Empire
What you need to know about GE’s exit from Nigerian Rail Concession
American Multinational Conglomerate, General Electric (GE) has ditched the Nigerian railway concession…
Kenya commissions the largest solar plant in East Africa
In a bid to increase electricity capacity above 2,352 megawatts, Kenya is…
MTN becomes the first Rwandan telco to launch a mobile application
The Rwandan Unit of MTN has launched a mobile application known as…
Kenya targets Green Energy Sufficiency by 2020 but with Foreign Assistance
The Kenyan Government has reinstated its commitment to promoting electricity generation from…
Nairobi based venture fund eyes Nigerian market after raising $75.5m
Three years after raising $80 million alongside a $10 million co-investment facility,…
Culture Currents
Netflix Acquires Chiwetel Ejiofor’s Film Adaptation of William Kamkwamba’s ‘The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind’
A year ago, it was announced that British-Nigerian actor, Chiwetel Ejiofor will…
Forbes 30 Under-30 2019 List: Another Positive For African Immigrants
The Forbes 30 Under 30 list for 2019 was released on 13…
Five African Under-20 Athletes Stand a Chance to Win the IAAF Rising Star Award
It’s three weeks until the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Athletics…
Banky W becomes the next Artiste to toe the line between Music and Nigerian Politics
When Nigerian music star, Olawale Ashimi better known by his stage name…
The Eight Finalists up for the 2018 Brittle Paper Awards for Creative Non-fiction
The Brittle Paper Awards, which began in 2017, aim to recognize the finest…
Nigerian filmmaker, Kunle Afolayan is working on adapting Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o’s ‘Matigari’ to Film
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, novelist, essayist, playwright, journalist, editor, memoirist, social activist and…
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