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Prince Andrew, Alhaji Aliko Dangote and former President Olusegun Obasanjo.   An initiative of the Global African Investment Summit, the African Entrepreneurship Programme (AEP) is on a mission to give support to entrepreneurs and young businesses in Africa. The African Entrepreneurship Programme (AEP) is a new initiative of the Global African Investment Summit. The AEP will support African entrepreneurs and young African businesses seeking expansion capital to realize their investment objectives by giving them the opportunity to present and connect with financial stakeholders. The AEP is supported by His Royal Highness Prince Andrew, Aliko Dangote (Africa’s most successful entrepreneur) and former President Olusegun Obasanjo. The AEP will provide ongoing support for young businesses and entrepreneurs selected by the Programme. The top three most talented entrepreneurs will present their business proposals to investors at the London Global African Investment...

Africa may be the only pharmaceutical market where genuinely high growth is still achievable. Here’s what’s driving that strength and how companies should react. Recent report by Mckinsey titled ‘Insights into Pharmaceuticals and Medical Products’ revealed that the value of Africa’s pharmaceutical industry jumped to $20.8 billion in 2013 from just $4.7 billion a decade earlier. That growth is continuing at a rapid pace. It is however predicted that the market will be worth $40 billion to $65 billion by 2020. That’s good news for multinationals and pharmaceutical companies seeking new sources of growth as developed markets stagnate. It’s also good news for patients, who have gained access to medicines previously unavailable on the continent. Yet it isn’t enough to know where the industry’s next growth engine can be found. What’s driving growth Africa’s pharmaceutical markets are growing in every sector. Between 2013 and 2020, prescription drugs are forecast...

My experiences, acquired over the last three decades in the management of infertility within and outside the country, coupled with those obtained since the establishment of the first Modern Mayr Medicine Health Clinic in Lagos, have rekindled my interest in an article we published in the Reproductive Health magazine about six years ago. It dwelt on reproductive occupational health hazards. The article was also published in an academic journal, the African Journal of Reproductive Medicine. One has realised that virtually most of our patients presenting with infertility who come from the oil-producing regions have myriads of toxins and heavy metal overload, such that even the best of IVFs with good embryos do not stand a good chance of positive result, unless such patients undergo a thorough Mayr therapy detoxification process. The success that has been recorded in the management of such cases of infertility, prostate ailments and liver disease has necessitated a revisit of t...

A man goes up the stairs at Tokyo’s business district. REUTERS There are big mistakes that can instantly ruin your reputation at work or even get you fired. But more commonly, it’s the gradual accumulation of smaller offenses that keeps employees from getting ahead in their careers. Bad habits, such as giving curt responses to emails or keeping to yourself all day, could be hurting your reputation — whether you realize it or not. Here are 19 bad behaviours that will slowly erode your credibility and cost you in the end. 1. You don’t adapt to the company culture. It pays to get to know the company culture. Every workplace operates under its own set of social customs. Not making an effort to assimilate into this culture can make you seem disapproving or judgmental. This holier-than-thou attitude is alienating to coworkers and makes it seem like you don’t care about forming positive relationships in the office. 2. You make excuses. Stay on top of your...