Day: February 10, 2020

Tony Elumelu Foundation Disburses First Tranche of $5m Partnership Commitment from African Development Bank

***AfDB Joins TEF Programme Catalysing Entrepreneurship Across Africa Tony O. Elumelu, CON, has congratulated the African Development Bank (AfDB), and AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina, on their commitment to African entrepreneurship, with the disbursement of $2.5million seed capital to the AfDB-sponsored beneficiaries of the 2019 TEF Entrepreneurship Programme. $2.5m was released today, with the remainder expected…

Lanre Quadri’s The Pseudo Democrat For 2020 Lagos Theatre Festival

The Pseudo Democrat, a play written by Lanre Lekan Quadri, is one of the plays selected for the 2020 Lagos Theatre Festival scheduled to hold across different locations in the commercial city of Nigeria. The production which will take place at Shodex Gardens, Anthony, Lagos will take place on February 27th and March 1st 2020.…

Keystone Bank, Afreximbank, Others Partner To Promote African Creative Industry

Keystone Bank Limited has re-emphasised its commitment to the growth and development of the Africa’s creative industry as the lender recently partnered with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and other multilateral agencies to host the maiden edition of the Creative Africa Exchange Weekend (CAX WKND) in Kigali, Rwanda. According to the organizers, the Creative Africa…

Publiseer Selected For South Africa’s TechTribe Accelerator 2020 Cohort

The digital content distribution company, Publiseer, has been selected for the TechTribe Accelerator (TTA) 2020 Cohort. TTA is a South African accelerator and virtual mentorship programme, for post-revenue tech and IP driven ventures across the SADC region, which includes online learning, virtual mentorship, access to investment opportunities, and a peer network.   TTA is instrumental in exposing a…

Gasby Ayoh Tasks Buhari, Security Chiefs On Terrorism, Kidnapping, Others

Chief Executive Officer of Evergreen Protective Services (EPS), Chief Anthony Gasby Ayoh is outlining how he believes President Muhammadu Buhari and the nation’s security chiefs can handle the high level of insecurity in the country. On Sunday, Gasby Ayoh told journalists in Lagos that Nigerians abroad remain concerned about the security situation. “In all respect,…

USAID, UBA Sign MoU To Advance Trade, Investment Goals Of Prosper Africa

U.S Agency for International Development (USAID) through the Prosper Africa initiative is partnering with the United Bank for Africa (UBA) to increase two-way trade and investment between the United States and the nations of Africa. This partnership ensures businesses are equipped with the technical and financial tools they need to enter into new trading and…

US Senate Impeachment Trial of Trump and Nigeria’s Legislative Conduct: An Assessment, By Omoshola Deji

In Athens, 510 BC, Cleisthenes instituted democracy to foster greater: accountability of institutions and leaders to citizens and the law. Today, the tenet is being flouted with impunity, especially in developing nations, where most of the heads of parliament are puppets of the president. Nigeria tops the list. While her legislature is failing in oversight…