The Dangote Group, Nigeria’s biggest company and one of Africa’s biggest conglomerates, is focused on contributing to the economic growth of Ghana through job creation and the payment of taxes, says Tor Nygard, the Managing Director of Dangote Ghana.Th…
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Corban University Announces African Partnership with Teach Every Nation to Provide 100 Scholarships
SALEM, Oregon, Oct. 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Teach Every Nation (TEN) has announced a major partnership with Corban University to extend 100 scholarships to Christian young people in Africa interested in obtaining a degree from Corban. global.corban.edu/africa With programs in the United States and Indonesia, Corban is continuing its global outreach with its strong commitment to […]
General Assembly, by Secret Ballot, Elects 14 Member States to Serve Three-year Terms on Human Rights Council
The General Assembly today elected, by secret ballot, 14 States to serve on the Human Rights Council, the United Nations body responsible for the promotion and protection of all human rights around the globe.Those elected were Brazil, China, Croatia, C…
Chinese TV Giant Hisense Showcases Its B2B Business
QINGDAO, China, Oct. 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — The president of Hisense Group, Mr. Liu Hongxin, unveiled the branding and visual symbol of Hisense’s B2B business on 25th October in Qingdao. From January to September 2016, Hisense B2B companies’ sales revenue is already 27% of Hisense Group’s total and the profit share is 38%. Hisense is enjoying a […]
UN health strategy making access to new, revolutionary hepatitis C treatment possible
According to the United Nations heath agency, since the approval of new medicines for hepatitis C – offering a cure rate of over 95 per cent, fewer side effects and complete cure within three months – about two years back, more than one million patient…
NIGERIAN PRESIDENT SEEKS LEGILSLATURE’S APPROVAL TO BORROW 29.9 BLN USD
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has forwarded requests to the National Assembly to approve his external borrowing plan amounting to 29.96 billion US dollars for the execution of key infrastructural projects across the country between 2016 and 2018….
LEADING NIGERIAN CONGLOMERATE DENIES RECESSION CAUSED DISMISSAL OF WORKERS
Leading Nigerian conglomerate Dangote Group has refuted media reports that the release of 36 expatriate and 12 Nigerian workers from the company recently was because of an economic recession in the country,Tony Chiejina, Fangote Group’s Head of Corpora…
EU support helps Somalis share experiences on post-war school curriculum
A two-day European Union funded education curriculum workshop in NairobiKenya brought together Somali education authorities, education experts and international partners to review progress towards the implementation of the new curriculum framework and …
NIGERIA PLANS TO IMMUNIZE 41 MILLION CHILDREN AGAINST POLIO
The Nigerian Federal Government plans to immunize 41 million children against polio before the end of the year as part of efforts to ensure complete eradication of the virus in Nigeria by 2017, says Health Minister Isaac Adewole.The minister told newsm…
Global Efforts to Control TB Are Falling Short
This year’s U.N. report on tuberculosis was a shocker. The World Health Organization’s Global TB Report 2016 said the spread of the disease is larger than previously estimated, and that global efforts to beat it are falling far short of what is needed….