NIHEAS to be an annual event

The 2010 Nigerian Hospitality Excellence Awards and Seminar (NIHEAS), held late last month, was an inaugural ceremony that was held to encourage service excellence in the hospitality industry. The maiden edition was hosted by Finale Hotels Services in conjunction with Focal Point and endorsed by the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation - NTDC. 6 Apr 2010 10:15

Joburg - get ready to party on the streets

Joburg Carnival is getting in early with its call, “Woza Africa 2010” with an explosion of sound, activity and colour when it takes over the city on New Year's Eve. Now in its sixth year, it is hosted by the City of Joburg and aims to create a safe and festive environment for end-of-year revelry, particularly among inner-city residents and the youth. 29 Dec 2009 06:41

Learn tourism from Nigeria, Mozambique, Angola at HICA

Hospitality Investment Conference Africa (HICA) will take place from 4 - 6 November 2009 at the Sandton Sun and, among other topics, is supposed to offer new and unique insights into some key African destinations: Mozambique, Nigeria and Angola. 14 Oct 2009 10:34

Nigeria hosts 2009 West & Central Africa Com

The 6th West & Central Africa Com conference will take place from 17 - 18 June 2009 in Abuja, Nigeria. According to Informa Telecoms & Media's World Cellular Information Service, growth remains robust in Nigeria: in the last quarter of 2008, the West Africa market recorded the highest number of net additions since GSM was introduced in 2001. 27 May 2009 11:44

Nigerian voted African Banker of the Year

The group managing director of United Bank for Africa (UBA)Plc, Tony Elumelu, has been voted African Banker of the Year 2008. 13 Oct 2008 10:44

Visual artists converge on Abuja

More than 1,500 stakeholders in the creative arts from Africa are poised to converge on Abuja on Sunday, 7 September 2008, to promote visual arts on the continent. 5 Sep 2008 11:27

ATCON to spearhead local content development

[Jonah Iboma] The Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has said that it will take steps to redress the situation of low level content in Nigeria's booming information and communications technology industry. The trade body of telecom companies in Nigeria said that as a first step towards solving the problem, it would convene a national summit that would examine the issue and set a path on local content development. 4 Apr 2008 10:24

Showcase of technology at e-Learning Africa conference

[Zachary Ochieng] The second International Conference on ICT for Development, Education and Training has come to a successful conclusion in Nairobi, with participating companies showcasing their latest acquisitions in e-learning. 4 Jun 2007 11:49

Delegates from 81 countries to attend eLearning Africa

eLearning Africa, the Pan-African conference on ICT for development, education and training, expects more than 1200 participants to attend the second annual event which takes place from 28-30 May 2007 in Nairobi, Kenya. 18 May 2007 14:09

Putting Gauteng on the tourism map

The inaugural International Legends Soccer Tournament held at the Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg on Saturday 7 January 2006 broke the Ellis Park record of media attendance - the 180 media institutions that registered included representatives from Holland, Bulgaria, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, The Middle East, Nigeria and Zambia. 11 Jan 2006 07:34

The best of Nigeria on show in SA

The finest that Nigeria has to offer will be on display at the Sandton Convention Centre from 28 September to 2 October as, for the first time, South Africa plays host to the Best of Nigeria Expo in 2004. 15 Sep 2004 14:33