Politicians and the art of plagiarism, Remembering the Chibok Girls, Did Yahoo just change its name?

VA: MID-WEEK UPDATE [Facebook] [Twitter] [LinkedIn] [Google Plus] [Email] Business Did Yahoo just change its name to Altaba? On Monday, there were reports Yahoo Inc was renaming its company to Altaba after [Verizon] agreed to acquire it. However, on the contrary, Yahoo isn’t renaming its brand, it is simply renaming the entities that were not part of the Verizon deal. [Read more here]. Nigeria’s first non-interest commercial bank to list on Nigerian Stock Exchange. The Nigerian Stock Exchange [is set to list Nigeria’s first non-interest commercial bank, Jaiz Bank]. The council of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has approved the bank's listing of its entire issued share capital on the exchange. Nigeria needs to solve these problems first before talking about having a national airline. Last week, Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation, Sirika Hadi, told journalists in Abuja that Nigeria will have a very strong, viable national airline before the end of 2017. However, it’s not that Nigeria does not need a national airline, but [there are more pressing issues facing the aviation sector that need to be sorted out first]. Policy #BBOG1000: Is the search for the Chibok girls a lost cause? While there is still hope about rescuing the remaining Chibok girls and other undocumented young women and children who have also been kidnapped by the insurgents, if it took the Federal government about 1000 days to recover just 24 girls, [how long will it take before the other 195 girls are found?] The controversial Not-for-Profit-Organisation code, explained. Last week, this code sparked controversy and subsequently, a conversation online after it forced Pastor Adeboye of the Redeemed Christian Church of God to step down. But, why is the bill so controversial? [We explain it here]. Is France in the right position to indict African leaders? How can France hold African leaders to account, when the nation itself has had its own share of corruption scandals involving high-ranking public officials, the defence and public works are said to be the most affected by corruption? [Read more here]. The festering Gambian crisis: Jammeh refuses to go. The circumstances surrounding Yahya Jammeh’s decision to continue hugging power in Gambia are not as simple as they are made out to be. Or, are there? [Read more here]. Speech gaffe: When politicians are called out for plagiarism. Ghana’s new president is the latest politician to be caught plagiarising another politician’s speech, [he follows the footsteps] of Buhari, Melania Trump and even Barack Obama. Life and Innovation Kenyan Twitter is buzzing with the #UhuruChallenge 2.0 and it is hilarious. Last week, Kenyans on Twitter revived the #UhuruChallenge on Twitter, this time to mock their president for making a mountain out of a molehill. [Here are some of the most hilarious tweets]. Meet the man challenging blindness through technology in South Africa. There are 246 million people worldwide who have low vision and 39 million people are blind. But 80 percent of visual impairments can be prevented or cured. So, why are these figures still so high? Dr Mapham, an ophthalmologist, found this question equally frustrating and [decided to come up with a solution] by creating an app that diagnoses eye impairments and refers individuals to specialists. Nairobi ranks as top African city to visit in 2017. Nairobi [has been ranked as the topmost African city for tourists for the year 2017]. According to a ranking released by a top UK brand company, Rough Guides, Nairobi will see more tourists in the New Year 2017 than all other African cities. We’d love to hear your thoughts and comments. Please drop us a note at [hello@ventures-africa.com]. We’re active on [Facebook] and [Twitter] as well throughout the day with more stories. Like us on [Facebook] and follow us on [Twitter]. For advertising opportunities please contact: Business Unit [manager@ventures-africa.com] Tel: +234-909-328-4213, +234-909-328-4214 [Share] [Tweet] [Forward] [+1] This email was sent to [{EMAIL}] [why did I get this?] [unsubscribe from this list] [update subscription preferences] Ventures Africa · 18f Isaac John St. · Ikeja GRA · Lagos 100211 · Nigeria