Lagos records $750m investment in one year.
THE Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwoolu, has said the state witnessed a foreign direct investment (FDI) to the tune of $750 million in the technology...
Category : Press Releases
Sanwo-Olu Unveils Digitised Container Classrooms.
Lagos State government has unveiled a set of technology- driven modular learning spaces, introducing an innovation to the design of a modern classroom. Governor Babajide...
Sanwo-Olu, Elumelu officially launch development of new Falomo Towers.
Governor Sanwo-Olu stated that the new Falomo Towers will become a highly sought-after destination for work, life, and play. “The JV is delivering an environment...
Bill Gates hails ‘incredible’ Nigerian biker who rode from London to Lagos to fight polio.
Bill Gates, billionaire businessman and co-founder of Microsoft, has praised the effort of Kunle Adeyanju, the tourist who rode a bike from London to Lagos in...
ondon To Lagos Biker, Kunle Adeyanju, Finally Arrives Nigeria After 40 Days.
London to Lagos Biker, Kunle Adeyanju, has finally arrives Nigeria after a 40 day, 12,000-km long journey. Adeyanju began his historic ride on 19th of...
54gene Completes Initial Phase of the Landmark Nigerian 100K Genome Project.
54gene, the health technology company advancing African genomics research for improved global health outcomes, has through its non-profit initiative, the African Centre for Translational Genetics (ACTG),...
I-Scholar Initiative (ISI) Offers 65 Nigerians Scholarship Awards And Mentorship For 2022.
The i-Scholar Initiative (iSI) has announced 65 Nigerians as winners of her 2022 scholarship awards. According to a statement by iSI Secretary, Olufemi Fajolu, the...
Sujimoto x HomeWIN Party – after Launch of Platform
Over 100 of Sujimoto staff came out to celebrate the successful launch of HomeWIN; the biggest giveaway to ever come out of Africa. Over the next 100days,...
Yale Psychiatry, Yale Global Mental Health Program Launch Training Initiative in Nigeria.
The Yale Department of Psychiatry, Yale Global Mental Health Program (YGMHP), and Imo State University School of Public Health in Nigeria are collaborating to provide...
Zenith Bank Wins Global Finance Best Bank Award For 3rd Time.
Zenith Bank Plc has emerged as the Best Bank in Nigeria in the Global Finance Magazine’s Best Banks Awards 2022, retaining the award for a...
Ministries, SUBEB support BlueBand breakfast initiative for Nigerian children.
School feeding programme has received a major boost with the proposed BlueBand Good Breakfast Challenge which hopes to ensure nutritious breakfast for 100 million school...
Google, WIOCC Unveil Open Access Subsea Cable in Nigeria
Google, in collaboration with its cable landing partner, WIOCC, yesterday in Lagos, celebrated the landing of Equiano subsea internet broadband cable, in Lekki, Lagos, which...
Foreign Investment: Ogun signs $400 million MoU on Olokola FTZ, Agro-processing zone.
The Ogun State Government has signed a $400 million Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a foreign firm, Arise Integrated Industrial Platform, on the development of...
Nesta Challenges Announces Semi-finalists of Strand Three of the Afri-Plastics Challenge.
The third and final strand, “Promoting Change” of the Afri-Plastics Challenge seeks to inspire behaviour change around plastic waste Semi-finalists are using innovative engagement strategies...
Access Bank, GTBank, BAT, others make LinkedIn’s Top 25 best workplace in Nigeria in 2022.
Access Bank, GTBank, Stanbic IBTC, Zenith Bank, Anheuser-Bush Inbev and 20 others have made LinkedIn’s Top 25 best places to work in Nigeria in 2022....
Ecobank Group Sponsors Africa Fintech Summits in Washington, D.C. and Cape Town.
Ecobank Group is GOLD Sponsor for Africa Fintech Summits in Washington, D.C. and Cape Town Widely acclaimed for its Open Banking strategy and for nurturing...
MainOne expands Digital footprint with the launch of MDXi Lekki II Data Center.
The new Lekki II Data Center offers open access connectivity to all the leading telecom networks in Nigeria with established presence on the Lekki campus....
Equinix Enters Africa, Closing the US$320 Million Acquisition of MainOne.
Acquisition signals the first step in Equinix’s long-term strategy to become a leading African carrier-neutral digital infrastructure company, enabling organizations to accelerate digital transformation throughout...
#Eko100Women: Opportunity for women to thrive in Lagos.
For decades, Lagos State has remained a state where people’s dreams and aspirations become reality. The 2022 International Women’s Day (IWD) was meant to celebrate women who...
Nestlé partners LBS to host advancing health, nutrition, environmental awareness programme.
Nestlé Nigeria in collaboration with Lagos Business School (LBS) Sustainability Centre has announced the commencement of registration for the 2022 edition of the Advancing Health,...
US begins construction of world’s largest consulate in Lagos.
The United States has again reiterated commitment to strengthen its relationship with Nigeria. The American government noted this at the groundbreaking ceremony for construction of...
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire returns with Made-in-Nigeria set.
The first-ever episode in a brand new series of the award-winning and ace Nigerian game show based on the original British format — ‘Who Wants...
Applications open for HiiL’s Innovating Justice Challenge.
The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law (HiiL) has opened applications for its Innovating Justice Challenge 2022, seeking innovations with a focus on preventing or...
Microsoft opens first $100m African Development Centre in Lagos.
An American multinational technology, Microsoft Corporation, which produces computer software, personal computers and related services, on Monday March 21, opened its first African Development Centre...
Microsoft, Tizeti collaborate to boost high-speed internet in Nigeria with Airband initiative.
As part of its commitment to empowering more Nigerians, stimulating economic activities, and widening the broadband envelope in Africa with affordable broadband connectivity, West Africa’s...
University of Southampton hosts International Women’s Day Lecture, Mfon Ekpo as Keynote Speaker.
In celebration of the socio-economic, technological, cultural, and political achievement of women and International Women’s Day, University of Southampton hosted a lecture with Mfon Ekpo–...
Lagos leads other African cities in eCommerce order volumes.
Fashion products record highest sale as mobile phones see 8% order•Smartphones costliest in Nigeria, other SSA countries. Lagos has emerged top among cities with the...
Resilient Zenith Bank Beats Market Expectations with Double-digit Growth in Gross Earnings in 2021.
Zenith Bank Plc has announced an impressive result for the year ended December 31, 2021 as it recorded a double-digit growth of 10 per cent...
Transport sector reform: Sanwo-Olu set to kick-off e-hailing LagRide service with 1,000 fleet.
In line with the on-going transportation sector reform, Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has concluded plans to launch a modern ride e-hailing service, Lagos Ride...
Tony Elumelu Foundation Partners EU on Africa’s Digital Infrastructure.
The European Union (EU) has announced that it would invest €150 billion in Africa over a seven-year period in furtherance of the EU-Africa Digilogic, which...