29 May 2014 Apps are gradually taking over the Nigerian tech space and day after day, new apps are discovered for finance, business, agriculture and much more. What ever next? Well, an app to calculate your brideprice I guess. Nigerians recently woke up to discover the app created by a company named Anakle. It asks ... Read More
29 May 2014 Forbes has officially released its list of the 100 most powerful women in the world for 2014 and 4 African women have made the list. Presidents of Malawi Joyce Banda and President of Liberia Ellen Johnson Sirleaf come in at 40th and 70th position. Nigerian Coordinating Minister of the Economy is the ... Read More
28 May 2014 Algeria’s iconic monument; the Maqam Echahid, is wearing a new, energy efficient look. The monument has been lit up with new LED lighting technology, courtesy Royal Philips, resulting in a reduction of energy consumption by 75 percent. Eric Heutinck, Philips Maghreb’s CEO pointed out that the lighting of the monument demonstrates the ... Read More
28 May 2014 TimesLive SA tells us that President Zuma has gotten straight to work in creating the team that will drive South Africa’s economic transformation. Some of his changes include the creation of 2 new ministries; The Ministry of Women, Children and People with Disabilities has become the Ministry of Women, located in the ... Read More
28 May 2014 French oil and gas company Total, is finally getting its green groove on. The company has expressed that it intends to be the first multinational oil and gas company to stop offshore gas flaring in Nigeria. A Senior Development Engineer for the company, made this known following a visit by some Nigerian ... Read More
28 May 2014 It seems that hotel booking site Jovago has its sights set on covering Africa this year. A few weeks ago, we reported that the service had commenced operations in Kenya, Senegal and South Sudan. Recently, the company announced the commencement of services in Zanzibar, Djibouti and Malawi. Jovago has expressed to become ... Read More
27 May 2014 Over now to new music with Igbo rapper Phyno who has cracked out the video to the track Alobam. Directed by Clarence Peters, it was shot in Festac Town, Lagos where Phyno mentions his Alobam – which we guess means his paddies of life.
27 May 2014 From BusinessDay we learn that Malawi’s High Court has rejected a decision by President Joyce Banda to annul her country’s general election – in which she was a candidate. Ms Banda had decided to annul the elections following complaints of irregularities. She had followed that up with the surprising statement that while ... Read More
27 May 2014 From Nollywood to stage! EL Now news gathers that theatre play, ‘For Colored Girls’ is making a comeback to the stage. Directed by Wole Oguntokun, it will be featuring a star-studded line up of big name such as Carol King as the Lady in Red, Funke Akindele as the Lady in Orange, ... Read More
27 May 2014 So has BBA winner Karen Igho gone and gotten hitched in a secret wedding? Well apparently this is true. Karen showed off a wedding ring this wedding on her instagram page She also posted 2 more pics confirming that she’s finally off the market. What more, this might have happened a while ... Read More
