The Director -General, World Trade Organization, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has commiserated with the President, African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, over the passing of his mother, Mrs Eunice Adesina. Dr Okonjo-Iweala in a condolence message personally signed by her described the late matriarch of the Adesina family as a quintessential woman. The WTO’s DG added that Madam Adesina should be celebrated as a mother, who nurtured famous sons, mothered their living wives, and lent an ear to their talented and hardworking children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. The former Minister of…
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What To Know About Blockchain, Emerging Technology for Business Prosperity
Platforms Africa chronicles the brainstorming session of the NCC, Stakeholders on Blockchain’s Benefits to the Nigeria’s economy and why every unbusiness-minded individuals and entities may soon be left behind The DLT, such as Blockchain, DAG; Hashgraph; Holochain; Tempo (Radix), is a digital system for recording transactions of assets at multiple places simultaneously, Platforms Africa has gathered. The key features of DLT include:immutability (once written, it is extremely difficult to alter), and peer-to-peer sharing, in the sense that ledger is shared among peers while there is no central ownership. And,…
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