Business

Corporate Communications Experts Reflect on Crisis Management Strategies as ‘New Normal’, Warn Against Ostrich Attitude

Strategic communications experts are worried about the increasing impact organisational crisis is having on corporate performance warning that crisis in organisation is now what they described as the new normal. And according to the Group Chief Executive Officer, The Newmark Group Limited, Gibert Manirakiza, strategic crisis management has become the new normal in the corporate […]

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Business

Dangote Cement Assures Communities of Commitment to Carbon Emission Reduction 

Cement manufacturer, Dangote Cement Plc has reached out to vulnerable and deprived communities across its business operations with food items and unveiled skills acquisition and educational empowerment initiatives. This is part of activities to mark the 2024 Global Sustainability Week. This is just as the President/Chief Executive of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote assured all stakeholders […]

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News

IHS Nigeria Backs Ilorin Innovation Hub to Boost Technology, Entrepreneurship and Collaboration

IHS Nigeria, part of the IHS Holding Limited of the IHS Towers group, one of the largest independent owners, operators, and developers of shared communications infrastructure in the world by tower count, is sponsoring an Art Hackathon as part of activities leading up to the commissioning of the Ilorin Innovation Hub. The Art Hackathon is […]

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Financial

SMS’s Market Value Share to Crash by 32% Amid Increasing Mobile Messaging Traffic

SMS’s market share by value will reduce to 32% of global mobile messaging revenue by 2029; down from 45% in 2024. This 13% drop occurs at a time when the demand for mobile messaging traffic is increasing significantly, growing from 189 trillion messages sent in 2024 to 280 trillion in 2029. The report cites fraudulent […]

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Rohan Patil
 Business

Vertiv Unveils Data Centre Solution Designed to Boost Kenya’s National Motor Vehicle Registration System

 Vertiv , a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, together with local partner Encapsulated East Africa Limited, and the Kenyan National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA), recently deployed a new integrated modular data centre infrastructure solution to boost data centre performance and service delivery. As part of its digital transformation strategy, the […]

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News

Nigeria’s Stride Towards Food Sufficiency to Improve as NITDA Signs MoU with NADF on Technology Application

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and the National Agriculture Development Fund (NADF) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, (MoU) to boost productivity in Agriculture. The NITDA’s Director General, Kashifu Inuwa and the NADF Executive Secretary, Muhammed Abu both signed the MoU, which would ensure food security in Nigeria through the infusion of emerging […]

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Business

Nigeria Recounts Gains of Japan’s Partnerships on Startup Ecosystem, Says Startups Now Enjoy Global Exposure

Nigeria is excited that its partnership with Japan through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has put natio’s Startup ecosystem on the global map. According to the Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mr. Kashifu Inuwa, the partnership has enabled NITDA to sponsor Nigerian startups to participate in tech exhibitions and conferences across […]

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Business

Seplat Harps on Essence of  Regulatory Frameworks in Driving Energy Investments in Africa

Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) standards and regulatory frameworks in African countries significantly shape oil and gas investments in the continent, as they influence costs, compliance requirements, and project risk profiles. The Chief Financial Officer, Seplat Energy, Mrs. Eleanor Adaralegbe, said this during a panel session at the Africa Oil Week (AOW) Conference & Exhibitions […]

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Arik Karani
 Business

APRA and PRCA Africa Set to Launch Study on African PR Landscape 

The African Public Relations Association (APRA), in collaboration with the Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) Africa, is to launch the fourth annual study, in their third year of partnership. This year’s research, carried out by Reputation Matters, focuses on the evolving landscape of PR and Communications practice across Africa. The flagship study aims to capture […]

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News

Caribbean Countries Seek Dangote’s Partnership in Cement, Fertiliser Production

The Prime Minister of Grenada, Dickon Mitchell, has described the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals as a significant investment in industrialisation and manufacturing needed by developing countries for their industrial growth. He noted that it is through this type of investment that Africa and the developing countries can reverse the cycle of exporting raw materials […]

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