Nigerian emerges first African to head G24 global secretariat
Mrs Masha is the first African to hold the position since G24 was founded in 1971. Iyabo Masha, a former member of the Nigerian Presidential...
Fintech revenue projected to hit $30 billion.
Fintech revenue could hit $30 billion by 2025, a report by McKinsey & Company has said. It explained that as the fastest-growing start-up industry in...
Nigeria’s Wicrypt wins $150k global prize, passes 1k hotspot hubs.
Eleven startups have been selected for the next stage of the MultiChoice Africa Accelerator, gaining the chance to pitch to prospective investors in Dubai. The...
Transcorp Hotels Posts 172% Profit Growth, N31.4bn Revenue.
Transcorp Hotels Plc has reported its financial results for the full year 2022. The Group reported a profit before tax (PBT) of N4.5 billion, which...
Nigerian Saheed Aderinto wins ‘largest history prize in the world’
The Dan David Prize is a major international award that recognises and supports outstanding contributions to the study of history and other disciplines that shed...
Lagos oil, gas corporation gets certification.
The Lagos State-owned oil and gas corporation says it has received certifications in quality management systems, occupational health and safety management systems, and environmental management...
INEC declares Tinubu winner of presidential election
The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, as the president-elect. Tinubu, a former Lagos State governor, was...
MultiChoice Africa Accelerator Programme set to boost prosperity of African small and medium-sized businesses (SMME).
At a time when unemployment challenges and economic instability are high, small and medium-sized businesses (SMMEs) are proving to be the engines of economic growth...
Atiku, Tinubu, Obi, in tight race as run-off looms.
•Tinubu polls 4.1m, Atiku 3m, Obi 1.6m in 14 states •APC wins in Ekiti, Kwara, Ondo, Oyo, Ogun, JIgawa. •PDP in Osun, Yobe, Gombe, Adamawa,...
Dr. Ebere Okereke appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Africa Public Health Foundation
Dr. Ebere Okereke appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Africa Public Health Foundation Dr. Okereke brings with her over 30 years of experience...
Call for Applications: Small Grants for African Heritage Projects.
The grants are part of our Heritage Management Project – Africa (HerMaP-Africa) which is funded by the Mellon Foundation’s Humanities in Place program. The Heritage Management...
Obi Leads Tinubu With Over 1,000 Votes In 17 Lagos LGAs
At the moment, APC’s Bola Tinubu has won in 10 local government areas while Obi clinched Ikeja, the state capital, and half a dozen other...
Nigerian Tobi Amusan, Messi, Mbappe, Nominated For 2023 Laureus World Sports Awards
Nigeria’s 100 metres hurdles star, Tobi Amusan, has been nominated for the 2023 Laureus World Sports Awards 2023. This was announced on the Twitter handle...
Projection Series II: Atiku, Obi, Tinubu Consolidate Positions Few Days to Polls.
by AMOS ESELE with Ukandi Odey, Amos Owei, Bassey Aniekan, Udeme Utip, Tunde Omolehin, George Martins, Sampson Uhuegbe, Sunday Ogbu, Maimunatu Ibrahim & Segun Ayinde...
Nigeria Wins International Arts Competition In India.
Nigeria on Friday emerged winner of the Surajkund International Arts and Crafts Festival in India. The two- week competition is the largest arts and culture...
Radisson Hotel Group announces its 9th hotel in Nigeria with the signing of the first Radisson Collection in Abuja.
The new-build, 249 room hotel will be the city’s first luxury hotel in Abuja, with an expansive range of rooms, from standard rooms and apartments...
Kevin Hart, Adebola Williams, Ned Mitchell, Monique Nelson to speak at Advertising Week SA
Adebola Williams, Chairman, AW Network and Co-Founder, RED | For Africa; Kevin Hart, Entrepreneur and Founder, Hartbeat; Ned Mitchell, Head of Originals for Africa and...
NGX lists TAJBank’s N10 billion Sukuk Mudarabah on its platform.
The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) has admitted TajBank Limited’s N10 billion Sukuk Mudarabah on its platform. In a statement made available to Nairametrics, the NGX...
Fidelity Bank Appoints Shodipo Executive Director.
Fidelity Bank Plc has announced the appointment of Pamela Shodipo, as Executive Director of the south directorate after regulatory approval by the Central Bank of...
Nigerian HR tech startup Pade HCM raises $500k pre-seed funding.
Nigerian HR tech startup, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) company with a mission to build the simplest and most efficient people operations platform, has closed a US$500,000...
UBA emerges Champion Newspapers’ 2022 Bank of the Year.
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has emerged Champon Newspapers’ 2022 Bank of the Year thus setting the stage for the formal presentation of the...
Dangote can produce 10,000 trucks yearly – Official.
The Regional Sales Director, Lagos/Ogun, Dangote Cement Plc, Mr Dolapo Alli, has said that the firm’s automobile subsidiary can produce 10,000 trucks annually. According to...
JCI Nigeria to empower young entrepreneurs with $15,000.
Junior Chamber International (JCI) is empowering young Nigerian business owners with $15,000 via its 2023 Creative Young Entrepreneur (CYE) programme. Speaking yesterday in Lagos, the...
Flutterwave expands into North Africa with new Egypt payments licenses.
Flutterwave, Africa’s payments technology company, has announced that it has received its Payment Services Provider and Payments Facilitator licenses in Egypt. The licenses will enable...
MoneyMaster PSB unveils Flagship Product “G-kala”
Globacom’s frontline Payment Service Bank, MoneyMaster PSB, has unveiled its market offering and flagship product, G-Kala. The product was launched on Wednesday at a bespoke...
Olaseni Alabede joins MFS Africa’s Global Technology Partners as new CTO.
Global Technology Partners (GTP), an MFS Africa company has appointed Olaseni Alabede as its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO). He joins GTP from Mastercard where...
Nigerian Insurtech start up, Wimika RMS Technologies Emerges Harvard’s Top 10 Finalist.
A Nigerian Insurtech start up, Wimika RMS Technologies has been named a top 10 finalist in the Harvard Business School, Africa New Venture Competition 2023....
Google unveils its ChatGPT rival “Bard”
Google on Monday unveiled a new chatbot tool dubbed “Bard” in an apparent bid to compete with the viral success of ChatGPT. Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google...
Tems Wins Her First Grammy Award For ‘Wait For U’
Nigerian sensational singer, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems has bagged her first ever Grammy award. The “Free mind” singer who was nominated in the...
Calling All Journalists in Africa! Applications are Open for the BBC News 2023 Komla Dumor Award
The 8th edition of the BBC News Komla Dumor Award, which celebrates journalistic talent in Africa, is now open for applications. The award was launched in...