Tag: potential
Confab delegate wants more women in government under Buhari
ABUJA - A delegate to the 2014 National Conference, Chief Temitope Ajayi, has urged the President-elect, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd), to recognise women’s potential...
Europe panics over the potential arrival of 200,000 African migrants
VENTURES AFRICA – The massive arrival of Africans to Italy through the Mediterranean Sea has caused a huge migrant crisis in Europe, with the Italian interior...
Zuma: Economic outlook for Africa remains promising
PRETORIA - South Africa President, Jacob Zuma said on Thursday that
In spite of the turbulence affecting the global economy, the economic outlook for Africa...
Nigeria’s private dialysis business booms on back of upsurge in renal...
By Lexi Elo
The growing prevalence of diabetes, hypertension and a large susceptible elderly population, are rapidly driving up the number of people developing end...
Nigerian ports’ potential under-utilised, says expert
LAGOS - A Maritime expert, Capt. Fola Ojutalayo, on Tuesday said Nigeria had yet to harness the potential of its ports due to some...
onga.com says e-commerce growth potential great
LAGOS - Mr Sim Shagaye, the Chief Executive Officer of Konga.com, one of Nigeria’s online shopping malls, says e-commerce in Nigeria has great...
Experts urge Nigerians to utilise rural tourism potential in communities
ABUJA - Tourism experts on Thursday urged Nigerians to take advantage of the nation’s wide tourist attractions to develop rural tourism in Nigeria.
The stakeholders...
MPAD says manufacturing sector yet to tap into its potential
ABUJA- The Manufacturing Partnerships for African Development (mPAD) said on Tuesday that the manufacturing sector of the Nigerian economy had yet to tap into its...
Shaydee presents new single ‘Potential Freestyle’ featuring Legendary Beatz
Hip hop recording artist and EME star Shaydee is on a roll as he keeps churning out songs to entertain his fans. He gets...
Suswam urges VON to project cultural potential of Benue
MAKURDI - Gov. Gabriel Suswam of Benue on Monday urged the Voice of Nigeria (VON) to project the cultural values of the state through...
Chimerix says provides experimental Ebola drug for potential use
Drug developer Chimerix Inc said its experimental Ebola drug has been provided for potential use in patients, sending its shares up nearly 9 percent...
GM recalls 117,651 vehicles for potential electrical short issue
DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co (GM.N) on Thursday said it is recalling 117,651 newer vehicles in North America because a possible manufacturing defect...
Netflix says in talks with potential partners in Belgium
BRUSSELS - U.S. video streaming service Netflix said on Friday it was in talks with cable and telecoms groups to distribute its content in...
Alibaba talks corporate governance to potential IPO investors
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd founder Jack Ma on Monday surprised potential investors at a standing-room only event in New York by addressing governance concerns...
Monarch woos investors to develop tourism potential of Ibeju-Lekki
LAGOS - The Onibeju of Ibeju Land, Oba Rafiu Salami, said on Thursday that the community would partner with investors and other individuals to...
Nigeria’s Capital Market: Africa’s Number One Potential
Only 10 percent of jobs in Africa are in Manufacturing. One of the major bottlenecks is electricity. John Rice President & CEO Global Growth...
Nigeria’s size, diversity potential for domestic tourism development — Mbanefo
ABUJA - Mrs Sally Mbanefo, Director-General, Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC), has said that the size and diverse cultures of the country have great...
UK scientific panel backs potential ‘three-parent’ IVF babies
BY KATE KELLAND
LONDON - A British expert scientific panel gave its backing on Tuesday to potential new 3-way fertility treatments that would for the...
‘The African Messi’ & other potential World Cup stars
By Chris Bevan
There are plenty of potential stars of the 2014 World Cup - and many new faces too. The squads are unlikely to...
Investing In Africa: The Abraaj Story
The Abraaj Group has invested $2.2billion in Africa to date. And they are just getting started.
In late January 2014, at the most recent World...