Africa’s leading entrepreneurship focused philanthropy, the Tony Elumelu Foundation, is launching the world’s largest digital platform for African entrepreneurs and the African entrepreneurship ecosystem –  TEFConnect.   TEFConnect will officially be unveiled at this year’s TEF Forum, taking place on October 25, 2018 at Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos, Nigeria.   Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the…

Turkish Airlines, the airline flying to more international destinations than any other airline, has recently announced the results of passenger and cargo traffic in July, in which it achieved the highest load factor (LF) in history with 85.3%. Despite the high base of July 2017, growth in the number of passengers, revenue per kilometer and…

The UNWTO Tourism Highlights 2018 Edition shows that international tourist arrivals reached a total of 1,323 million in 2017, some 84 million more than the previous year and a new record. The sector has now seen uninterrupted growth in arrivals for eight straight years. 2017’s growth was the highest since 2010, led by the regions…

With a huge population, drive for industrialisation, flourishing travels and tourism sector, Nigeria no doubt is a destination for tourists and investors across the globe to visit. Owing to this, there is a demand for hotels to deliver quality services, showcase the African cuisines and create the desired comfort for clients. Inline with this laudable…

Failure on the part of industry regulators in Nigeria has relegated Nigeria to the background among the comity of nations, thus making it a destination for dirty fuels. Petroleum products that are not accepted in other parts of the globe including most African nations, have continued to flood the country’s product space, leaving Nigerians, the…

Against the backdrop that Africa is the world’s biggest untapped market, the Federal Government is wooing more foreign investors to the continent, particularly the Nigerian maritime market space. Director-General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, (NIMASA), Dakuku Peterside and the Nigerian Ambassador to Germany, Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, have however charged foreign investors to tap…

All is set for stakeholders in the maritime sector to gather in Abuja and chart path to ports efficiency in the continent.     The forthcoming Africa regional conference of the International Association of Ports and Harbours (IAPH) scheduled to hold in Abuja from 17th to 19th September, 2018, would provide a veritable platform for…

Given the very poor condition of fixed-line infrastructure in most markets, mobile Iinternet access as a consequence also accounts for between 95 per cent and 99 per cent of all Internet connections. The size and range of the diverse markets within Africa have contributed to varied market penetration rates between countries. By early 2018 the highest…

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, will join other speakers to address energy infrastructure deficiency in Sub-Sahara Africa at the Africa oil and gas summit scheduled to hold next month in Nairobi, Kenya. Convener of the summit, Oladeji Olawale, who spoke at a news conference in Lagos yesterday, said the key operators…

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday asked for the support of the Chinese government towards the completion of the Mambilla Power Project in Taraba State.

President Muhammadu Buhari and other African leaders are gracing the third Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) holding between September 3 and 4, 2018 in Beijing, the Chinese capital. Consequently, the president leaves today for the Asian nation where he would interact with the Nigerian community at the country’s embassy. With the theme, Toward an even…

Many African economies offer huge growth opportunities for local companies and global players alike. Tapping this potential and promoting growth and prosperity on the African continent requires new, strong partnerships across borders. Europe can play a crucial role in this. However, that requires new ways of thinking, new ways of politics and strong, trustful collaboration…