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Is 2015 A Good Year To Invest In Real Estate Business?
by Contributors - Jan 16, 2015What should we expect in the real estate sector this year? How optimistic are investors about new opportunities? In a bid to provide indepth understanding of what the real estate market for 2015 may hold, Lamudi Nigeria... -
Africa: Local Internet Hosting Opportunities Key To Furthering Internet Development In Africa – Report
by Contributors - Jan 14, 2015Local Internet hosting is key to the development of the Internet ecosystem in emerging countries, according to a report released today by the Internet Society. The development of locally relevant Internet content that is attractive to... -
Zimbabwe To Host First International Research Conference On African Honeybee And Indigenous Knowledge Systems
by Contributors - Jan 13, 2015By Wallace Mawire, Zimbabwe The Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University (ZEGU) and the Bee Keepers Association of Zimbabwe Trust (BKAZT) will on 28 to 29 July, 2015 host the first International Research conference on African Honeybee and Indigenous Knowledge Systems... -
My Experience With Weed [Marijuana]
by Contributors - Jan 8, 2015By Mr Man2 I had just moved out of my parents house and was sharing a room with my “friend”. I had no idea he smoked weed, despite his suspicious movements and signature weed scent (abi... -
From Abuja To Ikorodu Lagos: A Personal Volunteer Experience
by Contributors - Jan 8, 2015I am only one, but I am still one. I cannot do everything, but I can still do something. I will not refuse to do something I can do- Helen Keller. By CHUKWUNETA EZINNE JOAN... -
Virtual Banking: Mobile Phone Becomes A Personal Banking Assistant In Rural China
by Contributors - Jan 7, 2015Since 2008, Taisys had been enabling Slim SIM banking services with local banks in China, especially in the rural areas where inadequate financial resources are provided. With Taisys Slim SIM technologies, the banks have successfully built up... -
Happy New Year: Are You An Entrepreneur In Rural Africa? Here Is A Great Opportunity Worth Exploring!
by Contributors - Jan 1, 2015If you are a business or social entrepreneur based in rural Africa, here is a great opportunity worth exploring! A Nigerian entrepreneur, Tony Elumelu, is giving out $100m to support business ideas or existing businesses not... -
Uganda: Religious Leaders Should Stop Discrimination Against Christians
by Contributors - Dec 30, 2014By Bakampa Brian Baryaguma On 20 December 2014, I had the honour and indeed privilege to attend a couple’s wedding ceremony at one of the Catholic churches in Kampala. There was a wedding mass first and... -
Isale Eko: Commercial Heartbeat Of Lagos
by Contributors - Dec 20, 2014THAT Lagos, from time immemorial, had been a booming trading centre is not news. However, what many people do not know is that there are areas in the downtown Lagos that had, over the years, evolved... -
Uganda: A Vote Of Thanks To President Museveni
by Contributors - Dec 20, 2014By Bakampa Brian Baryaguma www.bbbakampa.blogspot.com Credit should always be given where it is due. I therefore, wish to thank the President of the Republic of Uganda, HE Yoweri Kaguta Museveni for instituting and presiding over a...