AMA PRESS RELEASE Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), the pan-African focused (re)insurance group, has launched ASR Syndicate 2454 focused on underwriting business across Africa. It is the first African focused syndicate writing business at Lloyd’s and is managed by Apollo. ASR Syndicate officially began underwriting on 26 April 2024 and has planned gross premium of approximately £70 […]
Read MoreAMA PRESS RELEASE Open Startup, a non-governmental organisation that fosters innovation and capacity building through entrepreneurship, education, and cross-cultural exchange, creating communities and connecting ecosystems across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) is thrilled to announce the successful wrap-up of the first Pan-African Deeptech Bootcamp under the BRAIN 3.0 initiative. BRAIN (Bridging Research and Innovation) […]
Read MoreWe welcomed 2024 with dancing, high-five, kisses, hugs, and singing amidst blinking red lights everywhere, worldwide. On the left hand, the world carried a hamper of chaos into 2024 with frightening contents, while on her right hand, a briefcase of HOPE. From the start of the year, there was a convergence of chaos in the […]
Read MoreNigerian Fintech company, Paga has counted the gains of doing business in Nigeria in the last 15 years in the industry, stating that it was able to processed about 335 million transactions, which worth over N14 trillion or $32 billion, in the past 15 years. At press conference organised by the Company to mark, its […]
Read MoreInstant payments market will grow by 161%, up from $22 trillion in 2024. This substantial growth will be driven by the increased popularity of A2A (Account‑to‑Account) wallets, such as iDEAL and Twint, along with the rising popularity of Open Banking. A2A and Open Banking payments both enable transactions to be made directly from bank accounts, bypassing the […]
Read MoreAfrica Data Centres, a division of the Cassava Technologies group, is excited to announce the launch of its exclusive channel partner programme, ADC Channel. This programme is designed to establish colocation and ecosystem partnerships, empowering members to expand their product portfolio & offerings alongside their market presence including an expanded data centre footprint. ADC Channel […]
Read MoreManagement of Dangote Cement Plc has revealed that the company dispatched seven ships of clinker- from Nigeria to Ghana and Cameroon and that the export, for the first quarter of 2024 increased by 87.2 per cent at 264kt. While the company commissioned 10 of the 17 Alternative Fuel Projects across the Group, the local demand […]
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The quest for a resilient business models topped discourse at a workshop hosted by the Hydrogen Payment Services Company Limited for startups in partnership with the Co Creation Hub (CcHub). The discourse addressed the potential risks and opportunities for startups and saw experts advise participants on the need to develop that would scale across different […]
Read MoreSmall and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the country have been advised to embark on brand repositioning to survive the current competitive environment. General Manager, Enterprise Marketing, MTN Nigeria, Charles Okonkwo, made this submission in his presentation titled: Positioning your brand for a success in a competitive market, delivered at the Ecobank MySME Growth Series webinar. […]
Read MoreOgun State Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (OGUNCCIMA) has described the Dangote Group as the driving force of the Gateway International Trade Fair. This is just as companies under the leading African Indigenous Conglomerate, Dangote Industries Limited, hit the trade fair with their various products as part of strategies to increase market share […]
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