Pan African Towers secures investment

TODAY’S MENU

• Pan African Towers secures investments

• Italy becomes first country to ban lab-grown meat

• Nigerian students to win laptops in Young Innovative Builders programme

• Ikpeme Neto of WellaHealth clinches 1st prize of $300,000 at the 2023 African Business Heroes Prize Competition

• What is COP28 and what are Nigeria’s priorities for the 2023 Climate summit?

INVESTMENTS

Pan African Towers Secures Strategic Investment from DPI and Verod Capital

Pan African Towers (PAT), a prominent digital infrastructure company in Nigeria, has announced a strategic investment from Development Partners International (DPI) and Verod Capital. DPI and Verod are set to invest in PAT to support its ongoing growth and collaborate with management to build on its recent achievements, solidifying its position as Nigeria’s largest homegrown digital infrastructure provider..…….read more

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FOOD

Italy becomes the first country to ban lab-grown meat

Italy has taken a historic step by being the first nation to prohibit lab-grown meat. Policymakers argue that terms such as "veg prosciutto" are harmful to the country's culinary legacy. Lab-grown meat, also known as cultivated or cell-based meat, is produced from animal cells and cultivated in large bioreactors using nutrients such as amino acids..…….read more

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COMPETITION

👨🏻‍💻 Nigerian students to win laptops in Young Innovative Builders programme 

The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr ‘Bosun Tijani, has announced the launch of the Young Innovative Builders (YIB) programme for tertiary students to apply for a chance to win a laptop or tablet.

The YIB programme will showcase and reward innovative projects built by young Nigerians that align with the Ministry’s objectives to grow the digital economy. The top 48 projects in each state and the FCT will receive laptops while the next best 40 will receive tablets. 

Application has started. Click here to know more and apply.

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OTHER STORIES

Ikpeme Neto of WellaHealth clinches 1st prize of $300,000 at the 2023 African Business Heroes Prize Competition

Ikpeme Neto, the CEO and founder of WellaHealth emerged as the 1st prize winner of $300,000 at the 2023 African Business Heroes Prize Competition. This was announced at the grand finale which happened in Kigali, Rwanda on the 24^th of November, 2023

Entering its fifth year, the African Business Heroes competition aims to identify, support, and inspire the next generation of African entrepreneurs who are making an impact in their local communities, working to solve the most pressing problems, and building a more sustainable and inclusive economy for the future....…….read more

What is COP28 and what are Nigeria’s priorities for the 2023 Climate summit?

Early December, over 700,000 individuals will converge in Dubai, United Arab Emirates for the 28th edition of this UN climate conference, COP28. The conference will take place from the 30 November to 12 December 2023 at Expo City, Dubai.

Nigeria’s priorities for the Climate summit include securing funds for the implementation of Nigeria’s Energy Transition Plan (ETP) launched in the previous conference. Additionally, Nigeria aims to raise additional finance based on the $100 billion commitment by the global north in 2009 to support mitigation and adaptation efforts in developing countries……..read more

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