The Minister of Finance, Dr Mansur Muhtar, has said that the challenges faced by Africa in terms of skills and knowledge gap are enormous. The minister spoke at the launch of the AfDB $15 million support for the Network of African Institutions of Science and Technology (AUST), the International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering and ECOWAS.

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has disclosed that it will invest in Nigerian fast food restaurant Tantalizers to help the company expand operations and improve environmental and safety standards, increasing the availability of convenient and affordable food in the country’s fast-growing urban areas and enhancing industry standards.

Mr Rong Yansong, China’s Economic and Commercial Counsellor in Nigeria, says that the trade volume between China and Nigeria hit $6.5 billion in 2009. Yansong said this on Friday at a news conference in Kaduna. He said that the Chinese Embassy specified the amount in the trade statistics it compiled during the trade review for the year.

Warri was a beehive of activities on Thursday the 18th of February. It was the day the Delta state government unveil to the public and investors its pent project, the Warri Industrial business Park. Many Nigerians travelled from far and near to give support to the state government. On the morning of the event the governor had an interactive session with Business Editors from Lagos.

In the mobile world are two technologies generally being used for communication. One is the (GSM) Global System for Mobile Communications and the other is the (CDMA) Code Division Multiple Access.