National Youth Leadership and Economic Summit
Nigeria builds 8 youth development centres
Apply: World Youth Summit Awards
DIGITEST 2010 Jingle
Competition: 10 Ideas for tomorrow's Africa
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Sovereign Wealth Fund?
Nigeria mulls sovereign fund for oil wealth: minister
Aganga said a proposal for the sovereign fund will be presented to the federal cabinet next month for approval, and that the plan was expected to be launched in the next three months. (Read More...)
Hmmm. Good. But...
Previously, on this blog
Aganga said a proposal for the sovereign fund will be presented to the federal cabinet next month for approval, and that the plan was expected to be launched in the next three months. (Read More...)
Hmmm. Good. But...
Previously, on this blog
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Friday, April 16, 2010
Would You Buy $200 Jeans?
An intriguing case study in Marketing, as the jean company Levi's tries on a Premium brand.
Meanwhile, African fashion goes electronic with AfriChic.com , myAsho.com , thelookboutique.com , ladyboutique.com , etc. The fine-purse-purveyor at Gidan Nodza makes use of etsy.com , the large(st) online shop for handmade goods.
Would you buy $200 inidgenous fashion? Online?
I have a feeling, the lean days of the recession will soon be over. What will you splurge on when you get the chance? Fashion?
Then again, maybe you already have it all...as Roger Federer had to answer when asked in an interview to name his dream car: he answered, "I already drive my dream car. It's a..."
Now that's what I'm talking about.
Meanwhile, African fashion goes electronic with AfriChic.com , myAsho.com , thelookboutique.com , ladyboutique.com , etc. The fine-purse-purveyor at Gidan Nodza makes use of etsy.com , the large(st) online shop for handmade goods.
Would you buy $200 inidgenous fashion? Online?
I have a feeling, the lean days of the recession will soon be over. What will you splurge on when you get the chance? Fashion?
Then again, maybe you already have it all...as Roger Federer had to answer when asked in an interview to name his dream car: he answered, "I already drive my dream car. It's a..."
Now that's what I'm talking about.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Solving Africa
Nice new site.
It's Pan-African, and especially focused on people considering moving back.
Check it out.
It's Pan-African, and especially focused on people considering moving back.
Check it out.
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Reviewing That Bubble
Dr. Burry appeared on 60 Minutes Sunday March 14th, 2010
Dr. Burry’s activities with Scion Capital are portrayed in Michael Lewis’s newest book, The Big Short.
An excerpt is available in the April 2010 issue of Vanity Fair magazine, and at VanityFair.com
From http://www.scioncapital.com/
Dr. Burry’s activities with Scion Capital are portrayed in Michael Lewis’s newest book, The Big Short.
An excerpt is available in the April 2010 issue of Vanity Fair magazine, and at VanityFair.com
From http://www.scioncapital.com/
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Post-graduate Science and Technology Degrees
Both of these have application deadlines in APRIL, so hurry.
African University of Science and Technology
African Institute for Mathematical Sciences
The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) is a centre for education and research in Cape Town, South Africa. AIMS was established in 2003 as a partnership project of the following 6 universities: Cambridge, Cape Town, Oxford, Paris Sud XI, Stellenbosch, and Western Cape. The goals of AIMS are
To promote mathematics and science in Africa
To recruit and train talented students and teachers
To build capacity for African initiatives in education, research, and technology
Why AIMS?
Science and technology are powerful forces for progress in global society and the global economy. For Africa to benefit fully from these forces it must build a strong indigenous capacity in both.
Mathematics underpins most of modern life - information and communication technology, genetics, medicine, finance, demographics and planning. Without mathematical training Africans will be unable to access the full power of new technologies to solve their countries' problems.
Through its graduate programme and public outreach activities, AIMS influences choices at school and university level, drawing bright young Africans into mathematical and scientific careers.
Africa's greatest resource is its people. There can be no more effective investment in Africa's future than in education which empowers talented young people to contribute to their countries' development.
Please add to the list of places to do grad school (on the cheap) yet with conditions far superior to the usual public university level.
African University of Science and Technology
African Institute for Mathematical Sciences
The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) is a centre for education and research in Cape Town, South Africa. AIMS was established in 2003 as a partnership project of the following 6 universities: Cambridge, Cape Town, Oxford, Paris Sud XI, Stellenbosch, and Western Cape. The goals of AIMS are
To promote mathematics and science in Africa
To recruit and train talented students and teachers
To build capacity for African initiatives in education, research, and technology
Why AIMS?
Science and technology are powerful forces for progress in global society and the global economy. For Africa to benefit fully from these forces it must build a strong indigenous capacity in both.
Mathematics underpins most of modern life - information and communication technology, genetics, medicine, finance, demographics and planning. Without mathematical training Africans will be unable to access the full power of new technologies to solve their countries' problems.
Through its graduate programme and public outreach activities, AIMS influences choices at school and university level, drawing bright young Africans into mathematical and scientific careers.
Africa's greatest resource is its people. There can be no more effective investment in Africa's future than in education which empowers talented young people to contribute to their countries' development.
Please add to the list of places to do grad school (on the cheap) yet with conditions far superior to the usual public university level.
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