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African Improvement Financial institution opens second digital centre of excellence in Kenya

African Improvement Financial institution opens second digital centre of excellence in Kenya

The African Development Bank has opened a second Information and Communications Technology Centre of Excellence at the United States International University-Africa in Nairobi as part of its Coding for Employment program. The African Development Bank’s…

The Baobab Community provides 5 African startups to its cohort

The Baobab Community provides 5 African startups to its cohort

Nairobi-based accelerator The Baobab Network has announced that it has invested in five new startups for its most recent cohort. The accelerator backs early-stage tech companies across Africa. The new cohort includes companies in Nigeria,…

Meet the Fan Favorites Returning for MAFS: {Couples} Sofa

Meet the Fan Favorites Returning for MAFS: {Couples} Sofa

Lifetime's "Married at First Sight: Couples Couch - Exclusive Sneak PeekGrab the popcorn, your newest batch of TV watch-along friends are here.  The cast for Lifetime's Married at First Sight: Couples Couch—who will be watching along…

The Authorities of Japan commits greater than half 1,000,000 {dollars} to strengthen Surgical, Obstetric and Anaesthesia Care Companies in Zimbabwe

The Authorities of Japan commits greater than half 1,000,000 {dollars} to strengthen Surgical, Obstetric and Anaesthesia Care Companies in Zimbabwe

                                                                                  PRESS RELEASE Harare, 15 February 2023 – The Government of Japan has committed USD 633,975 to strengthen access to safe, timely and affordable Surgical, Obstetric and Anaesthesia (SOA) care services in Manicaland and Matabeleland…

Inflation Soars To 21.82% Amid Naira Redesign

Inflation Soars To 21.82% Amid Naira Redesign

Inflation Rise Nigeria’s inflation soared to 21.82 per cent in January 2023, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. This is amid a redesign of the naira by the Central Bank of Nigeria. January’s inflation…

Naira Redesign: Supreme Courtroom Insists Previous Naira Notes Nonetheless Authorized Tender

Naira Redesign: Supreme Courtroom Insists Previous Naira Notes Nonetheless Authorized Tender

old naira The Supreme Court has said that the old N200, N500, and N1000 are still legal tender, insisting that its February 8 order barring the Federal Government and its agencies from enforcing the February…

WHO scales up emergency response to succeed in displaced weak populations in north-east Nigeria

WHO scales up emergency response to succeed in displaced weak populations in north-east Nigeria

Maiduguri, 15 February, 2023 - Raising from the recently concluded 12th Joint Operations Review (JOR) on humanitarian support in the northeast, the World Health Organization (WHO) is  widening  its emergency health response to reach displaced…

TikToker Laura Lee Watts Mourns Dying of Daughter After Deadly Seizure

TikToker Laura Lee Watts Mourns Dying of Daughter After Deadly Seizure

TikToker Laura Lee Watts shared her 15-year-old daughter Savannah, who had a severe form of epilepsy, passed away after a seizure: "She was the most beautiful child I've ever known."TikToker Tearfully Mourns Death Of 15-Year-Old…

Nigeria’s Oil Manufacturing Rises By 1.9% To 1.258 mb/d — OPEC

Nigeria’s Oil Manufacturing Rises By 1.9% To 1.258 mb/d — OPEC

Crude Oil Nigeria’s oil production has risen month-on-month, MoM, by 1.9 per cent to 1.258 million barrels per day, mb/d, in January 2023, from 1.235 mb/d recorded in December 2022. The figures excludes Condensate. The…

Telkom mulling over promoting minority stake in its fibre subsidiary Openserve

Telkom mulling over promoting minority stake in its fibre subsidiary Openserve

South African telecoms group Telkom has stated that it is in the process of selling a minority stake in Openserve, South Africa’s leading fibre network operator. The company currently holds a 100% shareholding in Openserve. …

On the trail to increasing cervical most cancers screening in Kenya

On the trail to increasing cervical most cancers screening in Kenya

Nairobi – Kenya piloted a community-based cervical cancer screening in 2021 using the human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA testing to explore ways of effectively scaling up this type of testing across the country. World Health Organization…

Deeply-discounted RTX 3070, RTX 3080, RTX 3080 Ti, and RTX 3090 Ti Founders Version GPUs hit Finest Purchase’s clearance sale

Deeply-discounted RTX 3070, RTX 3080, RTX 3080 Ti, and RTX 3090 Ti Founders Version GPUs hit Finest Purchase’s clearance sale

The GeForce RTX 3080 Ti has 12 GB of GDDR6X memory. (Source: Notebookcheck)Nvidia is expected to launch the RTX 40 mid-range GPUs in the coming months. However, for people who want a card right now,…