Why Foreign Banks Are Absent In Nigeria?

AFRICA INC. – Rising economies, start-ups, and Black wealth, etc. Central Bank of Nigeria, Ibadan zonal office. Wikimedia Commons By Lilac Nachum & Chris Ogbechie  Privately owned Nigerian banks hold 94% of Nigerian banking assets. Only one other country in the world – Israel – has a higher share of ownership by local banks. The share of banking assets […]

SAA is Back In Business!

Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email South African industry daily Tourism Update reported a SAA – South African Airways issued a trade release with the news it is starting Durban flights. The airline said three flights a day between Johannesburg and Durban would commence from Friday, March 4. SAA […]

Rooibos tea: EU protection is
good news

Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email The European Union  added rooibos (red bush) tea to the  register of products with a protected designation of origin. The iconic tea is the first African product to receive such status in the EU, and the 40th from a non-EU country. Rooibos is in good company […]

The precarious fate of African footballers in Europe Post-Active Duty

Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email By Christian Ungruhe Think of your favorite former male soccer player from Europe. You probably remember beautiful goals, unbelievable saves, fighting spirit. What is he doing now? Coaching? Or is he a player agent? Perhaps a sports commentator? Now think of your favorite […]

How a Nigerian Scheme Forged in War Creates Billionaires

Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email Twenty eight year-old Onyeka Orie, looks the picture of happiness in his mobile phone accessories shop at the sprawling Computer Village in Nigeria’s main city, Lagos. The shop and everything in it had been given to him by his former boss after Mr. […]

A Must-See Documentary – The Tuskegee Saga Versus Covid-19 Vaccination

Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email In the U.S. Public Health Service Syphilis Study at Tuskegee (1932-1972), more than 600 Black men were told they were being treated for “bad blood” but were not actually given any medical care. Penicillin was widely available as an effective remedy for syphilis, but the […]