Archives Tag: Africa

Did You Know?

April 19, 2022

The features of the map of Nigeria are quite remarkable. One of these is the notable presence of two major water bodies, River Niger and River Benue; of which the former-River Niger-serves as the source of the name of the country, Nigeria. The Niger River: The Longest and Largest River in West Africa The Niger … Continue reading Did You Know? The River Niger Is West Africa’s Longest and Largest River

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

The Nigeria Scrabble national team have arrived in Kenya for the 13th edition of the Africa Scrabble Championship (ASC), which will take off from Thursday, November 29, 2018 to Sunday, December 2, 2018. Speaking to NAN in Abuja, the Technical Director of the Nigeria Scrabble Federation, Farouq Baba-Inna, said the 11-man delegate team to the … Continue reading 13th Africa Scrabble Championship: Team Nigeria Arrive Kenya

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Entertainment

April 19, 2022

Afrobeat singer, Mr. Eazi, has launched an artist empowerment scheme dubbed “EmPawa100”, to empower 100 unsigned African music acts. The 27-year-old “Skin Tight” crooner made the announcement at the press launch at La Villa Boutique hotel in Accra, Ghana, where he spoke about his plan for fledging African artistes and his motivation for the project. … Continue reading Mr Eazi To Empower 100 African Artistes With 3000USD

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

There was a time when a proposed match with the Super Eagles of Nigeria would drive the opposing team to train for weeks in a bid to match up to the strength, skill and technical prowess of Africa’s legendary deadly squad. In 2013, the Super Eagles proved why the rest of Africa needed to dread … Continue reading Golden Moments In Sports: When Nigeria Won the 2013 AFCON Title

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Entertainment

April 19, 2022

Nigerian media and entertainment entrepreneur, and founder of Ebonylife Media, Mo Abudu, has been awarded a degree of Doctor of Arts, in recognition of her contributions to broadcasting and enterprise in the country.   View this post on Instagram   I would like to say a big ‘thank you’ to the University of Westminster for … Continue reading Mo Abudu Bags Another Doctorate Degree

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

The Nigeria senior men and women’s basketball teams have both arrived in Lomé, Togo for the 2018 Federation of International Basketball Associations (FIBA) 3×3 Africa Cup. Kano Pillars star, Azouma Dike, will lead the men’s team, comprised of club teammates, Abdul Yahaya (Kano Pillars), Lucky Subel (Kano Pillars) and Godwin David (Kano Pillars). The boys … Continue reading FIBA 3×3 Africa Cup: D’Tigers, D’Tigeress Arrive Lomé

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has unveiled a total of 11 categories for the 2018 CAF awards. According to a statement issued on the CAF official website on Monday, the awards categories comprise of both individual and collective awards — and, nominees will be selected strictly on their performance  in the past 10 months … Continue reading CAF Unveils 11 Categories For 2018 CAF Awards

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

On Sunday, October 8th 2017, Aruna Quadri, broke through the world of table tennis, to win Africa’s first ever ITTF title outside the continent. Quadri, emerged the champion of the ITTF Challenge tagged ‘Polish Open,’ after he defeated Japan’s Kaii Yoshida, 11-7, 11-13 11-8, 6-11, 11-8, 14-12 (4-2), in a very thrilling encounter. Despite being … Continue reading Golden Moments In Sports: When Aruna Quadri Won Africa’s First ITTF International Title

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Conference

April 19, 2022

The convergence of AI, tech, and data on Nigeria’s multi-billion dollar plus retail market – will be a strategic focus to local & international developers, investors and retailers at the 4th annual West Africa Property Investment Summit taking place on 15 and 16 November 2018 in Lagos. Considered one of the world’s most significant and accessible … Continue reading Data & Tech To Transform Nigerian Retail Market

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

Super Falcons head coach, Thomas Dennerby, has invited 48 players to represent Nigeria at the oncoming 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations (AWCN) in Accra, Ghana. AWCN The tournament tagged, Ghana 2018, is scheduled to kick off on Saturday, 17th November 2018, and run till Saturday, 1st December 2018. Ghana 2018 will be the 11th … Continue reading 48 Players Including Oshoala, Oparanozie And Onome, Invited For Women’s AFCON

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Entertainment

April 19, 2022

Talented actress, Nse Ikpe Etim, has been announced as co-host of the upcoming 2018 Africa Movie Academy Awards, popularly called the AMAA or AMA Awards. The announcement means that the 43-year-old will be anchoring the reputable awards ceremony for the second time, back to back, the same awards in which she has been nominated twice, … Continue reading Nse Ikpe Etim to Host AMAA 2018

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Africa BUSINESS

April 19, 2022

Doing business in Africa is by no means easy, and the ease or difficulty can vary from country to country. You could use the World Bank’s ‘Ease of Doing Business’ index as a guide but only those that have a reasonable amount of experience can actually speak to the real degrees of variations between countries. … Continue reading Business in Africa: A Tale of Snakes, Monkeys and a Blue Tweeting Bird

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Africa ANNOUNCEMENTS Awards

April 19, 2022

The final shortlist for the 4th AppsAfrica.com Innovation Awards have been announced. The Awards celebrate the best in mobile and tech from across Africa with winners announced in Cape Town on November 12th, 2018. The annual Awards attracted over 300 submissions from 39 countries, with solutions launched across all 54 African markets by start-ups, established ventures, … Continue reading AppsAfrica Awards Finalists Announced

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ANNOUNCEMENTS Events

April 19, 2022

PlusSize Fashion Week Africa is back, this time it promises to be bigger, better and more exciting. Following the success of the maiden edition of the fashion show dedicated to celebrating the plus sized African woman, the planning towards the second edition is in full gear. This year’s edition is set to hold on Saturday, November … Continue reading PlusSize Fashion Week Africa Is Back!

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

April 19, 2022

The global LIST Tour team is delighted to announce its line-up of keynote speakers for the 2018 International LIST Tour which will be holding on the 16th and 17th of November, in Lagos, Nigeria. The conference will bring together leading international experienced and skilled instructors who will provide professional insights and hands-on trainings in the … Continue reading The International LIST Tour Africa Unveils Acclaimed Business Experts As Panellists

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