Nigeria Passes Startup Act to Foster Innovation
With presidential assent marking its final passage into law, the Nigeria Startup Bill has become the Nigeria Startup Act as of Wednesday (Oct. 19). Intended to foster innovation and create a hospitable environment for new businesses, the act first defines what type of business gets classified as a startup and then introduces a range of
Women Innovators in WASH Incubation Program 2022 for Innovative Solutions
Women Innovators in WASH Incubation Program 2022. Apply below. When is Application Deadline? 21st October 2022 What is the Award? The Women Innovators in WASH Incubation Program’s overall goal is to sustainably improve access to safe and affordable Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) products and services for communities living in Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Tanzania, South Africa as
Nigeria’s Godwin Emefiele and over 20 Ministers of Economy and Finance to attend the Africa Financial Industry Summit #AFIS22
The Africa Financial Industry Summit (AFIS), a platform that promotes the emergence of an inclusive, innovative and modern pan-African financial services sector, will hold its annual summit on 28 and 29 November 2022 in Lomé, Togo. As new technologies continue to revolutionise the world of finance, AFIS provides a space for the public and private
Ghana is the safe haven for over 10,000 displaced refugees
It has just recently been reported that the West African nation of Ghana is housing an estimated 10,000 refugees. The country which is currently facing a potential economic collapse is still a safe haven for displaced citizens of Togo, Sudan, Burkina Faso, Liberia, and Cameroon. Read Story here. Esther Kurugu, Ghana’s representative of the United
GEPA, Ghanaian varsities collaborate, woo Nigerian students | The Guardian Nigeria News
The Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) has partnered with Ghanaian universities to attract students from Nigeria and other African countries. Ghana High Commissioner to Nigeria, Rashid Bawa, who disclosed this at the first GEPA Students’ Recruitment Fair organised in Lagos, in collaboration with 16 Ghanaian universities, said their institutions have distinguished themselves as centres of quality
Governor of the Central Bank of Ghana will be present at the Africa Financial Industry Summit 2022
AFRICA FINANCIAL INDUSTRY SUMMIT – AFIS 2022? Dr. Ernest Addison, Governor of Bank of Ghana will be present at the AFRICA FINANCIAL INDUSTRY SUMMIT 2022 The AFRICA FINANCIAL INDUSTRY SUMMIT – AFIS, a platform that promotes the emergence of an inclusive, innovative and modern pan-African financial services sector, will hold its annual summit on 28
South Africa recently declared bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to be financial products. Here’s what we know
The notice defines a crypto asset as a “digital representation of value” that is not issued by a central bank but can be traded, transferred or stored electronically “for the purpose of payment, investment and other forms of utility.” The declaration, which takes effect immediately, comes in the wake of governments worldwide moving to regulate
Africa in business: rubies and unicorns
STORY: Here are five business stories making headlines in sub-Saharan Africa this week. Nigeria’s worst flood in 12 years prompted Nigeria LNG to declare force majeure this week. However, sources said the declaration was pre-emptive and that no cargoes have yet been cancelled. The flooding is blamed on unusually heavy rainfall and the release of
Cameroon and Nigeria’s talks with cocoa cartel bear fruit – Africa Intelligence
Details have emerged about Yaoundé et Abuja’s talks in Abidjan to join the Ivory Coast-Ghana Cocoa Initiative, set up to defend the interests of …
Africa: Ten Years of Africa Check – a Brief History
From two desks in a university department to four African country offices and a respected presence in a global network of fact-checkers, this is the story of Africa Check’s first decade. “We can’t forgive the person who started this rumour,” said Aminu Ahmed Tudun-Wada. That’s how Africa Check founder Peter Cunliffe-Jones begins an account of