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Mandela’s Robben Island artworks will be sold this week – as an NFT set for R54,000
Nelson Mandela produced a series of five artworks, depicting his time spent incarcerated on Robben Island, in the early 2000s. The artworks and a handwritten motivation will now be minted and sold as non-fungible tokens or NFTs by the London-based auction house, Bonhams.
#nelsonmadela #nft
Buhari Writes Reps, Seeks Increase In Petrol Subsidy To ₦4 Trillion
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the House of Representatives to adjust the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) to accommodate the projected N4 trillion for petroleum subsidy in 2022.
#petrol #muhammadubuhari
Tope Awotona, Founder of Calendly, Graces Forbes Billionaire List
On the cover of the 36th edition of Forbes’ Billionaires Issue this year is Nigeria-born Tope Awotona, the founder of Calendly, the scheduling app that is now worth $3 billion. Last year alone, Calendly made $100 million in revenue, double what it booked the previous year.
#topeawotona #calendly
More than half of public health issues in Africa linked to climate change: WHO
More than half of the 2 121 public health events recorded in the past two decades in Africa were climate-related, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said in a new report to mark World Health Day. Natural disasters had also spiked dramatically since 2010, with 70% of all-natural disasters occurring between 2017 and 2021.
#who #africa #naturaldisaster
Ziroopay Raises $11.4M, Provides POS Solutions For Retailers In Nigeria
https://www.tekedia.com/ziroop....ay-raises-11-4m-prov
Rwanda becomes first African country to launch centre dedicated to artificial intelligence
Rwanda has launched its C4IR, saying it will "work with stakeholders around the world to design and pilot new approaches to technology governance that foster innovation in an inclusive and responsible manner".
#rwanda #artificialintelligencecenter
US agency makes R152 million available to combat malnutrition in northern Nigeria
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched a two-year feeding scheme in the northern Nigerian states of Bauchi, Kebbi and Sokoto at a time when malnutrition is the single underlying cause of death in children under the age of five.
#usagency #nigeria #malnutrition
Burkina ex-president Blaise Compaore gets life for Sankara killing
A military court in Burkina Faso on Wednesday handed down a life term to former president Blaise Compaore over the 1987 assassination of revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara.
#thomassankara #burkinafaso
