Tuesday, September 6, 2016
Niger Delta Petroleum Resources To Expand Refining Capacity
Friday, September 2, 2016
Mark Zuckerberg Visits Nigeria and Sees the Digital Future of Nollywood
Mark Zuckerberg Visits Nigeria and Sees the Digital Future of Nollywood
It was a very tranquil Wednesday afternoon on August 31, 2016 when Mark Zuckerberg, the famous Co-founder and CEO of Facebook came to Afrinolly Space in Oregun, in Ikeja on the mainland of Lagos, Africa’s largest megacity and the commercial hub of the continent. Mark and his Facebook team wanted to see the digital hub of Nollywood, Nigeria’s phenomenal film industry. Afrinolly is like the Silicon Valley of Nollywood created as a dynamic ecosystem for the provision of creative platforms and economic opportunities for established and emerging filmmakers (Content creators), mobile technology developers, innovative voices (Screenwriters), animators (Graphics and VFX), contemporary artists and the cultural industries.
Thursday, September 1, 2016
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in Nairobi To See Kenyan Innovation in Action
PRESS RELEASE
Facebook CEO visits Nairobi to see Kenyan Innovation in Action
Zuckerberg is in Kenya to see how technology innovation is changing the country
LONDON, United Kingdom, September 1, 2016/ -- Facebook (www.Facebook.com) CEO Mark Zuckerberg is visiting Kenya this week on his first trip to Africa, using his time in the country to visit the iHub technology hub in Nairobi, meet with developers and partners, and explore how the country’s pioneering mobile money ecosystem is evolving.
Singapore Signs Bilateral Agreements With Ethiopia, Mozambique and Nigeria
IE Singapore's initiatives strengthen economic ties between Singapore and Africa with bilateral agreements and the opening of a third office
- IE Singapore moved to Nairobi, Kenya-his third overseas center in Africa Singapore sign bilateral agreements on tax, investment and air services with Ethiopia, Mozambique and Nigeria respectively
Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Top 10 Most Violent Cities in the World
~ By Niall McCarthy, Aug 31, 2016.
Which cities have the highest rates of murder
worldwide? According to the The Mexico Citizens Council for Public
Security, the very worst of them are concentrated in Mexico, Venezuela
and Honduras. In 2015, Caracas in Venezuela topped the list with 119.87
murders per 100,000 people.
San Pedro Sula in Honduras came second with 111.03 homicides per 100,000 people while San Salvador, capital of El Salvador, rounded off the top three with 108.54 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants. Earlier this month, the US State Department issued a warning about Honduras to US citizens, saying that the level of kidnapping, crime and violence there remains critically high.
San Pedro Sula in Honduras came second with 111.03 homicides per 100,000 people while San Salvador, capital of El Salvador, rounded off the top three with 108.54 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants. Earlier this month, the US State Department issued a warning about Honduras to US citizens, saying that the level of kidnapping, crime and violence there remains critically high.
Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Mark Zuckerberg in Nigeria to Witness Africa's Tech Revolution
PRESS RELEASE
Facebook CEO goes to Nigeria to witness Africa's tech revolution
Zuckerberg is in Nigeria to listen and learn and take ideas back to California on how Facebook can better support tech development and entrepreneurship across Africa.
Internet TV is Better than Linear TV - Netflix CEO Reed Hastings
"It’s fundamentally that internet TV is better than linear TV. The consumers can watch when they want, on what type of device they want, and the content has just got better and better."
Source: The Media Briefing.
Screen Naija - YouTube
Nigeria Tops Global Ranking of Mobile Internet Traffic
The internet is mobile: Nigeria tops the global ranking of mobile generated internet traffic, with South Africa third. This is the well-known legacy of poor infrastructure investment combined with deregulated economies creating rapid mass adoption
Video is the content queen: In developed markets the ubiquity of devices and high-speed networks, plus declining costs of memory, storage and computing power clearly indicate a different, user-driven media landscape. Almost all large social platforms have/are migrating to video led content. Average total Facebook link shares dipped below 30, image shares declined below 150 while video shares averaged between 500 and 600 (Jan to Jun 2016, source Buzzsumo).
This is the primary reason Facebook has again rejigged its algorithms to favour video. Snapchat’s meteoric rise is yet another indicator.
Click here for the complete report with graphs.
Monday, August 29, 2016
Lagos' Economy is Nearly Twice the Size of Kenya
With a GDP of US$95 billion Lagos has an economy nearly twice the size of Kenya’s-East Africa’s biggest economy.
Lagos: Africa’s 5th Biggest EconomyLagos Apapa Port located in Tin Can Island is one of the biggest in Africa, generating over N3 trillion in annual revenue.
The Ikoyi Bridge is one of the most beautiful in Africa and the first Cable Suspension Bridge in West Africa. It took 3 years to build.
Posted on March 8, 2016 by Perestroika
https://ourtimeiscome.com/2016/03/08/lagos-africas-5th-biggest-economy/.
~ http://www.100resilientcities.org/#/-_/
Resilience is about surviving and thriving, regardless of the challenge.
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Sunday, August 28, 2016
How Fashola Transformed Africa's Largest Megacity of Lagos - Financial Times
Fashola: The man who would tame Nigeria’s megacity
~ By Matthew Green (first published on August 7, 2009 3:25 pm, FT Magazine when Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, was Lagos State Governor from May 29, 2007 to May 29, 2015, He is currently the Federal Minister of Power, Works and Housing.)
One Sunday afternoon in Lagos, a man leapt out into Akin Adesola, the main street on Victoria Island, and flagged down my car. He yanked open the door, swung into the front passenger seat and barked “drive”.
Anger radiated from him like heat. He wore no uniform and carried no gun, but desperation imbued him with an iron authority. All the pent-up frustrations of the megacity seemed to flow through him like an electric current.
He whipped out a tattered paper and jabbed his finger at a list of violations – I had failed to stop at a white line. He said I had better pay the fine now or go to the station where his superior would be less inclined to leniency.
“What makes you think you can come to my country and break our laws?” he spat. His eyes bulged and beads of sweat glistened on his shaven head. He stared through the windshield at the passing cars. “I should not be out here directing traffic,” he said. “I am a graduate.”
~ By Matthew Green (first published on August 7, 2009 3:25 pm, FT Magazine when Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, was Lagos State Governor from May 29, 2007 to May 29, 2015, He is currently the Federal Minister of Power, Works and Housing.)
One Sunday afternoon in Lagos, a man leapt out into Akin Adesola, the main street on Victoria Island, and flagged down my car. He yanked open the door, swung into the front passenger seat and barked “drive”.
Anger radiated from him like heat. He wore no uniform and carried no gun, but desperation imbued him with an iron authority. All the pent-up frustrations of the megacity seemed to flow through him like an electric current.
He whipped out a tattered paper and jabbed his finger at a list of violations – I had failed to stop at a white line. He said I had better pay the fine now or go to the station where his superior would be less inclined to leniency.
“What makes you think you can come to my country and break our laws?” he spat. His eyes bulged and beads of sweat glistened on his shaven head. He stared through the windshield at the passing cars. “I should not be out here directing traffic,” he said. “I am a graduate.”
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