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- 3 Aug 2019
Ayeni Adekunle, BlackHouse Media Founder and CEO Named Fellow of the National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria
Ayeni Adekunle, Public Relations and Marketing expert and CEO of Nigeria’s leading PR agency, Black House Media (BHM) has joined an elite class of distinguished Nigerian professionals following his…
- 8 Apr 2026
Paga Group Rejigs Leadership as Oviosu, Founder Becomes Group CEO
Paga Group has announced a major leadership restructuring, marking 17 years of operation and signalling a strategic shift toward deeper financial infrastructure development, emerging technologies,…
- 20 Oct 2015
Corruption, Politicians Killed Econet Wireless- Founder
Strive Masiyiwa, CEO and founder of Econet Wireless, the first GSM operator to go live in Nigeria (in 2001) has opened fresh cans of worms up on how the company was killed by Nigerian factors. Over…
- 18 Nov 2019
Giwa-Tubosun, Nigerian Wins $250K Jack Ma Grant
Temie Giwa-Tubosun, CEO of LifeBank, has won $250,000 grant from the Jack Ma Foundation, at the foundation’s maiden Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI) ,which held in Accra, Ghana, at the…
- 8 Mar 2021
BlackHouse Media Launches Operation in UK
BlackHouse Media, a Nigerian public relations and communications company has announced the commencement of its UK operations. Ayeni Adekunle, founder, ceo of BHM Ayeni Adekunle, founder, ceo of BHM,…
- 11 Jun 2024
Meet 2024 winners of Mastercard Women SME Leaders Awards
Mastercard has announced the winners of the third edition of its Women SME Leaders Awards, celebrating the achievements of women-owned and led businesses across diverse sectors in the Eastern Europe,…
- 24 Feb 2022
Steve Babaeko Named a Visiting Fellow at the University of Reading
Steve Babaeko, founder and ceo of Nigeria's first pan-African Creative advertising Agency, X3M Ideas, has been named a Visiting Fellow of the Henley Business School at The University of Reading in…
- 2 Oct 2022
Nigeria Innovation Summit 2022 Backed by Omnibiz, Nexford University, Microsoft, NCC, NITDA, Union Bank, others
The Nigeria Innovation Summit (NIS) 2022, the hybrid edition, scheduled for Tuesday, October 4 to Saturday, October 8 2022, has received the support of critical industry stakeholders. Nigeria…
- 25 Jul 2016
Unilag Students Agog at Excellence in Life Campus Edition
The students of University of Lagos have applauded the Convener & Visionary of Excellence in Life (EIL) Campus, Dr Femi Paul and Guest Speaker Olakunle Soriyan, founder & CEO of The Olakunle…
- 6 Sept 2021
Endeavor Nigeria Unveils Inaugural Cohort for its ScaleUp Program
Endeavor Nigeria has unveiled the inaugural cohort of entrepreneurs for its new 10-week Endeavor ScaleUp Program that aims to support Nigeria’s most promising, high-impact business leaders.…
- 17 Sept 2024
GSMA MWC Kigali 2024 to explore role of connectivity in driving socio-economic growth across Africa
GSMA MWC Kigali will return to the Kigali Convention Center from 29-31 October 2024. MWC Kigali, Africa’s largest and most influential connectivity event, will convene powerful innovators and…
- 5 Sept 2022
Microsoft’s Senior Program Manager, Yemi Orimolade to Speak at EnterpriseCEO Media Masterclass
Yemi Orimolade, Communications Expert and Microsoft’s Senior Business Program Manager, Africa Development Center, and Ezekiel Solesi, Member Forbes Coaches Council and Founder, LIMB-simple academy,…
- 9 Jul 2020
BHM Founder, Ayeni Adekunle to Speak At 2020 Phyllion Tech PR Conference
Ayeni Adekunle, founder and ceo of Nigeria’s leading Media and Public Relations company, BHM, has been confirmed to speak at the 2020 Phyllion Tech PR Conference. First-of-its-kind in the…
- 15 Oct 2019
Four Nigerians Make Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative Top 10 Finalists List
The Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI) has identified the top 10 finalists for its grand finale event taking place in Accra, Ghana on 16 November 2019. Among them are four Nigerian…
- 5 Apr 2022
Mastercard Announces Winners of its Inaugural Mastercard Women SME Leaders Awards 2022
