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Media, Business Women, Community Leaders Clinch Wise Woman Awards

WINNERS have emerged at the annual Wise Women Award, (WWA), meant to reward and recognise Christian women in Nigeria that have impacted their community, with the award going to women in the media, business women and those who passionately affected their community through humanitarian services. The WWA, which was founded by Pastor Mrs. Marjorie Esomowei, […]

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New Investment Opportunity Opens for Start-ups in Abuja

APPLICATIONS have opened for the Abuja-based Civic Accelerator Programme (CAP), a three-month initiative that supports early-stage Nigerian enterprises with solutions to critical social issues. The programme – an initiative of the recently launched Civic Innovation Lab – will enable entrepreneurs to launch innovative and scalable social ventures. Applications are open until September 4, with the […]

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Go and Merge, NCC Tells ISPs

THE Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC) has advised embattled Internet Service Providers, (ISPs) in the country to consider merging or change their business model in order to remain relevant in the telecoms industry, even as the economic recession persist. Responding to the complaints of ISPs at a stakeholders forum, held in Lagos, South West Nigeria, the […]

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New Board Takes Over Etisalat Nigeria, Belo-Osagie Quit

A new board of directors have taken the management of Etisalat Nigeria following the restructuring of the company and the subsequent resignation of the erstwhile founding chairman, Hakeem Belo-Osagie. Belo-Osagie who had chaired the board since inception of the company had to step down after the restructuring of the telecommunication company, a development which is […]

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Citi Marks Community Day with 1600 Volunteers

Citi celebrated its 12th annual Global Community Day recently, as more than 1,600 Citi volunteers in Aba, Abuja, Kano, Lagos, Port-Harcourt and Warri engaged in service activities in their local communities. In the days leading up to and including Global Community Day, Citi colleagues, alumni, clients, family and friends volunteered their time, working on 1,500 […]

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GTBank Launches Biometric Mobile APP

GUARANTY Trust Bank Plc (GTBank) has a new launched mobile banking app designed to cater to all that’s important to customers easily and seamlessly. The app named, ‘GTWorld,’ is built on the back of the bank’s customer-centric digital strategy, GTWorld (available for download from the Google Playstore for Android phones and the Apple App Store […]

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Africa Sets Three Year Deadline for 2020 Internet Access

PUBLIC-PRIVATE partnerships and bridging the digital divide will help Africa meet the Broadband Commission target of providing at least 50% of its population with internet access by 2020. This is according to Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame who addressed delegates at Transform Africa Summit 2017 in Kigali under the banner ‘Smart Cities: Fast Forward.’ “At first […]

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MultiChoice Assures Subscribers of Better Quality of Service

THE present quality of service enjoyed by subscribers of PayTV Company, MultiChoice Nigeria is expected to improve soon as the company has assured subscribers on its DSTV platform of better quality of service. The company promised all subscribers ultimate satisfaction of its are products and services saying that they are the core value of their […]

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IT, Insurance Experts to Tackle Lingering Insurance Crisis in Nigeria

About 45 experts in Information Technology (IT) and Insurance Industries have indicated their interest to speak at the maiden e-Insurance conference being organised by Pinet Informatics. Billed to hold on March 23, the speakers would be discussing issues affecting insurance growth in Nigeria, how to re-build customers’ confidence in insurance business and how technology could […]

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Jumia Travel Expands to New Destinations in Africa

Jumia Travel is further solidifying its global presence in the hotel, travel, and tourism ecosystem, unveiling new continental and international destinations. The company has registered an inventory of more than 30,000 hotels in Africa and over 300,000 worldwide; only four years since inception in 2013. These include new properties in popular destinations in Africa including […]

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