Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu state has averted an impending fuel crisis in Enugu Depot comprising the South East states and Benue. A strike by independent marketers which had already taken off as all fuel stations in Enugu were shutdown on Tuesday is sequel to the lingering crisis in the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association, IPMAN, Enugu depot. Ugwuanyi during an extensive meeting which lasted for about 4 hours urged the IPMAN executives to go and...
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed says Nigeria music revenue is projected to hit 86 million dollar (about N3.096 billion) in 2021, making it the biggest in Africa. The minister gave the projection on Thursday in Madrid, Spain at the 11th edition of the Tourism Investment and Business Forum for Africa (Investour) organised by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) and CASA Africa. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the forum is on...
Nigeria’s government was surprised by the news that the U.S. is considering travel restrictions on its citizens and the ban would mean officials will have to find new ways to meet with investors, Finance Minister Zainab Ahmed said. Nigeria is one of seven countries, more than half of which are in Africa, included in a list that may be affected if the Homeland Security Department’s recommendation to expand restrictions is approved, according to a person...
Archbishop Charles J. Chaput who was appointed to the position by Pope Benedict XVI in 2011, has long been known as a theological and political conservative, often at odds with Pope Francis. VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis significantly shifted the ideological balance of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States on Thursday by replacing one of the country’s most prominent conservative prelates as the archbishop of Philadelphia. Pope Francis announced in a statement that...
It is a good thing to be proud of one’s country, and I am – most of the time. But it would be impossible to scan the centuries of Britain’s history without coming across a few incidents that evoke not pride but shame. Among those I would list are the creation by British officialdom in South Africa of the concentration camp, to persecute the families of Boers. Add to that the Amritsar massacre of 1919...
By way of definition, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is an extension of the internet and other connection protocols to devices or “things” while affording them a higher degree of computing and analytical capabilities. The Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence and big data will make people more aware of their world. As a direct consequence, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) will begin to see widespread adoption in the services sectors of the Oil...
A Nigerian American Ada Chiaghana who cut her teeth working for HBO, where she has been a creative executive in the original programming department, working on half-hour series including Los Espookys and Silicon Valley, was recently hired by Higher Ground Productions, the banner production company founded by President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle as VP Development and Production. Chiaghana, whose parents are from Nigeria and resides in Houston, Texas, had previous stints in comedy development at ABC Studios and at Bosch and The...
Jack Dorsey, founder of Twitter and Square, says he plans to move to Africa this year and spend up to six months on the continent. If all goes well, he intends to visit South Africa, Nigeria, Ethiopia and Ghana. The reason? Africa is believed to define ‘the future.’ The continent is well-known as an important player in the field of digital and financial technology, and some say that Africa is ‘one of the last blue oceans for technology growth,’...
Eleven companies from across the continent have been selected to pitch on stage to investors, corporates, media and other stakeholders at the Africa Startup Summit in Kigali, Rwanda next month. The second edition of the Africa Startup Summit, powered by Disrupt Africa, will take place at Africa Tech Summit Kigali on February 5-6, which will also feature the Money and Blockchain Summit and the Future Summit, bringing together more than 600 stakeholders in the tech startup space across the continent to explore...
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a $20 million investment in the Metier Sustainable Capital International Fund II, which channels funds to renewable energy and resource-efficient infrastructure projects across Sub-Saharan Africa. The Bank’s funding will contribute to production of an additional 178.5 megawatts of renewable power for commercial and residential use. It will also create opportunities for industrial waste water treatment and waste-to-energy generation. The Fund will meet the Bank’s strict environment...
