for entrepreneurs to rise up…
Access Bank’s W Initiative announces plans for Health Month, targets 2 million women and families
L-R: Njideka Esomeju, Regional Sales Director, Lagos 1, Access bank Plc; Aituaje Iruobe (aka Waje) Music Artist; Ayona Trimnell, Coordinator, ‘W’ Initiative, Access Bank Plc; and Ada Udechukwu, Head, Women…
Facebook executive confident Libra will win enough financial backers
Facebook Inc, whose digital currency project Libra has been abandoned by several high-profile partners including PayPal, Visa and Mastercard, still expects to get 100 banks and financial firms on board…
South-East govs, senators meet with Buhari, seek speedy completion of Enugu Airport, federal roads
South-East leaders including governors on Thursday met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House Council Chambers in Abuja. The leaders during the meeting called for special Federal Government intervention…
No plans to ban Facebook’s Libra – ECB’s Coeure says
Global financial regulators have no plan to ban Facebook’s Libra or other stablecoins, but these digital tokens backed by official currencies will have to meet the highest regulatory standards, European…
ECOWAS Court now admits individual lawsuits against human rights violations
The Community Court of Justice, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), says it has expanded the responsibilities of the court to allow individuals to bring complaints of human rights…
Libyan government raises commercial price for kerosene as first step in reforms
Mohamed Yusuf Al Magariaf Libya’s internationally recognised government said on Wednesday it was sharply increasing the price of kerosene for industrial and commercial use as a first step to…
FG committed to providing inclusive quality education, employment opportunities for blind
The Federal Government has affirmed its commitment to inclusive quality education and employment opportunities for the blind and visually impaired persons (VIPs). It also just urged Nigerians not to despise…
49% of children under five stunted, overweight in Nigeria -UNICEF
The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), said 49 per cent of children under the age of five in the country do not grow well as they are either stunted, wasted…
At least 10m people without nationality worldwide – UNHCR
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Wednesday that at least 10 million people around the world were stateless with thousands of them living in the West…