By Alex C Series of analyses by financial experts suggest that the largest African markets in 2020 will be Lagos, Cairo, Alexandria, Cape Town and Johannesburg. Each of these markets is projected to have over $25 billion annually in spending and can be comparable to Mumbai or New Delhi in India. A number of smaller African markets, including Ibadan, Kano, Dakar, are also projected to develop consumer markets worth $10 billion annually. The consumer facing sectors in Africa will largely be responsible for this growth, these sectors include the likes of telecommunications, consumer goods and banking. A combined $860 million…
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By Alex C Unity Bank has recorded a half-year (January-June) Profit After Tax of N7.10 billion ($43.7 million), a 91.51 percent rise from its 2013 Half Year Profit after tax of N3.70 billion ($22.8 million). This spike in profit is partly thanks to the bank’s shrewd management of costs. Unity Bank’s cost to income ratio fell to 61 percent from 76 percent in the previous Half-Year, with their operating cost dropping by 10.71 percent, now N13.77 billion ($84.8 million) from a previous N15.33 billion ($94.4 million). Ranked ninth in Nigeria’s banking industry on spread (with 238 branches nationwide), Unity Bank…
We all like to believe that love is not tainted by monetary considerations, but the truth is there is an undeniable link between the two – a connection that behavioural economists and psychologists have recently been researching with greater interest. The research Marina Adshade, Professor of Economics at the University of British Columbia, in her provocative work entitled Dirty Money: The Economics of Sex and Love considers how all-romantic behaviour can be understood along economic lines. Based on research she compiled over three years, Adshade shows that we usually behave in our best economic interests, and challenges the common belief…
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MOVIES Half of a Yellow Sun starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Thalie Newton, Genevieve Nnaji, Onyeka Onwenu, O.C. Ukeje and Zack Orji Finally, we heave a sigh of relieve that weeks after the movie premiered, the Nigerian government has allowed the ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’ to premier in cinemas across the nation! This Biafra war story of love and more might not have made any remarkable box office appearance, but the production is a sign of what Nigerian actors and actresses can do given the right resources! If you’ve read the book, ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’ written by Chimamanda Adichie,…
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By Olu Victor Organizers of All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) have added two weeks to the early deadline put on submission of entries. The new date of July 19, according to AFRIMA became necessary in order to accommodate participants who are constrained by limited internet access in their various cities. The extension also offers journalists a chance in the Entertainment Reporter category of the awards. The award scheme is being supported by African Union Commission, and the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment in Nigeria. The guidelines for entry submission, which could be found onwww.afrima.org, states that only musical or…
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