If there’s one burning question on the minds of Nigerians these days, it’s this: why are we paying between N1,000 and N1,500 for a litre of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS)? Sadly, the very people who should be explaining this strange new reality have decided to stay tight-lipped with heads buried in the sand like ostriches. […]
Read MoreAfrican Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) has approved a US$200 million Corporate Finance Facility in favour of BUA Industries Limited (BIL) to support its expansion plans. BIL is a Nigerian conglomerate with diversified business interest spanning across, sugar and cement manufacturing, flour milling, oil milling, port logistics, real estate development, oil and gas, and shipping. The […]
Read MoreNium (https://apo-opa.co/3Cl0CMy), the global infrastructure for real-time cross-border payments, announced a partnership with Ecobank Transnational Incorporated. (www.Ecobank.com), the independent pan-African financial services group, to enable seamless cross-border payments across 35 African markets for more than 32 million customers. This partnership is set to revolutionise the region’s payments landscape by enabling faster, more efficient international payments […]
Read MoreFormer former Acting Executive Vice Chairman and CEO, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Dr. Bashir Gwandu, is pushing for the unblocking of Nigeria, Senegal, Mauritania, Libya, Chad, Gambia, Sudan, Namibia, Somalia, and Tanzania from having access 600 megahertz (MHz) band mobile spectrum allocations. According to him, the 600MHz band issue is clear: the world is moving […]
Read MoreGoogle has joined membership community of Mobile Ecosystem Forum (MEF) to bring its expertise to the wider MEF community. In statement, MEF said that this collaboration will expand opportunities for all members to engage on the topic of RCS (rich communication services). RCS is part of the future of business communications and by being part […]
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The Dangote Group and its subsidiaries have been recognised as best Nigeria’s best compliant tax payer business organisation. They also won the FMDQ Gold award winner for being the most active corporate organisation in the foreign exchange market. Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) and Bluestar Shipping, a subsidiary, were recognized as the most compliant in tax […]
Read MoreAfter several many social media campaigns on how to avoid repeated fast mobile internet data depletion, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), again took the pains of having a one-on-one conversation with consumers on how to conserve their data subscription. The Commission also educated consumers on how smartphones features can play a smart one on them […]
Read MoreEcobank Nigeria has been awarded the “Best Web Portal” in Nigeria at the Phillips Consulting Digital Jurist Awards, ahead of 22 other commercial banks. This prestigious recognition highlights Ecobank’s leadership in digital banking and its commitment to delivering innovative, customer-focused solutions. The Digital Jurist Awards, created by digital experts at Phillips Consulting, assess the performance […]
Read MoreSeplat Energy Plc, foremost Nigerian indigenous energy company, has trained additional 50 journalists and media practitioners in Nigeria’s federal capital territory, Abuja as it concludes the third edition of its media training in line with the Company’s sustainability commitments. The media training programme was organized in partnership with Channels Academy, and had in attendance journalists/media […]
Read MoreBeacon Power Services (BPS), an energy tech company providing data and grid management solutions to help Africa’s power sector distribute electricity more efficiently, today announced the closing of a Series A financing round for an undisclosed amount. The round was led by Partech, with participation from Finnfund, Gaia Impact, Proparco, and previous investors Kaleo Ventures […]
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