Economy
AU, EAC, ECOWAS meet to accelerate Free Movement in Africa process
Legislators from the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) of the East African Community (EAC), and the Economic Community of West
Entrepreneurs
Interview with Daniel Ishola, Co-Founder, Safetrader, Nigeria
Safetrader, currently located in Abuja Nigeria, was founded in October 2017 by Ishola Daniel and Adeniyi Mikail, with Olajide Abiola as a
Manufacturing and Energy
Shell Nigeria Gas expands domestic gas distribution in Nigeria
Shell Nigeria Gas (SNG) has increased its gas distribution capacity by over 150% following the safe completion of its second gas train,
Networking
Are We Now Connected to 5.6 Billion People Worldwide?
Here’s an interesting question: “Hi Ivan – How are you? With BNI at 250,000 members in 70+ countries according to
Events and Conferences
Call for Participation: Innovating Education in Africa Expo 2019 in Gaborone-Botswana
Application Deadline: July 31st 2019 Education and training remain the bedrock for human empowerment, inclusive prosperity and progressive development. However,
Entertainment Business
Launch Ceremony of Moremi ‘VIEW BY MASTERS’ Exhibition
One of Africa’s most iconic Queens, the legendary Moremi Ajasoro exemplified values of selflessness, courage, and ultimate female leadership, contrary
ICT and Commerce
Nigeria’s internet users surpasses 115 million milestone
The Nigerian Communications Commission has said that the Internet users in Nigeria increased marginally to 115,938,255 million in March 2019.
SMEs and Ventures
Startups swarm to build bee businesses
Startups swarm to build bee businesses Much is abuzz in the small world of bee-related startups. A Crunchbase News analysis
Business Coach
Unprofitable IPOs Are Getting Bigger by Alex Wilhelm, Crunchbase
Morning Markets: Going public and being profitable continue to drift further apart as unicorns make their way to the public
Funding and Business Opportunities
TWAS─Samira Omar Innovation for Sustainability Prize 2019
Application Deadline: 31 July 2019 This annual Samira Omar Innovation for Sustainability Prize, named after the TWAS Fellow Samira Omar,
Money and Finance
UK app-only bank Monzo launches in the US to take on America’s financial giants
British fintech start-up Monzo has launched in the United States, as it looks to challenge the country’s established banking giants.
Business and Industry
Cocoa prices soar as Ghana and Cote D’IVoire threaten supply cut
Cocoa prices rose sharply on Wednesday after key producers Ivory Coast and Ghana threatened to stop selling their production to
Global Markets
Pan African University, educating a new generation of Pan-African En-trepreneurial Solutioners: 2019 Student Call now open
The Pan African University Institute for Water and Energy Sciences including Climate Change (PAUWES) (www.PAUWES.dz) in Tlemcen, Algeria provides higher education
