Archive For: The Crunch
16th June 2014 Media executive Chude Jideonwo has added another feather to his cap of abilities with the publication of a collection of short essays thought provokingly asking – Are we the turning point generation? The book addresses some of the questions that Nigeria and Africa’s youth need to ask and get answers to. Some of ... Read More
16th June 2014 EL Reports is always happy to shout it from the rooftops when young people do extraordinary things and so you can imagine our great joy when we heard of the 45 young Nigerians selected to be part of the 500 young Africans selected to be President Barack Obama’s Young African Leaders Initiative ... Read More
16th June 2014 You guys know that with the World Cup on, we’ll be keeping you updated with all the feedback from the various matches that our African heroes are playing. The start of the world cup saw Ivory Coast and Japan collide. The game which started off rather sluggishly for Cote D’Ivoire, saw the ... Read More
16th June 2014 We don’t know what he did or didn’t do, but EL Reports was very touched by the efforts of a young man on Twitter, handle @iamkaypable, to reconcile with his lady love Ufeli Jorghena Onorkome. Kaypable tweeted a picture of him holding up a Nigerian jersey with the name Duchess Jorghena on ... Read More
12 June 2014 Ventures Africa informs us that Nigeria and South Africa are exploring the possibilities of working together to develop artisanal and small-scale gold mining in Nigeria. South Africa is the perfect partner for Nigeria on this as it is the largest gold miner on the continent and the sixth largest miner of gold ... Read More
12 June 2014 Hotel booking service Jovago is in the news again! Techcabal informs us that they’re back to Nigeria now, and have signed on as official partners to the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation. The way it works, visitors checking the Nigerian tourism website for possible hotels to stay in while in the country, will ... Read More
12 June 2014 And more on South Africa, this time with the news that South African Airways is working to jumpstart the West African arm of its business by investing in Togo based airline Asky. The airline plans to partner with Ghanaian investors, buy a stake in the airline and then move it to Accra, ... Read More
12 June 2014 And the World Cup is starting today!!! Just to give you a reminder, like you needed one, let’s look at the first games that our African nations will be playing. Friday 13th June will see Cameroon first up against Mexico and Cote D’Ivoire will meet Japan on Saturday 14th June. Nigeria and ... Read More
10 June 2014 Zimbabwe has been honoured by the European Union following its successful co -hosting of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) conference with Zambia. Ventures Africa tells us that a European Union delegation, led by the President of the European Union Council on Tourism and Trade, Anton Caragea, announced Zimbabwe as one ... Read More
10 June 2014 While Zimbabwe is celebrating its position as the jewel in Africa’s tourist crown, South Africa is enjoying the fact that it has been named as the only African country listed in the top 25 most attractive countries for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), according to a new report. The report, the A.T. Kearney’s ... Read More
