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Harrison Ford: ‘Climate Change is Greatest Moral Crisis of Our Time’

Business Journal — Wed, 13 Feb 2019 07:07:59 +0000

Actor and conservationist, Harrison Ford said climate change presents humanity in the 21st century with its most urgent moral crisis in an impassioned speech at the seventh World Government Summit (WGS 2019) in Dubai yesterday. Ford said global cities including Dubai, London, Los Angeles and Hong Kong are under threat from rising sea levels caused […]

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‘Investment Climate Strengthens in Africa’—Index Report

Business Journal — Wed, 14 Nov 2018 09:26:22 +0000

Africa’s investment environment for both businesses and financial investors is now reviving, with a continuing and steady improvement in the trade-off between risk and reward as growth on the continent rebounds, the third edition of the Africa Risk-Reward Index from specialist risk consultancy Control Risks and Oxford Economics finds. After several years of political and […]

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Africans Risk Poverty, Hunger from Rising Temperature

Business Journal — Wed, 10 Oct 2018 08:45:34 +0000

Yesterday, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a report detailing progress and pathways to liming global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Responding to the report, Mr. Apollos Nwafor, Pan Africa Director of Oxfam International said: “Climate change has set our planet on fire, millions are already feeling the impact, and the IPCC just showed […]

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140m People in Africa Facing Climate Change Migration by 2050

Business Journal — Fri, 23 Mar 2018 05:24:20 +0000

People move for many reasons – economic, social, and political. Now, climate change has emerged as a major driver of migration, propelling increasing numbers of people to move from vulnerable to more viable areas of their countries to build new lives. The newly released World Bank report, Groundswell: Preparing for Internal Climate Migration, analyzes this recent phenomenon […]

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Nigeria Tops WA Hotel Projects with 77%

Business Journal — Wed, 15 Nov 2017 07:10:53 +0000

West Africa has been at the heart of the continent’s growth and economic transformation in recent years. Notwithstanding the sharp slowdown experienced in 2016 and 2017, the region’s economy is expected to rebound in 2017 onwards. Commodity-based economies, like Nigeria, are slowly recovering from the fall in oil prices and oil production, while countries like […]

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Akon says Singing Has Given Him a Platform to Promote Africa

Business Journal — Mon, 08 Jun 2015 07:12:14 +0000

622m Africans Lack Electricity Unveils Akon Lighting Africa Initiative Grammy-nominated hip-hop artist Akon says being a successful entertainer has given him a platform to pursue his dream of helping Africa grow and prosper. The performer, songwriter and producer was born in the U.S. of Senegalese parents and reared in both countries. He started an initiative called "Akon Lighting Africa" two years ago with a goal of bringing electricity to a million homes by the end of 2014. Click here to make a lazy tweet.

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Internet Addiction

Business Journal — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 17:38:05 +0000

Time changes rapidly as global levels have taken up a paramount air for Internet accessibility. This appears to be the mind language of every busy lad on the street. The sudden grasp and emergence of GSM in Nigeria in the last decade can be described as a cycle for speed communication that has enhanced business […]

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