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- 9 Dec 2014
Overcoming Technical & Infrastructural Challenges For Mobile Research in Africa
Africa is indeed rising but this has not always been the case.On the 13th of May 2000, an international current affairs magazine, The Economist, had on its cover page a portrait of the African…
- 27 Jan 2016
Global Business, Government Leaders to Speak at Economist’s Nigeria Summit 2016
The events’ arm of the foremost International socio economics news magazine, The Economist Events has concluded plans to hold the 11th edition of the annual Nigeria Summit. Slated for Monday, March 7…
- 12 Oct 2019
Leaders Steal $600Bn from Nigeria Since Independence- Report
Economist magazine has said that an estimated $600bn is believed to have been stolen from Nigeria since its Independence in 1960. The story was published in its online edition of October 10.…
- 6 Feb 2015
The Economist Says President GEJ is “Bad luck for Nigeria”
The Economist , influential United Kingdom-based magazine, has returned a damning indictment on President Goodluck Jonathan and said his “discredited ruling party faces its greatest electoral test…
- 24 Aug 2020
Emefiele and the Burden of a Prophet
By Jackson Ugbechie Dateline June 2015: Godwin Emefiele, the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), banned importation of 41 items which the apex bank classified as ‘not valid for forex’. Mr.…
- 16 Mar 2009
NCC Boss Identifies Wireless as Option for Broadband
Engr. Ernest Ndukwe, EVC, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has stated that Nigeria’s option to realizing ubiquitous broadband penetration across the country within a reasonable period…
- 24 May 2020
Blockchain, Fintech and the Future of Banking
By Austin Okere “Customers besiege banks on first day of partial lifting of COVID-19 lockdown: As early as 8 am, bank premises were already full of people seeking to gain entrance into the banking…
- 22 Jul 2021
FG May Raise VAT to 15 Percent before 2025- Report
A report by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), London, has predicted that the federal government might effect a 100 per cent rate increase in the Value Added Tax (VAT) from the current rate of…
- 25 Jan 2010
Farroukh Foresees Promising Year for Telecom
Ahmad Farroukh, chief executive officer, MTN Nigeria has predicted a challenging, yet very promising year for operators and users of telecommunications services in Nigeria. Farroukh gave the forecast…
- 4 Apr 2017
Wi-Fi Worship Debuts in Ibadan, Sets to Populate Cyberspace
An e-Church Project powered ‘Wi-Fi- Workship’ on wheel has launched in Ibadan, Oyo State and sets to populate the cyberspace with the message about Easter. Powered by Neo-Skill Consulting and backed…
- 26 Sept 2014
#DemoAfrica2014, ‘Africa Getting Its Act Together’-Johnson
The DEMO Africa event finally kicked off at the Lagos Oriental Hotel in Nigeria to an expectant audience of top investors, IT buyers, IT consumers, Government officials and IT enthusiasts from…
- 2 Apr 2014
Nigeria’s Economic Growth Takes Front Burner @ Economist Nigeria Summit
Stakeholders within various sectors of the economy have unanimously agreed that the economic divide between the North and the South within the country, is one key driver behind instability in…
- 2 Apr 2016
Quramo Conference Series Returns to Lagos
The Quramo Conference series presents another edition of the Quramo Conference on 8 April, 2016. This year’s conference is tagged, People Power: Human Capacity for Industrial Africa at The Lagos…
- 21 Mar 2014
Jim O’Neil Speaks as Airtel Premier Debuts on Sunday
Terence James "Jim" O'Neill, foremost British Economist and honourary Professor of Economics at the University of Manchester, who is best known for coining BRIC, the acronym that stands for Brazil,…
- 2 Feb 2019
The Economist Taps Atiku as Next President
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has again predicted that Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), will win the February 16 election. EIU is the…
- 5 Jul 2021
Abdulhameed: Global Recognition for Passionate Agribusiness Technocrat
By Cletus Adole “A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way”. —John Maxwell The recent announcement that Mr Aliyu Abdulhameed, MD/CEO of the Nigerian Incentive-Based Risk…
- 19 Nov 2015
Forbes Lists Chronic Debtors as Richest Nigerians
Again, Forbes, the American business magazine may have stirred another varied assortment of controversies with its recent listing of some of Nigeria’s greatest debtors as the richest in the country.…
- 28 Aug 2013
Njoku,iROKOtv Boss Bags CNBC AABLA West Africa Young Business Leader of the Year
Jason Njoku, co-founder and CEO of iROKOtv, has won the acclaimed title of CNBC Young Business Leader of the Year2013 -West Africa. The accolade was awarded to him last night at the Intercontinental…
- 11 Sept 2022
NCC Boss, Umar Danbatta, to Keynote Business Journal Public Presentation Sept 16
Professor Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice-Chairman/CEO, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) will deliver the keynote address as Distinguished Guest Speaker at the public presentation of Business…
- 13 Oct 2014
Billionaire Pastors Running Nigeria's Megachurches
When a guesthouse belonging to one of Nigeria's leading Christian pastors collapsed last month, killing 115 mostly South African pilgrims, attention focussed on the multimillion-dollar "megachurches"…