April 30th, 2008 | by Imnakoya | published in Africa, Business and Entrepreneurship, Energy, Nigeria
I’m all for a greener earth and healthier environment. However, the current global drive to produce crop-derived ethanol or biofuel as a substitute for fossil fuel may just be a double-edged sword for Nigeria and Africa in general.
Ethanol (ethanol fuel) is being used as an additive to gasoline (petrol) in most modern economies, and […]
April 29th, 2008 | by Imnakoya | published in Business and Entrepreneurship, Governance, Nigeria
The Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, appears to be a man of big vision.
In addition to the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) transport project, city-wide beautification project and proposed Eko Atlantic City, the governor’s plan for a 2 billion USD Lagos Energy City planned for Badagry is also on full steam.
Within his first year in […]
April 19th, 2008 | by Imnakoya | published in Business and Entrepreneurship, Nigeria
Since the news of the British Airways’ treatment of the Nigerian passengers made the news, several bloggers and commentators have echoed the call for boycott of the airline. This is a fair call, however, I doubt if it will amount to anything tangible beyond just blowing hot air. And it’s just a matter of […]
April 3rd, 2008 | by Imnakoya | published in Business and Entrepreneurship, Nigeria
Excellent idea…but the manner of its execution will prove if it’s realizable…by Nigerian standard and capability, that is.
The project in summary (pooled from BusinessDay):
The project, which will be bigger than the current size of Victoria Island, is to be developed by the Chagoury Group…
The development would incorporate central waterway of 30- metre wide […]
February 22nd, 2008 | by Imnakoya | published in Blogosphere, Business and Entrepreneurship
“For every woman we reached, the impact was six folds because a typical Congolese family comprises of six children.â€
Chingwell Mutombu a Minnesota-based Congolese philanthropic consultant talks about First Step Initiative, her microfinance project for women and mothers in Democratic Republic of Congo:
“A lot of people look at poor people as being “unbankable†but the […]
