The rest of the world will turn its attention to Nigeria as the biggest payment card event in Africa, the annual International Conference and Exhibition on Cards and Allied Technologies, referred to as CardExpo 2007, hosts avalanche of global and local card payment brands during the three days event.

Zenith Bank, MTN Nigeria, ATM Consortium, Visa, Valucard and other world-class companies have supported the event through comprehensive sponsorships. The show commences July 9 to 11 at the prestigious Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos.

Cornell University and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) were recently awarded nearly $1.2million from USAID’s Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management Collaborative Research Support Program (SANREM CRSP).