Barclays urges financial institutions to implement innovative savings models
The bank now calls on other financial institutions to follow suit and implement innovative savings models, enhanced by the latest technologies. There are currently nearly 2 billion financially excluded...
View ArticleFreedom is not for the timid
Patience in Persecution is the hallmark of great social transformers. At the beginning of a change or reform the patriot is an odd man, brave, hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, the timid...
View ArticleOpen Government Global Summit closes in Mexico
Despite serious concerns about closing space for civil society, and challenges to press freedom in many OGP countries, the gathering of over 2000 participants reaffirmed their commitment to the...
View ArticleEgor Efiok to be awarded at Hollywood Magazine Film Festival
The festival which is holding at the Dick Clark Screening Room which is located at 2900 Olympic Blvd., in Santa Monica, Ca. will be screening “Beyond Blood” by Nollywood Director Greg Odutayo, who is a...
View ArticleI did not break into anyone’s apartment – Adu Safowaah
The Best new actress at the 2015 City People Entertainment Awards and TV presenter disclosed this while commenting in details that Ceraj who works with HM films, a movie production company in Ghana was...
View ArticleArt Melody returns with Moogho
Moogho explores bridges between continents, styles and times, as Art Melody raps and sings on top of uncompromising productions by long time partner Redrum, aided by a slew of far reaching...
View ArticleThe leadership unrest in NPP must cease
Leadership involves exemplary behavior and a determination to stay the course of action, regardless of challenges. These statements about leadership, however, do not seem to be part of the directional...
View ArticleEmirates and Oxford University launch data science lab
Employing a team of world-class scientists, engineers, social scientists and domain experts from Emirates and Oxford University, the Oxford-Emirates Data Science Lab will examine new ways of...
View ArticleLack of trust, a threat to Nigeria e-commerce – AIG MDs
This was stated at the Fireside Chat held by iDea Nigeria, a Lagos-based incubator and accelerator for techpreneurs in Nigeria on Friday October 23rd 2015. Obi Ejimofo, Managing Director of real-estate...
View ArticleKJV drops video for hot song “Common Sense”
This conscious song was produced by KJV under Shark Station Production and the video was shot on location in Lagos, Nigeria and directed by Paul Gambit. It is very comical and real. The hilarious...
View ArticleUSAID deepens HIV/AIDS awareness in West and Central Africa
This 3-day workshop was organized by the USAID Regional HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care Project PACTE-VIH and hosted by the Government of Togo (Ministry of Health). In West and Central Africa, the...
View ArticleGhana Armed Forces is vigilant to Boko Haram – Brigadier Adeti
He said Boko Haram could spread their activities to other countries in West Africa, and Ghana’s security agencies are aware of possible unguarded entry points that the terrorist group could exploit to...
View ArticleThird Melcom Made in Ghana Festival outdoored
It is part of its efforts to boost local manufacturing and product sales to reduce foreign exchange expenditure on imports. The initiative is a developmental platform created by Melcom to showcase...
View ArticleEC set to abolish “strong room” principle in 2016 election
The commissioner said a bigger room would be secured for receiving and certification of constituency results in a greater transparent process where cameras and screens would be mounted and a lot more...
View ArticleSub-Saharan Africa listed as the ‘big story’ for 2040
A.T. Kearney’s 2015 Global Retail Development Index has listed Sub-Saharan Africa as the ‘big story’ for 2040, similar to that of China 30 years ago, where today, retailers are expanding four to five...
View ArticleTalks on Syria reveals the cracks in Al-Assad’s outcome
After hours talks in the capital city of Austria, key players agree to initiate a diplomatic process to find a solution for Syrian crisis, however, in a joint press conference, Russian Foreign Minister...
View ArticlePutin directs urgent steps over Russian plane crash
Putin also ordered the Emergency Situations Ministry to send an aircraft to the crash site after coordinating with the Egyptian side. Meanwhile, Medvedev asked Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov to fly...
View ArticleSevere drought Sweeps Across the South Africa
Weather forecasters are predicting a record dry season, with water restrictions already in force in parts of Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal provinces. Francois Engelbrecht, a researcher at the Council for...
View ArticleIS takes credit for bringing down Russian Plane?
The Sinai-based group “Sinai State” that had announced loyalty to the IS said in a statement posted on Twitter that its militants managed to target the Russian plane and killed all its passengers. It...
View ArticleScientists explain the reason behind intense itching by light touch
In a study published this week in the U.S. journal Science, researchers from the Harvard University and Salk Institute reported identifying nerve cells within the spinal cord that curb the irksome...
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