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- 18 Feb 2014
African Capital Alliance (ACA) Foundation Launch
African Capital Alliance (ACA), a premier private equity firm in Africa has launched the ACA Foundation with a nation-building workshop. From inception, ACA has been committed to nation-building via…
- 19 Jun 2026
NAICOM’s 18 Months Management Spill @ African Alliance Ends
The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has handed over the management of African Alliance Insurance Plc to a newly constituted board nominated by shareholders. The move ends a regulatory…
- 19 Nov 2012
Profitability, New Investors Bolster UBN Confidence
Increased volatility in the volume and price of Union Bank of Nigeria (UBN) shares at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) is suggesting renewed investors’ confidence on the bank which has just emerged…
- 22 Dec 2008
Ecobank, Nedbank Alliance Build True Pan-African Champion - Arnold Ekpe
Arnold Ekpe, chief executive officer of Ecobank has said that the bank’s ground breaking alliance with Nedbank of South Africa is designed to build a true pan- African brand. Mr. Ekpe who was…
- 18 Nov 2020
Accelerex Holdings Secures $20m Investment from ACA
Accelerex Holdings, Mauritius (“Accelerex”), has signed an investment agreement with regional private equity firm, Africa Capital Alliance (“ACA”), for the Capital Alliance Private Equity IV (CAPE…
- 13 Sept 2022
AVPA, UNDP Partner to Grow Sustainable Finance in Africa
The African Venture Philanthropy Alliance (AVPA), a Pan-African network of social investors collaborating to mobilise and deploy capital for impact and the United Nations Development Programme…
- 30 Jun 2022
British International Investment Commits $20m in Moove a Nigerian Fintech Mobility Firm
British International Investment (“BII”), and Development Finance Institution (DFI), have announced a US $20 million, 4-year structured credit investment in Moove – a mobility fintech democratising…
- 20 Oct 2016
Senate Hires Experts to Probe MTN, Buhari’s Minister, Others
he Senate has employed the services of international forensic experts in the on-going probe of MTN and others accused of violating the nation’s Foreign Exchange Monetary and Miscellaneous Act. The…
- 14 Jun 2022
African Healthcare Funders Forum to Connect, Scale Innovative Healthcare Solutions
The African Venture Philanthropy Alliance (AVPA), Ashoka, and Social Innovation Circle, sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim as part of their "Making More Health" and Boehringer Ingelheim Social…
- 11 May 2018
African Fintech, Agribusiness Firms Attract Interest from Investors
African private equity and venture capital deal-making in April were dominated by investments in technology companies, particularly fintech and business-to-business platforms, together with…
- 26 Oct 2019
Internet Access Too Costly for Most in Africa
Internet access is still expensive and beyond the reach of many Africans, says the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) in its 2019 Affordability Index report released this week. According to the…
- 22 Mar 2026
Rockefeller, Global Energy Alliance Cross $100 million Mark in Africa Electrification Push
The Rockefeller Foundation and the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet have crossed the $100 million threshold in funding for Mission 300, the World Bank and African Development Bank’s…
- 2 Apr 2014
Nigeria’s Economic Growth Takes Front Burner @ Economist Nigeria Summit
Stakeholders within various sectors of the economy have unanimously agreed that the economic divide between the North and the South within the country, is one key driver behind instability in…
- Business2 Sept 2026
WIOCC Group Secures Strategic Investment from AFC, Vision Invest to Accelerate its Digital Infrastructure Expansion Across Africa
WIOCC Group, Africa's leading carrier-neutral digital infrastructure platform, today announced the signing of a Shareholder Subscription Agreement (SSA) with Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) and Vision International Investment Company (Vision Invest), through which the two investors will make a combined US $300 million investment in the company.
