Tolu Aiyegbusi The Chairman of African Scientific Research and Innovation Council (ASRIC), Prof. Sammy Chumbow, has called on governments of African member states to commit 1 per cent of their nations’ GDP to fund research and development. Chumbow, the President of Cameroon Academy of Sciences, made the call on WednesdayContinue Reading
By Joseph Edeh Former member of the House of Representatives, Sam Oniugbo, has urged African nations to be consistent in the implementation of policies aimed at mitigating the impact of climate change. The climate change advocate, who participated in the just-concluded CoP29, said this in an interview with the NewsContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo GOMYCODE, a leading technology education provider in Africa and the Middle East, has partnered with Doballi, to facilitate the absorption of Africa’s pool of tech talent into global workplaces. The partnership with Doballi, a Dubai-based innovative tech talent recruitment platform, comes amid a growing demand by globalContinue Reading
By Ephraims Sheyin Two leading news agencies – China’s Xinhua and Nigeria’s News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) – have agreed to work toward promoting a good image for the African continent. The duo agreed to pursue the goal when Mr Li Weifei, Xinhua’s Regional Bureau Chief for Africa, paidContinue Reading
L-R: The Minister of International Relations of Botswana, Dr Phenyo Butale, Ms Ahunna Eziakonwa, UNDP Assistant Secretary-General, President Duma Boko of Botswana, Mr Claver Gatete, UN Under-Secretary-General of ECA and Prof. Kevin Urama, AfDB’s Vice-President and Chief Economist at the opening of the AEC 2024 in Gaborone, BotswanaContinue Reading
By Okeoghene Akubuike Sen. Abubakar Bagudu, Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, has urged the African statistical systems to use statistics to tell the African story. Bagudu said this at the 2024 African Statistics Day Celebration, organised by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in Abuja on Monday. The NewsContinue Reading
By Halima Sheji A Chinese teacher, Prof. Zhang Genfu, has underscored the need for mutual cooperation through China-Africa media exchanges to advance the Sino-African modernisation. Zhang, a Deputy-Director of the Zhejiang Normal University (ZJNU) Affairs Committee, made the call during the inaugural ceremony of the Seminar for Omni-mediaContinue Reading
By Sarafina Christopher The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) Nigeria on Wednesday said it remained committed to supporting the development of educational technology (edtech) ecosystem in Africa. Its Country Director, Mr Son Sungil stated this in Abuja during the 6th edition of the African Edutech Conference. The conference was co-hostedContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu French President Emmanuel Macron has unveiled plans for a triangular partnership between France, Morocco and Africa to foster cooperation in key sectors for growth, stability and development. Macron announced this on Tuesday in Rabat while addressing a joint session of the two Houses of theContinue Reading
By Diana Omueza Africa Intercontinental Network has called on international organisations to tap into Africa’s vast talents and resources to boost the continent’s progress and global recognition. Mr Precious Osagie, National Coordinator of the group, made this appeal at a news conference in Abuja to announce the 2024 Africa InternationalContinue Reading
