Monthly Archives: September 2018
Kipruto lose shoe to win IAAF gold
Kenyan runner Conseslus Kipruto defied the early setback of losing a shoe to win the 3000m men's steeplechase race in the IAAF Diamond League...
Google, Facebook plunder news
Europe’s biggest news agencies accused Google and Facebook of “plundering” news for free on Tuesday in a joint statement that called on the internet...
Typhoon Jebi – 11 deaths, 6oo injured
At least eleven people have been killed and about 600 injured after Typhoon Jebi ripped through Japan, the most powerful storm to hit the...
Ethiopia plans big on Africa’s AI
What if, 20 years from now, robots walked the streets alongside humans, doing many of the same jobs that you and I do today?
There...
MTN hit with $2bn tax bill
Nigeria has slapped MTN Group with a $2 billion tax bill, compounding the woes of the leading wireless company.
The company made known the tax...
JAICA awards 50 scholarships
Japanese ambassador to Nigeria, Sadanobu Kusaoke said 51 Nigerians have so far been granted scholarship for master’s degree program in various Japanese universities.
The Japanese...
South Africa’s economy slumps
South Africa’s economy contracted by 0.7 percent in the second quarter in quarter-on-quarter terms, pushing the country into recession after a revised 2.6 percent...
AU launches Chinese funded office
Chinese media outlet Xinhua.net has reported that the African Union has finally opened its representational office in the capital, Beijing.
The event happened on September 2, 2018;...
Documentary to reveal effects of Hair Products on Black Women
In April 2018 Tola Okogwu was featured in a BBC interview about the potential dangers of hair care products marketed at Black women. The...
BME Engineers Annual Seminar To Explore How Brexit Will Impact Diversity
Skills supply remains a major concern within the UK engineering and construction sector particularly post Brexit. Can the Engineering and Construction skills challenge be...
