Thirty Nigerian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on Monday received grants worth $172.2 million from the United States (US) government as part of an annual grant that supports worthy causes by various NGOs aimed at supporting vulnerable communities and lifting them out of physical and social conflicts. (more…)
ALÁRA, the luxury lifestyle concept store on Saturday the 19th of November launched its official partnership with Christian Louboutin, one of the world’s leading luxury brands. According to Reni Folawiyo, CEO and Founder of ALÁRA, (more…)
Earlier today, customers received messages from their service providers on a planned increase in price of data tariffs as prescribed by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). One of them read: “Dear customer, please be informed that from 1st Dec, some data tariffs will be increased to reflect the new rates set by the NCC to operators. Thank you.” (more…)
CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday said it’s Anchor Borrowers Programme for the promotion of Agriculture had set the country to begin exportation of rice by 2017. The Anchor Borrowers Programme of the CBN and the Presidential Committee on Rice Production launched in July had jointly set the target. (more…)
South Africa is on a move to legalize the cultivation of marijuana for medicinal purposes in April 2017. This comes after the Parliament’s health committee accepted to implement the Medical Innovation Bill. A bill which was proposed by late Dr. Mario Ambrosini of Inkatha Freedom Party in 2013. Dr. Mario committed suicide in 2014 after he was refused an orthodox medical treatment in favour of alternative medicine, including medical marijuana to treat his lung cancer.XX Speaking after the announcement by the Medicines Control Council and the Department of Health in Parliam
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