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- 31 Jan 2013
World Loses $260Bn from Poor Water, Sanitation- Sirleaf
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian President issued a stark warning in Monrovia on Wednesday to the UN Secretary-General's High-level Panel that is meeting this week to address the future of…
- 2 May 2016
Cellulant Powers Liberia’s eWallet Economy, Registers 80,000 Farmers
Liberia’s economy and agriculture sector is on the cusp of a new dawn. From all indications, the West African nation’s dogged quest to build a resilient, modern economy is beginning to yield positive…
- 3 Sept 2014
Trial of Human Ebola Vaccine Begins as Virus Kills More
A highly anticipated test of an experimental Ebola vaccine will begin this week, amid mounting anxiety about the deadly virus which is "spiraling out of control". The experimental Ebola vaccine is…
- 27 Jun 2014
Steve Rhodes, Bez, for Glo Sponsored Wole Soyinka Prize Grand Finale
Evergreen music orchestra, Steve Rhodes Orchestra and Nigerian multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter, Bez, have confirmed attendance for the grand finale of the fifth edition of the Wole…
- 21 Aug 2014
75% of Ebola Victims are Women: This is Why
About 75 per cent of people contracting Ebola are women because they are often the primary care-givers, nurses and traders within their communities, health officials have said. The disease, which has…
- 13 Jun 2014
3 Heads of State for Globacom Sponsored Wole Soyinka Prize Ceremonies
At least three heads of state have signified their intentions to be part of the activities marking the fifth edition of the Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature, which is coinciding with the 80th…
- 14 Feb 2020
Africa's Female Fund Managers Receive Boost with Launch of a Multi-Million Dollar Fund
African leaders are putting women front and center of efforts to drive the continent’s economic growth through a game-changing fund that invests in women fund managers and also provides technical…
- 4 Jun 2020
11 Interesting Things You Should Know About Africa
Africa Day was celebrated on 25 May, and YouTube and ViacomCBS Networks Africa organized the “Africa Day Benefit Concert At Home”, which was streamed on the MTV Base Africa YouTube channel . …
- 12 Jul 2020
Power of Women in the 21st Century: The Zinox Group Example
By Dr. AbionaIwajowa "There's something so special about a woman who dominates in a man's world. It takes a certain grace, strength, intelligence, fearlessness, and the nerve to never take no for an…
- 27 Sept 2020
Uzoka, GMD UBA Wins Coveted Zik Leadership Award
Kennedy Uzoka, group managing director/chief executive officer, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has been announced as a winner of the 2019 Zik Award for Professional Leadership. Kennedy Uzoka, GMD,…
- 7 Dec 2020
Uzoka, UBA’s GMD Dedicates Prestigious Zik Leadership Award to Staff and Customers
Kennedy Uzoka, group managing director/chief executive officer, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, was on Sunday night presented with The Zik Prize for Professional Leadership. l-r: Former Managing…
- 23 Jun 2015
OBJ, 5 Heads of State for African Investment Summit
Five heads of state have already confirmed their participation in the 2015 Global African Investment Summit. The presidents of Ghana, Liberia, Malawi, Rwanda and Uganda and several dignitaries of…
- 29 Jul 2015
Airtel Nigeria Named Telecoms Company of the Year
For its laudable contributions to the growth of the telecoms industry in Nigeria, leading telecoms operator, Airtel Nigeria, has been named ‘Africa’s Telecommunications Company of the Year.’ The…
- 7 Dec 2015
Ghanaian President, OBJ Fight over Jonathan
Ghanaian president, John Mahama and former Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo have allegedly fought dirty over Goodluck Jonathan, the immediate past president of Nigeria.…
- 13 Jul 2016
Badejo-Okusanya Recieves Kwame Nkrumah Leadership Award
Mr. Yomi Badejo-Okusanya, president of the African Public Relations Association (APRA) has been honoured with the Dr. Kwame Nkrumah Leadership Award of Integrity and Transparency as the Most…
- 12 Nov 2014
UBA Commits $1m to Ebola Fight, Elumelu Canvasses Corporate Africa Support
Tony O Elumelu, United Bank for Africa (UBA) board chairman, has announced the donation of $1million, to assist the fight against Ebola, currently present in three West African countries, where UBA…
- 18 Jul 2021
Women to Lead Corporate Nigeria from 2026 As Predicted By Ekeh, Zinox Boss
By Hilary Audu, In a world that is predominantly patriarchal in nature, it is refreshing to see the women-folk doing great things and giving the men-folk a good run for their money. Leo Stan Ekeh,…
- 7 Mar 2019
Paradigm Initiative Commends Liberia, Tasks Nigeria, Ghana on Free Speech in the Digital Age
Paradigm Initiative has commended the gesture by the Liberian President, George Weah to sign into law, a Bill to decriminalize libel in Liberia through an Act to Amend the Liberian Codes Revised,…
- 15 Mar 2019
Sign Digital Rights Bill Now, Paradigm Initiative Tells Buhari
Paradigm Initiative, an advocacy group, is currently mobilising Nigerians to mount pressure on President Muhammadu Buhari to, as a matter of urgency, sign the Digital Rights and Freedom Bill into law…
- 9 Apr 2014
Okonjo-Iweala Bags David Rockefeller Bridging Leadership Award
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, finance minister and coordinating minister for the Economy, has been honoured with the prestigious David Rockefeller Bridging Leadership Award alongside Paul Polman, CEO of…