Review: What Is Nurucoin?

In recent years, digital coins, also known as cryptocurrencies, have grown in popularity in Africa. While cryptocurrency adoption in Africa is still in its early stages, there are a few countries where it is gaining traction, including Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana, and Kenya. Nurucoin is expected to be the first Kenyan currency to provide worth

Standard Bank Africa Chairman’s Scholarship For African Students 2023

These scholarships are intended to help highly gifted students who do not have the financial means to continue their studies in this field. Successful candidates must show a combination of exceptional scholastic merit and financial need. Standard Bank of South Africa PLC has generously funded Standard Bank Africa Chairman’s Scholarship For African Students . Eligibility

Solar Mini Grids & Batteries for Africa

There’s more good news for sub-Saharan Africa: the implementation of programs to support standalone solar mini grids in Nigeria, solar power plants in Cape Verde, the largest solar plant in West Africa — situated in Togo — and a battery! Data centers in South Africa, meanwhile, will move to renewable energy. Once again, you will

Nigeria’s Economic Growth Insufficient to Reduce Extreme Poverty – World Bank

The World Bank yesterday said that Nigeria’s economic growth is insufficient to reduce the number of people living in extreme poverty in the country. The World Bank stated this in the April 2023 edition of Africa Pulse titled: “Leveraging Resource Wealth During The Low Carbon Transition.” About 88.4 million Nigerians live in extreme poverty while 133

Nigeria’s Inemesit Dike wins FortyUnder40 Africa Awards

Inemesit Dike, a lawyer and chief executive officer of The Legal Concierge, has emerged winner of the FortyUnder40 Africa Awards – law category. The annual event recognizes young people below forty years old who are making a visible impact on business growth, professional excellence, and community service in diverse spheres and industries across the African

It’s premature to lower interest rates – World Bank

Monetary authorities in the region, including the country’s Bank of Ghana (BoG), must not fall for the temptation to ease rates in response to the recent falling inflation in some countries, the bank said in the latest edition of its Africa Pulse launched today, Wednesday. It said lowering rates would be premature but advised that: