Africa Must do More to Tackle the Threat of Unemployment – Tony Elumelu
Press Releases January 7, 2014
PRESS RELEASE A ‘Marshall Plan’ for Africa’s employment challenge ABUJA, Nigeria, January 6, 2014/ — Tony Elumelu, the entrepreneur, philanthropist and chairman of Heirs Holdings Limited (http://www.heirsholdings.com), a pan-African investment company, argues that Africa must do more to tackle the threat of unemployment, which risks derailing Africa’s economic growth, in... Read more
Okorocha to Hold Interactive Session in Washington DC, Maryland Area
FeaturedPress Releases January 1, 2014
December 31, 2013 PRESS RELEASE The Governor of Imo State and Chairman Progressive Governors’ forum, His Excellency Owelle Rochas Anayo Okorocha (OON), will be in Baltimore / Washington Metropolitan area on Friday 3rd of January 2014 , and also in New York Tri-state area on Saturday 4th of January 2014 for an interactive session to discuss and answer questions regarding All... Read more
Communique of the 2013 Enyimba Retreat of Igboville/Oganiru Ndigbo Foundation Held at Aba, Abia State on 28/29th December 2013
Press Releases December 30, 2013
Following two days of deliberations on issues affecting Ndigbo and Nigeria, members of Oganiru Ndigbo Foundation aka Igboville came up with the following decisions and resolutions. 1. Every Igbo parent must ensure their children learn and speak Igbo language as first language. 2. Igbo governments at all levels... Read more
Honours for Journalists at the Wole Soyinka Centre Investigative Reporting Awards
Press Releases December 10, 2013
Investigative journalism took a leap as the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalismhonoured journalists and others at the award presentation ceremony of the Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting on world anti-corruption day – 9 December. The event held at the NECA Hall, Ikeja, Lagos. Professor Ropo Sekoni, the WSCIJ... Read more
Press Release Members of Oganiru Ndigbo Foundation aka Igboville have concluded plans to offer free medical services to residents of Enyimba City, Aba, in Abia State during this yuletide season. The mission which will involve 15 medical services personnel qualified in different areas will be led by United Kingdom... Read more
Acceptance Speech for the Forbes Africa Person of the Year
Press Releases December 5, 2013
Acceptance Speech for the Forbes Africa Person of the Year Dr. AkinwumiAdesina Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Federal Republic of Nigeria Kempinski Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya December 2, 2013 I wish to immensely thank Forbes for the huge honor of being selected as Africa’s Forbes Person of the Year.... Read more
Africa: Schneider Electric inaugurate a technology for producing electricity, drinking water and heat simultaneously
Press Releases November 28, 2013
PRESS RELEASE Africa: Schneider Electric inaugurate a technology for producing electricity, drinking water and heat simultaneously – MiCROSOL simultaneously produces 50 MWh/year of electricity, 1,000 m3/year of drinking water, and around 800 MWh/year of thermal energy – Kenya will be pilot country for the industrialization and commercialization NAIROBI,... Read more
African Development Bank Launches E-Consultation on its New Governance Strategy
Press Releases November 15, 2013
TUNIS, Tunisia, November 12, 2013/ — The African Development Bank (AfDB) (http://www.afdb.org) has launched a Web consultation on its new Governance Strategy for 2014-2018 (http://j.mp/17iy6G4) aimed at receiving feedback from all its stakeholders on their expectations on the Bank’s future governance interventions. “The vision of AfDB is that Africa is... Read more
Liberia Set to Transform Renewables Sector With $50 million Climate Fund Endorsement
Press Releases November 15, 2013
The plan is designed to help increase energy access through off-grid electricity schemes based on small hydro, solar PV, biomass, and hybrid systems Washington, DC, November 12, 2013/ — With African Development Bank (AfDB) (http://www.afdb.org) backing, Liberia has garnered support for a far-reaching renewable energy investment plan (https://www.climateinvestmentfunds.org/cif/sites/climateinvestmentfunds.org/files/SREP%20Trust%20Fund%20Meeting%20FINAL%20without%20diagram.pdf)with $50 million... Read more
Study: Zambia’s Child Grant Cash Transfer Program Helps Feed Youngsters While Assisting Families Strengthen Their Financial Base
Press Releases November 15, 2013
Since 2010, the Zambian government has been providing $12 U.S. to district households with at least one child under the age of five Washington, D.C., November 12, 2013/ — A two-year randomized control trial evaluating Zambia’s Child Grant social cash transfer program found dramatic improvements in the amount of food... Read more
