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- 20 Nov 2017
NCC, CBN Query Barclays’ Transparency in Sale of 9mobile
The handling of the sale process of 9mobile by Barclays Africa, the financial advisers, has come attack from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC),…
- 27 Mar 2015
Barclays Applies for Equities Trading License in Nigeria
Barclays Africa Group Ltd., which is expanding on the continent after buying most of its parent’s operations in Africa, has applied for an equities trading license in Nigeria in addition to a…
- 1 Mar 2018
Barclays Africa Plans Expansion to Nigeria for Growth
Barclays Africa Group, South Africa’s No.2 lender by market value, plans to extend its reach throughout the continent, it said on Thursday after posting annual profit up nearly 4 percent. Chief…
- 16 Dec 2024
RCCG Turns Former Barclays Banks’s Branch Building into Church
A former Barclays branch building in Middleton is set to be transformed into a church, two years after the bank shut its doors. The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG)has received council…
- 5 Mar 2018
Smile Telecoms Says Sale of 9Mobile to Teleology “Untidy”
Smile Telecoms, one of the telcos shortlisted in the bid process for 9Mobile sale, has described as “untidy” the manner in which Barclays Africa, financial advisors to the deal, has so far managed…
- 22 Feb 2018
Confirmed: Teleology is New Owner of 9Mobile
Mr Boye Onasanya, chief executive officer of 9Mobile, has confirmed that Teleology Holding is the preferred buyer of the telecommunication company. This came as Barclays Africa, the financial…
- 22 May 2026
Airtel Africa Launches $110m Share Buyback Programme for Capital Efficiency
Airtel Africa Plc has announced a strategic initiative in partnership with Barclays Capital Securities Limited to execute on-market share purchases totaling up to $110 million. This initiative will…
- 22 Sept 2025
Airtel Africa Extends $100M Share Buyback Plan
Airtel Africa has extended its $100 million share buyback programme, first launched in December 2024, in partnership with Barclays Capital Securities Limited. The scheme, aimed at improving…
- 26 Jul 2010
DSTV Wins EPL Rights, Nigerians Fear Tariff Hike
DStv’s SuperSport came from behind to score a winner last week as it acquired Barclays Premier League rights for Nigeria beating opposition from other pay-tv companies in the country including…
- 11 Mar 2025
Airtel Buys Back 66,089 Units of Own Shares
Airtel Africa announced on Tuesday, that it has purchased about 66, 089 of its ordinary shares of $ 0.50 each from Barclays Capital Securities Limited. The telecoms firm said the move is pursuant to…
- 23 Nov 2009
Another Big Bang from HiTV
High Television better known as HiTV, the Entertainment Highway's multi-channel digital satellite TV service has struck it big again by winning the exclusive broadcast rights for the Barclays Premier…
- 24 Feb 2016
DStv Scores Hat-Trick on Compact
MultiChoice has announced on Tuesday, that the world’s best football leagues – the Barclays Premier League (EPL) and La Liga - and the Euro 2016 will be available to DStv Compact subscribers in…
- 23 Dec 2024
Airtel Africa to Return $100m to Shareholders via Share Buyback
Airtel Africa, a provider of telecommunications and mobile money services, has announced the commencement of a second share buyback programme that will return up to $100m to shareholders. The share…
- 18 Mar 2025
£15bn Petro Union Fraud: AGF Defends Nigeria's Wealth at Supreme Court
In a significant move to safeguard Nigeria from potential fraud, the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has led a team of senior lawyers to…
- 26 Jan 2018
Adrian Wood’s Teleology Buys 9mobile in $500m Deal
Teleology Holdings, a special purpose vehicle promoted by Adrian Wood, a former chief executive officer of MTN Nigeria, has been selected as the preferred bidder of 9mobile, according to New…
- 11 Jan 2018
No Anointed Firm to Acquire 9Mobile- NCC
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), said that it has not anointed any firm to acquire 9Mobile and advised Nigerians to disregard newspaper speculations on the outcome of the ownership transfer…
- 22 Oct 2014
Sub Saharan African Equity Issuance Triples to $ 6.4Bn
Thomson Reuters, the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, has released the quarterly investment banking analysis for the Sub Saharan Africa region and…
- 22 Sept 2014
MasterCard Appoints Elliott, Division President in South Africa
MasterCard, a technology company in the global payments industry, has appointed Mark Elliott as Division President for South Africa. Based in Johannesburg, as disclosed on its website, MasterCard…
- 10 Apr 2019
Absa, South African Top Bank to Open Shop in Nigeria
Absa, South African lender is aiming to make a start on its investment bank-focused expansion into Nigeria in the second half of this year, according to Charles Russon, chief executive of the…
- 2 Oct 2013
Osun Issues Nigeria’s First Sukuk Worth N10Bn
Osun State has issued a 10 billion naira sukuk yielding 14.75 percent, bankers said on Wednesday, the first Islamic bond from a major economy in sub-Saharan Africa. The sukuk is based on an ijara…
- 19 Aug 2013
Ekhator Becomes 1st Indigenous Sales Director of CIS
Computer Information Systems (CIS), one of Nigeria’s premier ICT companies has appointed Osaretin Moses Ekhator as its first indigenous sales director for its Nigerian operations effect August 1. The…
- 1 Feb 2010
Copyright Commission, HiTV Raid CTL over Alleged Piracy
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) and HiTV last Wednesday raided offices of Communication Trends Limited (CTL) nationwide, owned by Uzo Udemba. The raids took place at CTL offices in…
- 5 Mar 2015
Thomson Reuters Inaugurates 4th Trading Africa Summit in Cape Town
Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, has inaugurated the 4th Trading Africa Summit in Cape Town, South Africa. The summit,…
- 7 Mar 2013
FG Earmarks N950Bn for Security in 2013 Budget
Federal Government has earmarked some N950 billion in this year’s budget to tackle the internal security challenges confronting the country. A breakdown showed that the armed forces will get…
- 17 Mar 2015
GOtv Launches in Four New Cities
GOtv continues to expand its reach to hundreds of thousands of households as it makes an entry into four new cities. The latest cities to benefit from the quality programming of the low cost digital…
- 10 Nov 2014
New Rules to Ban Bailout for 'Too Big to Fail' Banks
New global rules to prevent banks that are "too big to fail" from being bailed out by taxpayers have been proposed, according to BBC. The rules, created by the Financial Stability Board (FSB), a…
- 2 Apr 2015
CIMA Global Business Challenges Begins, Nigerians to Participate
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), has invited entries from undergraduates in universities, polytechnics and monotechnics across Nigeria to participate in this year’s…
- 3 Jul 2015
GOtv Subscribers to Get 2 Months Extra Viewing
GOtv is giving new subscribers an elongated viewing experience in its latest consumer promotion termed, “GOtv Double Double”. From 1 July, every new subscriber who buys a complete GOtv set (decoder…
- 3 Sept 2015
Osinbajo Richer than Buhari, Own Houses in Lagos, UK
Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), Vice President of Nigeria is way richer than the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari whose liquid worth is put at less than N30 million as at 29 May, 2015. Buhari on the other…
- 21 Jan 2013
Firms Join Hands for Cheque Truncation Solution
Proactive Technologies Limited and Sybrin Systems (Pty) Limited have inked a partnership agreement that will led to the deployment of Sybrin Automated Cheque Truncation Solution to Nigerian banks.…