Mastercard has announced the winners of the first Mastercard Women SME Leaders Awards 2022 at a virtual ceremony, recognizing the success of women-led businesses in 22 categories and multiple…
- 19 Jul 2022
One Million Naira up for Grabs as X3M Ideas Organises First “Idea Hackathon”
Pan-African creative advertising agency, X3M Ideas has announced the first edition of its novel creative contest, ‘Idea Hackathon.’ Steve Bakaeko, founder and CEO of X3M Ideas As part of a series of…
- 4 May 2010
Clickatell CEO Recognized by Global Telecoms Business
Pieter de Villiers, founder and CEO of Clickatell has been named by Global Telecoms Business (GTB) as one of its esteemed “40 Under 40” executives who will likely run the telecoms…
- 25 Jun 2012
Michael Dell Makes Surprise Visit to Nigeria
Michael Dell, founder and chief executive officer of Dell Inc. made a surprise visit to Nigeria last week in a historic visit, in fulfillment of a promise made by Michael in September 2010 when…
- 11 May 2017
CcHub Launches ‘Diaspora Challenge’ in London
Co-Creation Hub, has launched its flagship ‘CcHub Diaspora Challenge’, an international project that will engage entrepreneurs, innovators and scientists from African communities in the UK and…
- 5 Jul 2021
Jeff Bezos Steps Down as Amazon CEO
Jeff Bezos, the American business magnate, who is founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Amazon, one of the world’s largest technological organisations will step down from the top position on…
- 3 Jan 2015
Elumelu Dangles $100m on NextGen African Entrepreneurs
The $100 Million Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP)– an annual programme of training, funding and mentoring, designed to empower the next generation of African entrepreneurs –…
- 30 May 2017
Sliide Airtime’s CEO Appears in Forbes Africa’s 30 Under 30 List
Forbes Africa has printed its annual list 30 under 30 list which recognises the most promising entrepreneurs building businesses in Africa. Sliide Airtime’s CEO and Co-Founder Mr Corbyn Munnik (aged…
- 14 Jan 2021
Njoroge, Cellulant CEO Leaving Firm
Ken Njoroge, one of the co-founders and CEO of Cellulant, a pan-African payments company has announced that he would be leaving the company in 2021. He made this announcement via a blogpost last…
- 16 Nov 2022
Alex Okosi Named One Of UK’s Most Influential Black Persons For Second Year Running
Alex Okosi, one of Africa's tech leaders, has been honoured as a member of the UK Powerlist 2023. Okosi, who is Managing Director, Emerging Markets, YouTube EMEA, received the honour for the second…
- 13 Jan 2015
Okere Charges Entrepreneurs on 3 Powers for Success in Business
Austin Okere, founder and Chief Executive Officer, Computer Warehouse Group Plc, has charged Small and Medium business owners to ensure that their business visions are driven by the “3 Powers of…
- 22 Nov 2019
Lagos FI Chapter Graduates 21, Changes to Stanbic IBTC-Founder Institute Lagos
Founder Institute, Lagos Chapter , in its maiden edition of Velocity, graduated its first cohort of entrepreneurs, after a rigorous 14-week class. The graduation ceremony which took place, on…
- 16 Jul 2021
Why The World Needs Public Relations More Than Ever Right Now
By Ayeni Adekunle, Founder and CEO of BlackHouse Media Businesses, governments, and people do themselves a huge disservice, if they continue to fail to see PR for what it is and should be: a…
- 13 Feb 2024
Elevating Real Estate Investment: Ikenna Ekeh – Visionary Entrepreneur Set to Redefine the Game
Ikenna Melvin Ekeh stands out as a third-generation entrepreneur, hailing from a lineage steeped in entrepreneurial spirit. Ikenna Melvin Ekeh, founder and CEO of Invidux, From a young age, Ikenna…
- 4 Jul 2023
Sonnie Ayere, DLM Capital Founder Bags LifeTime Achievement Award
Sonnie Babatunde Ayere, founder and Group CEO of DLM Capital Group, has received a lifetime achievement award from The International Investor. This award is intended exclusively for business…
- 7 Jul 2022
Furera Isma Jumare, Florence Chikezie, Ayanda More, others Join the Lineup of Speakers for PMI’s Africa Conference
Project Management Institute (PMI), the world's leading association for project professionals, has announced its lineup of speakers to include Furera Isma Jumare, Director-General, Jigawa State…