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A US$350 million deal to finance an 80 megawatt (MW) peat to power project in Rwanda, which will improve access to electricity for the three quarters of the country’s population that is currently off the grid, has reached financial close.The power plant, which is expected to increase installed capacity in Rwanda by 40%,will utilise the Country’s significant peat reserves to improve the national installed generation capacity. Despite its status as one of Africa’s fastest-growing economies,only 25% of Rwanda’s population currently has access to reliable electricity. The plant is being constructed in the Mamba Sector of Gisagara District, one of the…

The AFRICA CEO FORUM 2017, the most high-profile international forum on African private sector development, will be held on 20 and 21 March in Geneva and, for the fifth consecutive year, will salute the economic performance of African business leaders and companies at the 2017 AFRICA CEO FORUM AWARDS.Every year, the AFRICA CEO FORUM AWARDS recognise those companies and investors whose strategies and performance have contributed most to Africa’s growth dynamic over the past year.On the night of 20 March 2017, in the presence of Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank, one of the finalists in each of…

South Africa is the host of the Global Entrepreneurship Congress (GEC) 2017 between March 13-16. The bid was awarded to Johannesburg as part of the opening ceremony at GEC 2015 in Milan, Italy. The Global Entrepreneurship Congress (GEC) is an inter-disciplinary gathering of start-up champions from more than 150 countries and attracts over 4000 delegates. These delegates represent distinct components of their entrepreneurial ecosystems and are focused on how best to help entrepreneurs start and scale new companies. “This is indeed an honour and also an opportunity to entrench the City of Johannesburg’s objective to encourage entrepreneurship in order to…

Malware has been discovered preinstalled on 36 Android phones belonging to two companies, security software maker Check Point reported. “In all instances, the malware was not downloaded to the device as a result of the users’ use — it arrived with it,” noted Oren Koriat, a member of Check Point’s Mobile Research Team. The malicious apps on the phones of a telecommunications company and a multinational technology business were not part of the official ROM supplied by the vendor, he explained. They were added somewhere along the supply chain. Source: Techy

Women who have unsuccessful IVF are a fifth more likely to suffer heart disease, which may be caused by powerful fertility drugs, a study has shown. The drugs could be dangerously affecting blood pressure and raising the risk of blood clots. Women who undergo more than 10 IVF cycles may be increasing their susceptibility to stroke or heart failure each time. Canadian researchers warn that IVF patients who never have a baby are at a 19 percent higher risk of cardiovascular disease than IVF patients who do have babies. The scientists looked at women who were given gonadotropins – hormone…

*Some goods have 2004 expiry date Anna Okon The Standards Organisation of Nigeria has caught a cosmetics and wine importer suspected of changing the expiry dates on products and putting new dates on them to mislead buyers. The importer, Mr. Joseph Udeh, owner of Jouf Nigeria Limited, Kirikiri Road, Apapa, Lagos, is said to be a major dealer in popular cosmetics and home products. When our correspondent visited his residence with the enforcement team from the SON, she observed that the importer converted two four-storey residential buildings, each containing eight rooms, into storage facilities for products. Popular cosmetics and home…

When you hear about pesticides and other chemicals contaminating fruits and vegetables, it can make those foods sound less appealing. That’s the effect that a recent report, claiming that even conventionally grown fruits and vegetables face pesticide contamination, might have. Some fruits and veggies are more prone to contain pesticides than others. For example, an annual report regularly names strawberries as one of the most contaminated items out there. But experts say that even foods that do contain pesticides only have a negligible amount of them. Sure, it’s theoretically better to buy organic where possible. But no matter what, it’s…

Chukwudi Akasike, Port Harcourt A High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, on Monday, sentenced one Azubuike Ogonor to death by hanging for killing his girlfriend, Blessing Iyumame. Ogonor (the convict) was found guilty of setting his girlfriend ablaze after pouring petrol on her body. It was also learnt that the convict also inflicted machete cut injuries on Iyumame’s body before she was rushed to the hospital. Delivering judgement on the matter,  the trial judge, Justice Chioma Okirie, said Ogonor had confessed to the crime. According to the judge, the convict committed the crime by pouring petrol on the…

Mobola Sadiq It’s getting more desperate in the Big Brother Naija House with new-found ties being put to the test as housemates battle for survival. After a week’s grace in terms of eviction, Monday’s live nomination show resulted in Efe, TTT, Tboss and Debbie Rise being put up for possible eviction. The housemates with the highest nominations were Bally, Tboss and TTT. However, Bassey being the Head of House saved Bally and replaced him with Efe. Marvis then used her power card, which gave her power to add another housemate to the list, to nominate Debbie Rise, making them four…

Femi Makinde, Osogbo The Nigeria Bar Association, Ilesa ranch, has filed a contempt proceeding against the Chief Judge of Osun State, Justice Adepele Ojo, for her refusal to obey the order of interim injunction granted by a Federal High Court in Osogbo to maintain the status quo in the case filed to challenge the hike in filing fees in courts throughout the state. Counsel to the NBA, Ilesa branch, Mr. Olayinka Sokoya, who made the notice of consequence of disobedience of the order of court available to our correspondent in Osogbo on Monday said the association filed forms 48 against…