Africa
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INEC CHAIRMAN PROFESSOR JEGA CALLS FOR YOUTHS PARTICIPATION IN ELECTION
Jan 22, 2015Professor Attahiru Jega, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has charged Nigerian youths to rise to the task of promoting good governance in the country by ensuring they vote credible candidates at the polls.... -
Jim Iyke, Ini Edo, Others Emerge As INEC Ambassadors
Jan 22, 2015Ahead of the 2015 general elections in February 2014, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has unveiled some Nigerian entertainers which include Ini Edo, Jim Iyke, Frank Edward, Bishop Okon, Nafisat Abdallahi and few others as... -
Uganda: Witnesses Needed For The LDC Parliamentary Investigation
Jan 20, 2015By Bakampa Brian Baryaguma On Wednesday, 3 December, 2014, the Parliament of the Republic of Uganda debated and passed a motion to investigate the complaint against underperformance of the Law Development Centre (LDC). The complaint is... -
What Is Attractive About Doing Business In Rural Areas?
Jan 19, 2015In Ofwono Opondo’s words: There are many advantages of taking quality enterprises to the countryside. Firstly, they are highly ranked, at least regionally and take with them big capital, best practices, systems and business ethics which... -
Is 2015 A Good Year To Invest In Real Estate Business?
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... -
Nigerian Journalists Urged To Make Use Of Media Code Of Election Coverage For Credible Reporting
Jan 16, 2015Nigeria LAGOS – On Tuesday, some media stakeholders gathered during an event at International Press Centre, Ogba, to discuss how Journalists can take advantage of the newly launched media code in reporting the upcoming elections. Speaking at... -
CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF MATERNAL HEALTH- THE UNSPOKEN TRUTHS
Jan 14, 2015In our efforts to solve world problems, we have discovered all manner of things, some factual and sensible according to the dictates of science. Some have not been so sensible and attempts to unpackage their origin,... -
Africa: Local Internet Hosting Opportunities Key To Furthering Internet Development In Africa – Report
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
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... -
Grassroots Demand For Nigeria In Post-2015 Development Agenda
Jan 13, 2015By Olumide Idowu, @OlumideIdowu Government leaders are in the middle of an important exercise focused on updating the world’s development agenda. For the last 14 years, government leaders and NGOs have rallied around the Millennium Development...