sub-Saharan Africa
17 Oct 2019
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has given reasons why more than one billion people worldwide are living with vision impairment. According to the first World report on vision issued by the (WHO), the reasons are because they do not get the care they need for conditions like short and farsightedness, glaucoma and cataract.
28 Jun 2019
Beko Home Appliances has urged global firms to integrate locally and adopt consumer-centric strategies to hasten market penetration. Speaking during the product debut in Lagos, Regional Director, sub-Saharan Africa, Evren Albas noted that having the right partner is critical for the longevity of any brand. According to him, Beko, has partnered with a provider of…
13 Apr 2018
Nigeria imposed the highest number of death sentences in the sub-Saharan Africa region in 2017 with 621 people put to death, Amnesty International has said.
16 Feb 2018
Majority of Nigerian banks and those of the other countries in the Sub-Saharan Africa have not had a “smooth ride” in their banking operations outside their home market. This was the outcome of the research by a team of experts at Renaissance Africa- Olamipo Ogunsanya; Yvonne Mhango; Phago Rakale; and Ilan Stermer, which described such…
7 Feb 2018
Nigeria is said to be an attractive investment destination in sub-Sahara Africa despite the fast changing landscape of the global oil and gas industry. The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Simbi Wabote, at the BHGE 2018 Annual Meeting in Florence, Italy, while fielding questions at the Ministerial Panel, said Nigeria’s…
20 May 2016
Although the series of reports from global health organisations about the declining state of malaria cases and deaths may be cheery news, the revelation that Nigeria accounts ...