FG announces plan to help startups raise $5 billion, create over 50,000 AI jobs
The Federal Government has announced a new plan to help startups raise a total of $5 billion in funding rounds by 2027 and create over 50,000 jobs in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) industry in the next couple of years. The post FG announces plan to help startups raise $5 billion, create over 50,000 AI jobs […]
Nigeria sets $5bn target for startups
Nigeria has set a plan to help startups raise their total yearly funding rounds to $5bn by 2027. This was disclosed by the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, on Monday in a document titled, ‘Accelerating our Collective Prosperity through Technical Efficiency: A Strategic Plan for the Federal Ministry of Communications, […]
Good governance will stop military coups in West Africa, says Ganduje
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, has urged African leaders to deliver on good governance as a way of reducing the incidences of military coups in West Africa. Ganduje made this known when he received a delegation from the ruling party in Ghana, the New Patriotic Party (NPP), led […]
Good governance will stop military coups in West Africa – Ganduje
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje has urged African leaders to deliver on good governance as a way of reducing the incidences of military coups in West Africa. Ganduje made this known when he received a delegation from the ruling party in Ghana, the New Patriotic Party (NPP), led […]
Stakeholders offer solutions to shortage of healthcare professionals
To effectively address underemployment and shortage of healthcare professionals in Nigeria, stakeholders have spotlighted efficiency of technology in enhancing the sector. The post Stakeholders offer solutions to shortage of healthcare professionals appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News.
Halting coups in West African countries
Tribune Online Halting coups in West African countries The primary function of the military all over the world is to protect lives and properties. The only means for military personnel to gain political power is through coups and that is what some West African countries are currently experiencing. Nigerians still remember the coup that took […]
Global Renewables Jobs Nearly Doubled In Past Decade, Soared To 13.7 Million In 2022 – Report
LAGOS – Worldwide employment in renewable energy reached 13.7 million in 2022, an increase of one million since 2021 and up from a total of 7.3 million in 2012, according to a new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). The tenth edition of Renewable Energy and Jobs: […]
Nigerian farmers need hybrid seeds to boost food production — Expert
The Managing Director of a Kaduna-based agribusiness firm, ECOBasic Seeds Company Limited, Brighton Karume, has urged Nigerian farmers to embrace the use of hybrid seeds to boost food production in the country. Hybrid seed, in agriculture and gardening, is produced by deliberately cross-pollinated genetically diverse plants. Hybrid seed is common in industrial agriculture and home […]
N25,000 low-grade workers’ wage increase not enough, CDCs, groups tell Tinubu
Tribune Online N25,000 low-grade workers’ wage increase not enough, CDCs, groups tell Tinubu Leaders of Community Development Committees, rights groups, politicians and other Nigerians have reacted to the subsidy palliative and economic intervention plans announced by President Bola Tinubu on Sunday. In his Independence Day nationwide broadcast on October 1, President Tinubu announced a monthly […]
Nigeria @ 63: Still struggling to overcome energy poverty
From Uche Usim, Abuja Sixty-three years after independence, Nigerians are still suffering from energy poverty with no end in sight. Homes are dark and businesses are in ruins. Worse, access to affordable fossil fuel, non-fossil fuel and renewable energy is very narrow due to ravaging economic hostilities. While many uninformed citizens may not appreciate the […]