Dangote renews interest in Zimbabwe

The Herald NIGERIAN multinational industrial conglomerate, Dangote Group, is still interested in establishing a cement manufacturing plant in Zimbabwe. When that happens, the plant will be its 11th across Africa as it expands its footprint on the continent. Owned by Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote, the company first expressed interest to invest in Zimbabwe in 2015

Nigeria, Ghana commence consumption GMO crops

Nigeria and Ghana have commenced the consumption of first genetically modified BT cowpea with a view to enhancing scientific bilateral collaboration to boost food security in the West African sub-region. Both countries said that biotechnology is a cutting-edge tool of the 21st Century that has proven to raise productivity, reduce drudgery and increase yields that

Fuel prices up by 29 pesewas effective today

This should mean that a liter of diesel will be sold at around GHS 10.94p. Petrol on the other hand, will go up by 4p which means that a liter of petrol may be sold at around GHS 9.39p from next week. According to the oil marketing companies, the increment can be attributed to developments

WAFCON 2022: Super Falcons up against South Africa, Burundi, Bostwana in group C

The Super Falcons of Nigeria will face South Africa, Burundi and Bostwana in Group C of the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations. The draw ceremony took place in Rabat, Morocco on Friday night. The Super Falcons are firm favourites to qualify from the group with South Africa the only tough opposition. Randy Waldrum’s side

Adenuga @ 69: Toast to Symbol of African Enterprise

Milestone On Friday, April 29, 2022, Chief Michael Adenuga Jr, Nigerian billionaire businessman, and founder of Globacom Limited, clocked 69 years. Festus Akanbi writes on the activities of the man who has remained at the forefront of the Nigerian economic life with his entrepreneurial wizardry What we are told is that government alone cannot shoulder

What Does Elon Musk’s Ownership of Twitter Mean for Africa

Twitter’s partnership with Ghana in its young state now falls into the hands of multi-billionaire businessman Elon Musk who recently purchased the company for $44 billion. A year ago, the then Jack Dorsey-led communication application Twitter announced its expansion into Africa with new offices in Ghana. With Elon Musk buying the company, a lot of

Nigeria will be prepared to win

CAF | (April 30, 2022) Randy Waldrum says Nigeria will be ‘prepared to win’ all its group stage matches at the upcoming TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations. The draw for the 2022 WAFCON group stage took place in Rabat on Friday night, with the Super Falcons renewing their rivalry with South Africa, having been

Techstars accelerator solidifies Lagos as Africa’s most attractive tech hub

Techstars, one of the most influential accelerators in Africa, announced on Tuesday the ARM Labs Lagos Techstars Accelerator for early-stage fintech and proptech startups across the continent.  The programme came about through a partnership between Techstars and ARM Labs, the innovation hub of ARM, an asset management group in Nigeria.  While the accelerator will be