Dangote Cement has reported a robust pan-African performance for the half year ended June 30, 2023, with sales volume hitting 5.4Mt. The pan-African region includes all the cement plant’s operations outside Nigeria. Total sales volume for the Group within the period was 13.4Mt. According to the company’s six months unaudited results, sales volume for pan-African […]
Read MoreFresh crisis seems to loom for embattled suspended Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Mr Godwin Emeifele following the ordering of the probe of the apex bank under his watch President Bola Tinubu, who has appointed a special investigator Jim Osayande to probe the CBN and Related Activities. This was contained in a letter signed by […]
Read MoreThe Nigerian Government has launched the National Digital Literacy Framework (NDLF) for achieving a digitally literate citizenry with the plan of achieving 95 percent digital literacy by 2030. The framework is aimed at providing a clear and consistent definition of digital literacy and to develop a national curriculum for digital literacy capacity building training to […]
Read MoreThe Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has warned the public about a fraudulent LinkedIn Account impersonating the person, and office of the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta. The account was obviously created by some unscrupulous and criminal elements with a view to defrauding unsuspecting members of the public and users of social media […]
Read MoreMeta the parent company of WhatsApp has introduced video messages after it brought in voice messages on WhatsApp to changed the way people communicate by providing a quick and secure way to share voice. “We’re excited to build on this feature with new instant video messages. Now you can record and share short personal videos […]
Read MoreThe African Development Bank (AfDB) and the government of Cabo Verde have signed a €14 million loan agreement to enhance the Cabo Verde Technology Park by making it more climate resilient and supportive of enterprise development. The agreement was signed on 19 July in Praia, Cabo Verde. The African Development Bank earlier had provided a […]
Read MoreAn NGO, eHealth Africa, has called for the integration of digital solutions to battle health emergencies and vaccinations especially in hard-to-reach communities in Nigeria. The Executive Director, ehealth, Atef Fawaz made the call during the 2023 Insight Learning Forum with theme :”Digital Innovations in Public Health Practice: Lessons and Impact organised by the NGO in […]
Read MoreGoogle has partnered with Verve to make digital transactions on Google Play Store easier for Nigerians. The firm noted that as from Wednesday (today), Nigerians can now use their Verve cards to make purchases on the Google Play Store. It stated that under its new partnership, Google will process Verve transactions within Nigeria and the […]
Read MoreMultigate, a licensed Financial Services platform that provides access to a safe and secure treasury and liquidity management system, becomes the first pan-African financial services technology company to be certified by SWIFT as a Lite 2 Business Application Provider (L2BA). In addition, the company has also obtained the highest level of compliance through three certifications: […]
Read MoreEcobank, the leading pan-African Banking Group, has been named Africa’s Best Bank for SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) by the prestigious Euromoney Awards for Excellence for the second year running, having also won the accolade in 2022. Jeremy Awori, Chief Executive Officer, Ecobank Group, said: “This award reflects Ecobank’s absolute commitment to supporting African SMEs […]
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