Why Obasanjo Failed To Win the Mo Ibrahim Prize

Why Obasanjo Failed To Win the Mo Ibrahim Prize

What happened to the allocations for pensions of civil servants during the 8 years administration of former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and his Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar from 1999-2007?

Africa Investment Forum: All Set to Tilt the Tide of Investments into Africa

Africa Investment Forum: All Set to Tilt the Tide of Investments into Africa
Forum to advance projects to bankable stages, raise capital, and accelerate financial closure of deals

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 05 November, 2018 – The Africa Investment Forum kicked off on Monday with a media briefing in the South African capital. The game changing event, aimed at attracting multi-billion-dollar deals across the continent, is set to usher in a new era for Africa’s investment landscape.

Emir Sanusi II Urges Africa To Put Education and the Poor at the Centre of Development

Nigeria's Emir Sanusi Urges Africa To Put Education and the Poor at the Centre of Development 

ABIDJAN, Côte d'Ivoire, 30 October 2018 / PRN Africa / -- One of Nigeria's foremost traditional rulers has challenged Africans and development experts to rethink development financing to reach the poorest communities on the continent, to give them access to markets, education and healthcare.

“Development needs to impact those at the bottom of the pyramid,” Emir Sanusi II, the monarch of the northern Nigerian city of Kano said in a keynote at the 21st Eminent Speakers Lecture Series of the African Development Institute.

“And as Africans and policy makers, our mindset, our attitude and our approach to development needs to change,” said Sanusi, a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria.

Petrobras To Sell Stake in Nigeria

Petrobras To Sell Stake in Nigeria

RIO DE JANEIRO, 01 November 2018 / PRN Africa / -- Petrobras International Braspetro BV (Pibbv), a subsidiary of Brazil's state-controlled giant Petrobras, unveiled the selling of its 50 percent stake in Petrobras Oil & Gas B.V. (Po&gbv), a joint venture in the Netherlands with BTG Pactual E&P B.V. with assets in Nigeria. The contract with the purchasing company, Petrovida Holding B.V was signed Wednesday (Oct. 31).

Petrovida is formed by partners Vitol Investment Partnership II Ltd, Africa Oil Corp, and Delonex Energy Ltd. The transaction is estimated to reach over $1.5 billion. Of the total, Petrobras will receive $1.407 billion in cash, subject to change until the operation is concluded, plus a future payment up to $123 million.

UN Urges More Protection for Nigeria's Most Vulnerable after Deadly Attack on Camp



OCHA/Yasmina Guerda Mafa, a camp for internally displaced people in Borno State, north-east Nigeria, January 2018.

UN Urges More Protection for Nigeria's Most Vulnerable after Deadly Attack on Camp

NEW YORK, 02 November 2018 / PRN Africa / -- “In the attacks the armed group killed at least eight and injured dozens more, kidnapped women and burned and looted homes, shelters and food stocks,” Jens Laerke, OCHA spokesperson, told journalists in Geneva.

Mr. Laerke said the attack happened two days ago at a Government-run facility a few kilometres from Borno state capital Maiduguri, and on communities close to the village of Dalori.

The camp is home to 12,600 people who fled clashes in recent months, the UN official said – a reference to fighting between Government forces and violent extremists that have claimed 29,000 lives since 2009 and contributed to one of the world's worst humanitarian crises.

UN Launches Awareness-Raising Radio Show on Perils and Opportunities of Migration in Nigeria

IOM Nigerian migrants stranded in Libya arrive in Lagos as part of IOM’s voluntary return and reintegration programme. 14 February 2017.
UN Launches Awareness-Raising Radio Show on Perils and Opportunities of Migration in Nigeria

NEW YORK, 30 October 2018 / PRN Africa / -- Every year, thousands of people from Nigeria and other Sub-Saharan African countries leave their families and homes in the hopes of finding work opportunities elsewhere. Many do it outside of the protected and safe international legal frameworks, which puts them at risk of trafficking, exploitation, detention without trial, sexual abuse, and other dangers such as dying at sea or in the desert.

The Cause of Widespread Poverty in Nigeria

The Cause of Widespread Poverty in Nigeria


I disagree with the recent erroneous and unverified report that Nigeria has overtaken India as the country with the largest population of extremely poor people in the world, because the foreign report was based on superficial coverage of the low income earners without a comprehensive analysis of the informal sector of the economy.
And contrary to popular political opinion, the cause of the widespread poverty in Nigeria is not bad government, but corporate greed and widespread intellectual illiteracy among the populace.

Nigeria's Economy is Expected To Grow at a Faster Rate

President Muhammadu Buhari with Bill Gates of the Microsoft Corporation.

Nigeria's Economy is Expected To Grow at a Faster Rate


President Muhammadu Buhari with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, HRH. Muhammadu Sanusi II , 14th Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aliko Dangote of the Dangote Group and other business leaders.

Nigeria's economy is expected to grow at a faster rate and hence the purchasing power of people is also expected to increase in the coming years.

https://prnmedia.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nigeria-lubricants-market-is-expected-to-grow-at-a-healthy-cagr-and-is-expected-to-reach-over-ngn-405-billion-ken-research-698891321.html.

Indices of the current economic growth in Nigeria can be seen in this report and the report I shared yesterday on the increase in the international hotels in Lagos and Abuja.
These facts confirm the economic success of the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.

Open Challenge To Alhaji Atiku Abubakar

@APCNigeria @FemAdesina @AsoRock @OfficialPDPNig
I am 100% Nigerian Igbo and brought @girlrising to Nigeria in 2013. I support @MBuhari 100% . Can @atiku show me what he has done for Igbos in Eastern Nigeria as I am promoting girl child education in northern Nigeria. pic.twitter.com/biTgHv98KH

— 247 Nigeria (@247nigeria) October 27, 2018

Open Challenge To Alhaji Atiku Abubakar

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Girl Rising Nigeria

Da Bazar Mu…broadcast on Satellite and State TV stations in northern Nigeria, reaching a viewing area of over 10 million. Interactive voice calling during the TV broadcast provided provide insight into viewer’s reactions and opinions.

eUICC eSIMs Perception Vs Reality: Mind the GAP!

eUICC eSIMs Perception Vs Reality: Mind the GAP!

By Jeremy Potgieter, Eseye, SADC Regional Head

Anyone connected to the Internet of Things (IoT) and M2M communications industries will be acutely aware of the levels of ambition and investment being set for the Embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card, more widely known as eUICC, or the eSIM.

A 2017 report from IHS Markit, for example, suggests that eSIM shipments will increase from 109 million in 2016, to 986 million by 2021. This growth will largely be driven by continuing IoT development, with eSIMs set to play a major role in ensuring the connectivity of billions of connected devices around the world.

The automotive industry is a prime example of a sector that has been keen to drive the technology forwards. With connected cars quickly becoming mainstream, the eUICC compliant eSIM has the potential to empower manufacturers by offering new opportunities to simplify logistics and optimise costs.