It is 7’clock in the evening at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos, Nigeria. Most of us have just arrived here, tired and we are looking for the directions of immigration to get cleared and get ready to join the respective shuttles which will take us to the respective sites.
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Five Shifts Set to Shape the Future of Africa’s Entertainment & Media Industry
The Internet, video games, television, and filmed entertainment segments of sub-Saharan Africa’s entertainment and media industry are projected to continue to grow in the following years but the publishing industry is having to work very hard to make any headway, according to PwC’s Entertainment and media outlook: 2016 – 2020 report (South Africa – Nigeria – […]
Global Trust on the Internet Declining: CIGI-Ipsos Survey Reveals
A new global survey finds that consumers are increasingly worried about their online privacy and security, especially when it comes to how their personal data is handled by private corporations and governments.
New Oilfields Drive Ghana’s Growth
Growth is expected to edge up to 4.5 percent in Ghana, driven by improving investor sentiment, the launch of new oilfields, and the easing of the electricity crisis, according to World Bank’s latest report.
ECOWAS Bank Finances Ultramodern Shopping Mall in Kumasi
The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has agreed to give a $ 20 million credit facility towards the construction of an ultra-modern shopping mall that would serve as a one-stop shop in Kumasi, Ghana.
Ghana Still Charges Lowest Call Rates in Africa
In spite of the current economic challenges and rising inflation on other sectors of the economy which Ghana’s mobile telecom operators rely on (light, water, rent, among others) to be productive, they still charged the lowest domestic call rates in Africa.
Mobile Survey Targets 1,000 Entrepreneurs Across Five African Countries
On the eve of U.S. President Barack Obama’s visit to Kenya for the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, GeoPoll, the Global Entrepreneurship Network and the U.S. State Department released a survey of 1,000 business owners throughout sub-Saharan Africa on entrepreneurship in their countries.
NS, Kantar Media in Landmark mobile research pact with GeoPoll
Global research consultancy TNS has announced an exclusive and wide-reaching strategic partnership with GeoPoll, the world’s largest mobile survey platform.
Asia Tops Survey On Counterfeit Electrical Products in Africa
Schneider Electric, the world specialist in energy management, released the first survey on electrical counterfeiting products ever conveyed in Africa.
GDP Data Alone Not Enough to Predict Brand Success in Africa
For brands eager to tap into the growing African markets and the region’s estimated 350 million middle class consumers, relying solely on macro-economic data such as GDP growth, population trends and regulatory governance data to identify opportunities and predict success can lead to costly missteps, according to a new report from Nielsen.