Archive For: The Crunch
15th July 2014 First was the order by a Nigerian High Court that all members of the Nigerian Football Federation had been removed from the position of handling Nigeria’s football affairs. A warning was immediately issued by FIFA that this action was in contravention of FIFAs rules against interference in football affairs. The appointment of ... Read More
15th July 2014 The International Finance Corporation has announced a $15 million investment into Malawi’s fruit exporting company, Malawi Mangoes Limited. Ventures Africa shares this report, and adds that the funding is expected to expand production. The package funds a number of things – an expanded nursery, a new 1,200 hectare plantation, installation of climate-smart ... Read More
14th July 2014 Women rights and girl education advocate Malala Yousafzai has arrived Nigeria to show her support for the missing girls of Chibok. The young activist celebrated her 17th birthday in Nigeria at a dinner with representatives of civil rights organizations and development organizations. Her thoughtful birthday wish in her own words was “On ... Read More
14th July 2014 One of the things that makes EL Reports happy is organizations making sure that their operations are kind to the environment, and so we’re pretty pleased with this report that MTN has stepped up to do its bit. The organization has launched Africa’s first Concentrating Solar Cooling System in its Head office ... Read More
14th July 2014 Ivory Coast has reason to beat its chest with pride after announcing that it will be reviewing its budget figures upward. Ventures Africa shares that the country has announced sustained and unprecedented rapid economic growth, and has subsequently revised its 2014 budget upward by nearly 4 percent. Projections reveal that the country ... Read More
10th July 2014 Akin Bello, author of the play Egbon of Lagos, has been announced winner of the Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature. The winning entry was selected from a shortlist of 3 finalists at an event graced by some of the luminaries of the literary world. The winner of the award Akin Bello is ... Read More
10th July 2014 And health news from ThisDay Live, with a report that Ghana has opened a state-of-the-art cancer diagnostic and treatment centre. The centre is said to be equal in standard to facilities everywhere else in the world and will be expected to cater for patients from the West African sub-region. The centre is ... Read More
10th July 2014 Still on health from ThisDay Live, West African countries have outlined strategies to combat the sweep of the deadly Ebola virus. A 2 day meeting in capital of Ghana Accra saw parties involved resolve to provide better surveillance to detect cases of the virus, enhance cross-border collaboration, better engagement with local communities ... Read More
9th July 2014 ThisDay Live shares the report on a day of rejoicing recently in Benin City in Nigeria recently, when a man named Dr. Adrian Mark Walker returned 2 bronze works taken from the Palace of the Oba of Benin, during the British Invasion of the Benin Kingdom in 1897. Adrian Walker is the ... Read More
9th July 2014 We’re still talking about Kenya but this time from Tech Cabal. With what we know about Kenya and its wholehearted embrace of technology, I bet no one is surprised to hear that the country has decided to go all techie with its public services. The Kenyan government has launched mobile Company registration ... Read More
