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- 17 Apr 2015
MasterCard Partners AFI Network Regulators to Advance Financial Inclusion
MasterCard and the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) signed a strategic partnership agreement that will enable a close collaboration within AFI’s Public-Private Dialogue Platform (PPD). Launched…
- 21 Jul 2015
AFI, MasterCard Host over 50 Policymakers & Regulators for Africa’s Financial Inclusion
The Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) and MasterCard, with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, on Monday implemented a first of its kind technical capacity building workshop…
- 3 Feb 2017
AfDB , AFI Sign MoU to Enhance Financial Services
African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance access to quality financial services on the continent. The…
- 28 Jul 2008
Nollywood Partners AFI on Project 2020
Honourable Henry Moran, executive director of U.S. President Bush’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities has inspired the audience of Nigerian filmmakers, financiers, government officials…
- 18 Sept 2020
Satellite Operators Push New Signal across Africa, Indian Ocean Regions
The Agency for Air Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA), has started to broadcast a Satellite-Based Augmentation System (SBAS) signal over Africa and Indian Ocean (AFI), providing its…
- 14 Sept 2020
NigComSat Dangles Africa’s First Satellite Navigation Services
NigComSat has struck a collaboration with ASECNA and Thales Alenia Space to provide the first Satellite-Based Augmentation System (SBAS) signal over Africa & Indian Ocean (AFI). The service,…
- 5 Feb 2016
MasterCard Says Cashless Africa Achievable Through Partnerships
With innovation driving financial inclusion, and mobile devices give consumers the power to transact, connect, locate and search and MasterCard believes that collaborations among players will…
- 7 Apr 2015
ICAO Meetings On $80Bn African Aviation Industry Centre on 3 Key Issues
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) will be hosting a series of important open and invitation-only meetings this May, as it continues to further its strategic objectives and enhance…
- 5 Nov 2025
IFC Unveils $310M Investments to Support Smaller Businesses and Advance Job Creation
IFC has announced investments totaling $310 million in projects that will support the growth of smaller businesses and job creation across several African countries. The projects were announced at…
- 12 Nov 2015
Omnichannel Retail Now Pose Challenge to Online Shoppers- Report
Omnichannel has been a buzzword in retail in recent years, yet providing a seamless shopping experience across all different channels is becoming more and more challenging, according to the…
- 16 Nov 2023
UBA Cements Leadership Status, Crowned African Champion of the Year 2023
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Africa’s global bank, has been named the African Champion of the Year 2023 at the just concluded Africa Financial Industry Summit, held in Lome, Togo. Global…
- 17 Oct 2017
Policy, Regulation Should Bolster Innovation To Ensure Financial Inclusion Is Achieved
By Daniel Monehin Walk through bustling marketplaces in Africa and you will see a substantial amount of money changing hands, as merchants and consumers haggle over the goods and services. What…
- 13 May 2024
FG to Prioritise Satellite Technology for National Development– Keyamo
Federal government has said that it will fully utilise potentials of the satellite technology by harnessing its benefits to advance national development. Mr Festus Keyamo, minister of Aviation and…
- 12 Aug 2013
ICAO Says Nigeria Maintains Global Safety Standard in Aviation
In its 2013 Safety Report, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) listed Nigeria as having global safety standard. ICAO listed the Nigeira as one of the 14 countries in Africa that have…
- 30 May 2013
NCC Deploys BIO-key Fingerprint Technology for SIM Card Registration
BIO-key International, a provider of fingerprint biometric identification solutions, and SW Global, a provider of IT services throughout Africa, are implementing BIO-key's fingerprint biometric…
- 12 Jun 2020
Op-ed: NCC: Giving Digital Boost to President Muhammadu Buhari’s Next Level Agenda
On June 12, Nigeria will be celebrating “Democracy Day” and Twenty-one (21) years of uninterrupted democratic rule. And the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) riding on its mandate to connect…
- 13 Nov 2012
Ice Prince, Bonang to Host 9th Channel O Music Video Awards
Nigerian superstar Ice Prince and South Africa’s ‘it girl’ Bonang have been named as hosts of the 9th Annual Channel O Music Video Awards. The two will bring their unique individuality when Africa’s…
- 10 Jul 2012
ICT @ Work for Air Navigation- Ifeanyi
Ogochukwu Ifeanyi, chief information officer (CIO), Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (Nama), has over 15 years experience in the information and technologies space. His first class education…
- 25 Jul 2022
IFC Invests $9.4 Billion for Private Sector Development in Africa
IFC provided record financing in Africa in fiscal year 2022 helping to develop regional pharmaceutical manufacturing, increase intra-Africa trade, expand access to climate financing, and strengthen…
- 9 Mar 2012
NAMA Aims @ Safe Airspace-Atobatele
The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has declared unalloyed interests to ensure safety in the nation’s airspace. Nigeria CommunicatonsWeek can report that the decision is in line with the…
- 8 Dec 2023
Some Foreign Airlines may Quit Nigeria over Trapped $790m Revenue - IATA
International Air Transport Association (IATA) has warned the Central Bank of Nigeria that some foreign airlines may be forced to quit the Nigerian aviation market if nothing is done about the $790m…
- 23 Dec 2013
INEC Banks on ICT for 2015 Elections
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it has taken delivery of a greater portion of the Permanent Voters Cards (PVC) for eventual distribution in 2014, ahead of the 2015 general…
- 12 May 2014
Experts Carpet Govt for Wasting Billions on Biometric Registration
ICT experts have criticised the ongoing biometric registration and similar exercises being planned by federal government agencies, according to the Leadership Newspaper They said it is a waste of…
- 21 Jul 2008
NIS Rolls Out 470,000 e-Passports, Issues Abroad
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has said that a total of 470,000 e-passports has so far been issued to Nigerians at 22 passports issuing centers across the country. Issuance of same e-passports…
- 27 Apr 2016
ITU to Chart Roadmap for Future Digital Financial Services
The International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU) Focus Group on Digital Financial Services (FG DFS) is set to meet in Washington DC, 27-29 April to discuss key elements of a global roadmap it is…