March 11, 2016

Nigeria aims to create 400,000 jobs by making pencils

    With the value of oil and the Naira currency in decline, Nigeria is turning to old-fashioned pencils to provide relief. The Minister of Science […]
March 11, 2016

Oil price appears to have ‘bottomed out’

    Oil price appears to have ‘bottomed out,’ energy agency says – The International Energy Agency says “there are signs that prices might have bottomed […]
March 11, 2016

Cultural goods remain economic driver in digital age

    Cultural goods remain economic driver in digital age – UNESCO report  – A United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) report  finds that […]
March 10, 2016

Power generation drops to record 1,580MW in Nigeria

    Power generation drops to record 1,580MW in Nigeria – The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) yesterday confirmed that the power generation level has dropped […]
March 10, 2016

Uganda unveils Africa’s first solar-powered bus

  Uganda unveils Africa’s first solar-powered bus – Ugandan Paul Isaac Musasizi, in his mid-thirties, is the CEO of technology company Kiira Motors Corporation and the brains […]
March 10, 2016

U.S. dispatches emergency aid for Ethiopian drought

  U.S. dispatches emergency aid for Ethiopian drought –  The Obama administration is sending disaster response teams to northern Ethiopia to try to address a humanitarian […]
March 10, 2016

Nigeria Can’t Afford Forex Demand for Students Studying Abroad

    Buhari: Nigeria Can’t Afford Forex Demand for Students Studying Abroad –  President Muhammadu Buhari has said that Nigeria cannot afford to sell forex to […]
March 10, 2016

Hunger intensifies in areas suffering from drought, flooding and conflict

    Hunger intensifies in areas suffering from drought, flooding and conflict – UN report  – Thirty-four countries, including 27 in Africa, are currently in need […]
March 9, 2016

From Africa, an unexpected lesson in how to topple terrorists

    From Africa, an unexpected lesson in how to topple terrorists – After the self-proclaimed Islamic State swept in from Syria in 2014 and grabbed huge […]
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