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- 10 Oct 2017
AIF Tables $ 185 000 for Innovation Prize for Africa 2018 Awards
By peter oluka The African Innovation Foundation (AIF) has announced the seventh edition of the Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) www.InnovationPrizeForAfrica.org themed “investing in inclusive…
- 2 Jul 2017
AIF Announces 10 Nominees for Innovation Prize for Africa 2017
African Innovation Foundation (AIF) has announced the top 10 nominees who will be contending for the 2017 Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA), to be awarded in Accra, Ghana on 18th July 2017.…
- 30 Jul 2013
AIF Dangles $150,000 Prize for Innovative in Africa
The African Innovation Foundation (AIF) has called for entries for the 2014 Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA), the prestigious Prize, presented annually since 2012, to encourage innovations that…
- 12 Oct 2016
AfDB to Launch an Africa Investment Forum
The Board of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved the institution’s proposal to launch an ‘Africa Investment Forum (AIF)’—a meeting place for investors interested in Africa. The AIF will…
- 11 Oct 2013
Innovation Prize for Africa 2014 Calls for Entries, Doles Out $150,000 Prize
The African Innovation Foundation (AIF) announced the call for entries for the 2014 Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA), presented annually since 2012 and aims at encouraging innovations that…
- 12 Apr 2018
AfDB Launches the Africa Investment Forum
The African Development Bank will officially launch the Africa Investment Forum (AIF) ‒Africa’s premier investment marketplace − on April 19, 2018 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The launch is a…
- 27 Sept 2016
African Innovation Foundation Opens Entry to IPA Awards
The African Innovation Foundation (AIF) driver of The Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) has announced the launch of the sixth edition of the IPA awards by calling for applications to the…
- 10 Nov 2016
AfDB Establishes Africa Integrity Fund
In response to the challenges facing Regional Member Countries (RMCs) in the fight against corruption and in line with the institution’s priorities, the Board of Directors of the African Development…
- 4 Oct 2019
Pantami Leads Nigeria’s Delegation to GITEX 2019
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications will be leading major Nigerian businesses and economic players to attend this year’s Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (GITEX 2019) in…
- 3 Dec 2017
Nigeria, Others to Account for Half of 115m new Subscribers by 2020 - de Morais
Jean-Claude Bastos de Morais is an entrepreneur and innovation specialist with a deep interest in African socio-economic development. In 2007, He founded Quantum Global Group, an international group…
- 29 Mar 2018
AfDB Champions Africa’s Premier Investment Marketplace for Economic Transformation
To help Africa find the path to its long-deserved economic fortune, the African Development Bank is championing the region’s premier investment market. The Bank is providing collaborative leadership…
- 13 Sept 2018
GITEX 2018: NITDA receives 407 start-up applications for sponsorship
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has received about 407 sponsorships applications from startups vying to be sponsored to the GITEX Future Superstars (GFS) billed to be…
- 4 Dec 2017
Arbor Networks: Differentiators that Create Award-Winning DDoS Provider
Arbor Networks announced recently that its Arbor Cloud solution has been selected as the winner of the ‘Managed Security Solution of the Year’ award from CyberSecurity Breakthrough, an independent…
- 10 Jul 2018
AfDB Partners Nigeria to Bridge $3trn Infrastructure Gap
The African Development Bank (AfDB) said it would assist the Nigerian government to bridge its infrastructure gap estimated to cost about 3 trillion dollars in the next 26 years. Mr Ebrima Faal,…
- 5 Jul 2019
AfDB to Meet Nigerian Businesses Leaders ahead of African Investment Forum
The African Development Bank Group, and the Africa Finance Corporation, will meet industry and business leaders in Abuja, Nigeria on Monday, 09 July 2019 as part of a roadshow to woo investors ahead…
- 6 Nov 2022
Africa Investment Forum 2022 Draws $31 billion in Investor Interest
This year’s just concluded Africa Investment Forum Market Days—the continent’s premier investment platform—has drawn $31 billion in investment interest from African and global investors. Combined…
- 5 Dec 2024
AfDB, Italian Insurance Group Sign $6bn Deal to Foster Investment in Africa
In a bid to provide credit protection to foster investment in Africa under the “Mattei Plan”, SACE, an Italian insurance-financial group and the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) have signed a…
- 6 Jul 2018
AfDB Convenes Africa Energy Market Place
Public, private and civil society stakeholders, including government agencies, development partners and investors in the energy sector began a two-day workshop yesterday to discuss the technical,…
- 21 Oct 2020
NITDA Inaugurates LOC for GITEX 2020
The National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, has inaugurated the Local Organising Committee for Nigeria's participation at the 40th Gulf Information Technology Exhibition, GITEX…
- 9 Oct 2020
Mastercard’s Girls4Tech Hits 1 Million Milestone
Mastercard’s signature STEM program, Girls4Tech has reached its initial milestone goal of educating one million girls. The Company also announced a new and inspiring goal to reach five million…
- 25 Sept 2018
AfDB Launches First Africa-to-Africa (A2A) Investment Report
Opportunities for investment in Africa outweigh the obstacles, according to a report by leading African companies covered in the African Development Bank’s new Africa-to-Africa (A2A) Investment…
- 20 Mar 2014
Glo Mobile Newspaper Service Excites Subscribers
Globacom’s customers who subscribe to Glo M-Paper, a mobile newspaper application, otherwise known as Glo Mobile Newspaper, have expressed satisfaction with the quality of delivery of the…