Mali-Bamako: Fashion designer, Ade Bakare, gives a bow at the African Textile Night, a fashion show celebrating use of African textiles 🎥AdeBakare La Nuit du Textile Africain (African Textile Night), a major event in the 2024 fashion calendar, took place on May 18, 2024, at the Radisson Collection Hotel in Bamako (Mali). The African Textile Night, in collaboration with Marie Kaba Haute Couture, celebrates the richness and diversity of African creativity, rich in artisanal heritage and stunning textiles – despite the fact that over 80% of the textile used in the continent’s fashion industry is imported from Europe and Asia. Renown British-Nigerian fashion designer, Ade Bakare (Founder…
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In Germany: Geregu Power Plc inks a partnership deal with Siemens Energy AG to raise overall power generating capacity in Nigeria to 1,200MW (L-R) Dietmar Siersdorfer (Managing Director, Siemens MEA) and Femi Otedola (Chairman of the Board, Geregu Power Plc.) 📸 Femi Otedola In a signing ceremony which took place in Berlin on Wednesday May 29, 2024, Geregu Power (Nigeria’s power generating solutions provider) and Siemens Energy have agreed to expand the capacity of the Geregu 1 power plant from the current 435 MW to 500 MW. An upgrade will convert the plant to combined-cycle operations with a view to adding a third…
📸 Financial Jennifer It’s straight to the point as usual with certified financial instructor and Founder of FinTribe, Financial Jennifer. With as little as NGN5,000, says Jennifer, you can key into an investment offered by the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) – a Savings Bond that pays as high as 18.4% in interest. Says Jennifer: Duration for the investment is two or three years.For this month, here are the interest rates:2 years – 17.414%3 years – 18.414%But some of your banks are paying you 0% and even charging you on top of it 😔 The FGN Savings Bond, which is…
LONDON, June 4, 2024 /PRN/ — QS Quacquarelli Symonds released the 21st edition of the QS World University Rankings – the only ranking system to measure both employability and sustainability performance. For the 13th consecutive year, MIT leads the table, though two-thirds of the United States’ ranked universities have dropped in the last year. Imperial College London jumps four places to rank 2nd; the University of Oxford and Harvard University remain 3rd and 4th respectively; the University of Cambridge rounds out the top five. Caltech is the only institution to break into the top 10. 20242023QS World University Rankings 2025:…
Frank Breuss (Co-Founder & CEO, Nikulipe) 📸 Particle Agency A recent report finds that Africa’s booming market for online goods and services is on track to surpass half a billion consumers by 2025, highlighting untapped potentials for global merchants and payment service providers. Emphasizing Africa’s mobile-centric consumer base, the report details how access to Local Payment Methods can boost business success in Africa’s diverse markets. June 4th, 2024. By the end of 2025, nearly half the population of Africa will have engaged in buying goods and services online, compared to just 13% in 2017. This increase will be fueled by…
One of 10: Founder of Afriskaut, Nnamdi Emefo Nnamdi Emefo is the Founder of Afriskaut. In his words: I started Afriskaut because my childhood friend Ussa Buggu (now my co-founder), who was an insanely talented footballer could not find an opportunity to become professional. It dawned on me that this is the reality of thousands of Africans who have the talent and desire to showcase their skills to the world.At Afriskaut, we built a system that converts football matches into player statistics & highlights. Today, Afriskaut has converted over 700 football match videos, collecting performance data on 8000+ players ,…
🎥 GITEX Africa 2024 ends on a high note It’s a wrap. GITEXAfrica 2024 has come to a superb close…Visitors, exhibitors, and partners have a message that requires no translation. From every corner of the world, it’s “Adieu, see you next year” 😃.. One of the highlights of the day (and a win for all the incredible entrepreneurs showcasing groundbreaking innovations at GITEX AFRICA 2024! ) – Lupiya emerged champions of the Supernova Challenge, one of the biggest pitch competitions in Africa. Lupiya company was developed to foster financial inclusion in Africa by simplifying borrowing processes and requirements, believing that every…
Day 02 at GITEX Africa 2024 shattered records, delivering a global tech summit unlike any Africa has ever seen! Leading visionaries from across the continent and beyond (130+ countries across Africa and the World) converged to showcase the cutting edge in AI, IoT, cybersecurity, and more. From healthcare breakthroughs to the future of finance and smart cities, the expo buzzed with groundbreaking innovations. GITEX AFRICA stands as a testament to the continent’s meteoric rise in the tech world, showcasing Africa’s growing prowess and insatiable hunger for innovation. Lillian Barnard (President of Microsoft Africa) delivered the keynote address on “Inclusivity and…
MoU signed (L-R): Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi (Director General of Nigeria’s National Information Technology Development Agency – NITDA) and Trixie LohMirmand (CEO of KAOUN International – organiser of GITEX globally) 📸 GITEX AFRICA GITEX GLOBAL has announced the launch of GITEX in Nigeria, Africa’s largest single digital economy. This happened in Marrakech on Day 02 of GITEX Africa (May 29-31, 2024) – the largest tech and startup show in Africa.GITEX NIGERIA, with the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) of Nigeria as Strategic Partner Sponsor, shall present AI Everything, GITEX Future Finance, GITEX Health Tech/ 5.0 and North Star Startups and…
Founder & CEO of LegitCar Africa, Vincent Okeke ‘Verify that car before you buy!’, says Vincent Okeke, Founder & CEO of LegitCar Africa. LegitCar not only enables users search its regularly updated database of over 1,580 vehicles reported stolen in Nigeria, but also ensures that a detailed vehicle inspection can happen before any purchase. At GITEX Africa 2024 Promising the most comprehensive Vehicle Pre-Purchase Inspection available in Nigeria, Okeke says: We provide businesses and individuals access to critical vehicle data required for vehicle purchase decisions, vehicle insurance decisions, and data for effective law enforcement. This is made possible through a…