- 13 Mar 2014
Finance Minister Confirmed to Speak at the Nigeria Summit 2014
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, coordinating minister for the Economy and Finance, has just confirmed to speak at the Nigeria Summit 2014 according to Economist Events, organizers of the …
- 24 Nov 2017
IFC Invests to aid Better Access to Quality and Affordable Healthcare in Nigeria
International Finance Corporation (IFC) the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets has announced that it recently committed an equity investment of…
- 18 Jun 2024
ntel Taps Adrian Wood as CEO, Plans to Raise $550m
Mr. Adrian Wood, former chief executive officer (CEO) of MTN Nigeria has returned to the Nigerian telecoms space as the new chief executive officer of ntel, which provides 4G LTE advanced network in…
- 30 Mar 2021
Accelerex Offers Ghanaian Customers more Digital Payment Options
Accelerex Ghana has hit a new milestone, after being granted an enhanced Payment Service Provider (PSP) licence from the Bank of Ghana (BoG), under the Payment Systems and Services Act, 2019 (Act…
- 13 Oct 2015
Ministerial Nominees: Odimegwu, Oyinlola, Others on Buhari’s 2nd List
President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday sent the second list of ministerial nominees to Senate President Bukola Saraki. This is coming 12 days after the first list was sent to the lawmakers, who will…
- 6 Apr 2024
Tinubu Appoints Nwagba as CEO of CREDICORP
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Uzoma Nwagba as managing director/chief executive officer, Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation (CREDICORP). Uzoma Nwagba CrediCorp, is a company…
- 2 Jun 2023
AfDB Approves $20m Investment in Private Equity Fund
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved an equity investment of $20 million in the Africa50 Infrastructure Acceleration Fund I, in support of its target to…
- 31 Jul 2014
CBO Capital Arranges $55m for Owel-Linkso Gas Plant Acquisition
Owel-Linkso Group has completed the acquisition of the Egbaoma Gas Processing Plant located in OML 38, from the Platform Petroleum/Newcross Joint Venture. The equity investment supporting the…
- 14 Oct 2021
Networks Partner to Catalyze Impact Investing in Africa
Africa offers arguably the highest potential impact investment opportunities globally and is poised for strong economic growth. However, this can only happen if these opportunities are strategically…
- 1 Sept 2016
Standard Bank Predicts Increased M&A Activity in African Telecom, Media
Standard Bank, Africa’s largest bank by assets, is partnering with international news and events provider TMT Finance for the inaugural TMT Finance Africa in Lagos 2016 Conference, which is bringing…
- Telecom29 Aug 2026
Ayeni Adekunle Urges Indigenous Firms To Leverage Corporate Partnerships For Global Scale
Ayeni Adekunle, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of BlackHouse Media (BHM), has urged Nigerian entrepreneurs to leverage strategic corporate ecosystems and trade platforms to build multinationals capable of dominating international markets.
- 1 Jun 2023
NITDA Emphasizes on Regional Collaboration @ GITEX Africa
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has reiterated the need for regional collaboration in accelerating digital transformation across Africa, provide opportunities that can…
- 4 Mar 2020
Africa’s Business Leaders Converge in Abidjan with Glo’s Support
From March 9 to 10, 2020, heads of governments, Chief Executive Officers (CEOs), international investors, experts and high-level policy makers will converge in Abidjan, the economic hub of Cote…
- 26 Mar 2019
AfDB, Tony Elumelu Foundation Partner to Support Youth Entrepreneurs in Africa
The African Development Bank and the Tony Elumelu Foundation have signed a Letter of Intent to accelerate youth entrepreneurship across Africa. The partnership will bring about future collaboration…
- 16 Sept 2022
Central Securities Clearing System Joins ISSA’s Board
ISSA has announced that Central Securities Clearing System plc (CSCS), Nigeria, has become a member organisation of the Board of Directors of ISSA, effective September 2022. Haruna Jalo-Waziri, CEO…
- 16 Jun 2025
GSMA, Mobile Industry Call for Strengthened Action to Advance Child Online Protection in Africa
The GSMA, in partnership with the mobile industry, is calling for strengthened collective action to protect children online across Africa. Building on insights from a high-level roundtable convened…