Nigeria's Leading Manufacturing Conglomerate, The Dangote Group is participating at the Maiden Edition of the Food and Beverage Trade Fair scheduled to take place at NTA 10, Tejuosho, Lagos and is offering excellent treats to visitors to their stand.
Thousands of farmers in Malindi district have rejected the introduction of a tax levy on agricultural land to be effected from next year.
NUANETSI Ranch which is being developed under the stewardship of controversial businessman Billy Rautenbach has become the site of a serious turf war between various interests in Zanu PF.
DECEMBER 2 saw the announcement of the much-anticipated maiden National Budget Statement from the Minister of Finance, Tendai Biti. It has been hailed as one which attempted to be as frank as possible. It gave credence to the realisation that despite the financial needs of the country as expressed by the requests of the various line ministries, revenue generation is still a far cry of the ...
THE Zimbabwe Council for Tourism has accused Willowvale Mazda Motor Industries (WMMI) of failing to supply in time vehicles ordered by its affiliate for hiring during the Fifa World Cup in South Africa next year. Addressing a year-end state of tourism press conference yesterday, ZCT president Emmanuel Fundira said the Zimbabwe Vehicle and Rental Association, a member of the tourism operators ...
"FRAGILE - handle with care!" This is what would possibly be written on a container if Zimbabwe's potential for investment were to be packaged and exported to foreign suitors. This is so because despite the expectations shown by the country following the political settlement in February, many deals just petered out without coming to fruition, leaving the market wondering what should have been ...
THE Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF) has launched the Zimbabwe Window which is aimed at stimulating private sector business in the country's rural areas, leading to increased incomes and jobs in those areas. Speaking at the ceremony Minister of Economic Planning and Development, Elton Mangoma commended the developers and donor agencies behind AECF for their inclusion of Zimbabwe in the ...
WHEN politicians sneeze, the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) catches a cold. The year 2009 will be remembered as a season that market forces, driving the local bourse, were delicately responsive to the politics of the day.
Sokari Ekine presents a selection of posts from her favourite commentators on the arts and literature in the African blogosphere.
The curtain comes down on a historic year for southern Africa, which has seen significant advances towards regional integration and African unity.
The Minister of Commerce and Industry, Chief Achike Udenwa, has reiterated the present administration's determination to revive the industrial sector, especially the worst hit, like the textile industry.
Reuters has begun offering real-time data from the Nigerian Stock Exchange, thereby increasing equity trading opportunities for its global clients.
Union Bank United Kingdom (UK) Plc., an international subsidiary of Union Bank of Nigeria Plc., has assured its esteemed customers in Nigeria that it was well placed to continue to add more value to their businesses.
Kenyan businesses and individuals can now get directions in real time using Google Maps, the online database of detailed maps hosted by the internet giant.
Broadcasters are gearing up for a market share battle with telecommunication operators, as they position themselves to take advantage of the technological convergence and the switch from analogue to digital broadcast.
It is not the best time for livestock breeders to be in Copenhagen, especially those whose livelihoods and culture are intertwined with the precious creatures that provide meat in diet.
As leaders from around the world continue their deliberations in Copenhagen, they do so against the background of one of the most profound economic crises of our times.
British Gas Tunisia and the Entreprise Tunisienne d'Activités Petrolières (ETAP), The Tunisian oil and gas exploration and production company, have announced the launch of gas production at the offshore Hasdrubal Gas Processing Plant 106 km from Sfax.
President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali chaired, on Wednesday morning, a cabinet meeting which examined Tunisia's adherence to the Convention on the physical protection of nuclear material, one of the required conditions set up by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the setting up in Tunisia, of a nuclear plant to produce electricity.
An IMF mission headed by Mr. Boileau Loko visited Nouakchott from December 2 to 17, 2009 to carry out the 2009 Article IV consultations and to discuss a new three-year arrangement supported by the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF). The mission held talks with the Prime Minister, Dr. Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdhaf, the Minister of Finance, Mr. Ousmane Kane; the Minister of Economic ...
On December 14, 2009, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Zambia.1 The Executive Board also completed the third review under Zambia’s Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility arrangement (see Press Release No. 09/458).
There is a total blackout in Ikoyi and Victoria Island areas of Lagos State following the structural failure of the switch-room concrete pad at the 100 megawatts capacity Alagbon Transmission Substation in Ikoyi, which led to the 33kv switch room floor caving in.
On December 14, 2009, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund concluded the Article IV consultation with Burkina Faso. The Executive Board also completed the fifth review of Burkina Faso’s performance under its Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) supported program.
The Minister of Commerce and Industry, Chief Achike Udenwa, has charged Nigerians and the private sector to be law abiding
The Minster of Education, Dr.Sam Egwu, and the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) have been asked to speed up the conclusion of renegotiation with Colleges of Education Academic Union (COEASU) in order to avert another industrial action in the sector.
