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By Megha Bahree with files from Al Jazeera In India, remote work is allowing more women to take up paid employment but it is also enhancing competition and increasing their workload.…

While an African country like Angola is seeking to increase the share of its population with access to electricity, and while France and the World Bank have underwritten 344 million…

Trade and business, they say, is in the DNA of the Igbo people of Nigeria. The Igbo people of Nigeria have become distinguished for their resilience and hard work all…

Normally, international companies would avoid investing in Africa because of reports of official corruption, unsafe business environments and poor and discouraging government policies. But all that is beginning to change,…

Heritage Bank Plc has set aside N5 billion to support the growth of the entertainment and creative industry in Nigeria. The bank has also given out N1million to Damilola Adeyemi,…

Sometimes we wonder why even respected men of God succumb to the desires of the flesh and are unable to resist temptations when they come. As business men and women,…

By our special correspondent His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) is launching a host of smart initiatives and services at GITEX 2020…

The desperate search for micro-loans and other credit facilities have dragged many low-income earners and small business owners into the “captivity” of Microfinance Banks (MfBs), and micro-finance institutions (MFIs). Their…

On Saturday 31 October 2020, American military forces rescued an American citizen who was taken hostage by armed men earlier in the week in Niger and held in northern Nigeria,…

Magobunje Nigeria has lost more than N700 billion in economic values in just 14 days of the #EndSARS protest according to the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI). The…

Marketing Ace, Chris Wulff-Caesar, has called on Nigerian marketers to rise and steer their businesses out of the current storm triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. He made the call during…

Chief Timipre Sylva, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources has confirmed that the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) would be presented to the National Assembly in the next few weeks. He…

Nigeria’s telecommunication sector has proved to be one of the biggest gainers amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The sector recorded an 18.1% growth in the second quarter of 2020. According to…

                                                                                                             By Jean Marie TakouleuSeveral companies and organizations have recently joined forces to recycle cassava waste in rural Nigeria. They will transform the peels of the tuber into electricity to…

Sudanese Model, Nyakim Gatwech is the latest face on the Guinness Book of Records. With her extremely naturally dark skin color, Gatwech had faced self-esteem issues and comments from people who…

The President of Microsoft, Brad Smith has said that the world would be facing staggering challenges in providing jobs for people in need of them as over 250 million people…

Source: The Guardian (Nigeria)Soap is very useful in our daily lives as a personal care product, and almost inevitably in every household and corporation. The soap industry falls under the…

By Joke Falaju United Nation Ambassadors have, on behalf of International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), launched a Coronavirus Relief Fund of $200million for rural communities to prevent economic shocks caused…