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- 25 Nov 2016
AfDB Appoints Ebrima Faal Director, Nigeria Country Office
The African Development Bank has appointed Ebrima Faal as the Director for the Nigeria Country Office with effect from 1 December 2016. The Nigeria Country Office is the largest single office of the…
- 18 Sept 2018
Andela Taps David-Ashiru as Nigeria’s Country Director
Andela, a company that builds high-performing engineering teams by investing in Africa’s most talented software developers, has appointed Omowale David-Ashiru as its Nigeria Country Director. …
- 20 Apr 2021
US Disease Control Agency Appoints Dr Adetinuke Boyd as New Country Director for Nigeria
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has appointed Dr. Mary Adetinuke Boyd as the new Country Director for Nigeria. The US Mission in Nigeria made this known in a statement…
- 17 Jul 2024
UK Appoints Mark Smithson New Country Director to Lead UK-Nigeria Trade and Investment Relations
UK has appointed Mr. Mark Smithson the Country Director for the UK’s Department for Business and Trade (DBT) in Nigeria. He takes over from Chim Chalemera who recently concluded a 3-year posting in…
- 6 Dec 2021
Ecobank Appoints Lawal Managing Director of Nigeria Subsidiary
The Ecobank Group has announced the appointment of Jubril Mobolaji Lawal as its Regional Executive and Managing Director designate of Ecobank Nigeria. The appointment was announced ahead of the…
- 6 Aug 2024
VertoFX Appoints Dr. Austin Okpagu as Nigeria Country Manager
VertoFX, the global financial technology firm delivering enterprise grade cross-border payments, FX and banking solutions across emerging markets, has announced the appointment of Dr. Austin Okpagu…
- 14 Oct 2019
Nigeria, Other African Countries Identified among IFC Sustainable Banking Networks
Nigeria and four other countries in Africa are among thirty-eight emerging market economies that have initiated key banking reforms to drive development and fight climate change, according to the…
- 20 Mar 2014
Makwane, New Country Manager Microsoft Nigeria Resumes Officially
Microsoft has announced the appointment of Kabelo Makwane as the company’s new country manager for Nigeria. A seasoned technology professional and long-standing member of the Microsoft family, South…
- 22 Apr 2020
Coven Works Announces Dunsin Fatuase as New Country Director
As demand for the value that Coven Works delivers to the global market increases, expansion and reformation are bound to be the management stride. With its presence in Nigeria since 2018,…
- 6 Sept 2018
New Ecobank Nigeria Managing Director Promises Customer-Centricity Policies
Patrick Akin Akinwuntan, Managing Director and Regional Executive of Ecobank Nigeria, has promised to focus on customer-friendly policies as he starts his new role yesterday. The vastly experienced…
- 2 Feb 2014
Nigeria Wins Country Hosting Right for World Electronics Forum 2014
The Board of Directors of the World Electronics Forum (WEF), through Consumer Electronics and Technologies Industry Association (CETIA) of Africa, has granted the Country Hosting Right (CHR) for the…
- 16 Jun 2017
Viola Graham-Douglas Emerges Guinness Nigeria’s Corporate Relations Director
Guinness Nigeria Plc has announced the appointment of Viola Graham-Douglas as its Corporate Relations Director, effective June 1, 2017. Mrs. Graham-Douglas started her career in the banking industry…
- 30 Jan 2012
Nigeria @ 50, Experts Say Country Has Under Achieved
Nigeria’s information and communications technologies (ICTs) best brains gathered at the weekend to take stock of the country’s achievements, 50 years after independence and their verdict was damning…
- 5 Oct 2010
Nigeria @ 50, Experts Say Country Has Under Achieved
Nigeria’s information and communications technologies (ICTs) best brains gathered at the weekend to take stock of the country’s achievements, 50 years after independence and their verdict was damning…
- 20 Jul 2018
Ecobank Nigeria Gets New Managing Director
Ecobank Nigeria has announced the appointment of Mr Patrick Akinwuntan as the Managing Director designate of the bank. The bank in a statement, said through its Corporate Affairs Department in Lagos,…
- 7 Aug 2020
Nigeria Leads Other African Countries in Data Protection – DG-NITDA
As Nigeria continue to record success in Data Protection Regulation, Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director general, National Information Technology Agency (NITDA), said that, the country has recorded…
- 14 Jul 2024
Osagie Okunbor, Shell Nigeria MD Honoured for Exemplary Leadership
Osagie Okunbor, managing director, Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited, and country chair, Shell Companies in Nigeria, has been recognised for his “Invaluable contributions to the…
- 12 Jul 2021
M-KOPA Expands to Nigeria, Appoints New Country General Manager
M-KOPA, the leading connected asset financing platform, today announces it has officially expanded to Nigeria. To lead the Nigeria team, M-KOPA has named Babajide Duroshola as the new General…
- 6 Oct 2021
HP Appoints Emmanuel Asika as New Country Head for HP Nigeria
HP Inc. is pleased to announce that Emmanuel Asika has been appointed as the new Country Head for HP Inc, Nigeria, effective 1 August 2021. Supporting customers and partners across the West African…
- 12 Jul 2015
Airtel Nigeria Names Owolabi as HR Director
Leading telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, has announced the appointment of Gbemiga Owolabi as director, Human Resources. According to the telco, the appointment, which takes…
- 8 Feb 2026
ITU Top Director Visits NITDA, Boosts Nigeria's Digital Literacy Push
Dr. Cosmas Luckyson Zavazava, Director Telecommunication Development Bureau of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), has paid a courtesy visit to the the National Information Technology…
- 15 Feb 2019
YouTube Unveils 2018 Year-End Ads Leaderboards
YouTube on Thursday unveiled the top ads of the year in Nigeria and globally for 2018. Juliet Ehimuan-Chiazor, Country Director, Google Nigeria unveiled this during a media chat with news men in…
- 10 Apr 2020
Nigeria Looks Elsewhere as Countries Package Spectrum Relief
The COVID-19 pandemic has focused the world on how technology could help to reduce the scale of the tragedy and save lives. As citizens face huge restrictions on the way they live their lives; some…
- 12 Dec 2013
Too Many Agencies Fighting Cyber Crimes Nigeria-Sesan
Gbenga Sesan, executive director, Paradigm Initiative Nigeria (PIN), has decried the existence of multiple agencies in the fight against cyber crimes in Nigeria, and insisted that the country does…
- 10 Jun 2015
Ha-Shem Network Recognized 2015 Microsoft Country Partner of the Year in Nigeria
Ha-Shem Network Services Ltd. has proudly announced it has won the 2015 Microsoft Country Partner of the Year Award for Nigeria. The company was honored among a global field of top Microsoft partners…
- 7 Jun 2014
AfDB Imstitutes $100Bn for Industrial Development
African Development Bank has instituted a 100 billion dollars infrastructure fund to fast track the continent’s industrial development . Dr Ousmane Dore, Nigeria Country Director of …
- 15 Mar 2010
Aku Becomes Ecobank Managing Director
The Board of Directors of Ecobank Nigeria Plc has announced the appointment of Mr. Jibril J. Aku as the new managing director of Ecobank Nigeria. Prior to this appointment, Aku was the executive…
- 10 Aug 2019
World Bank Net Commitment to Nigeria Hits $11bn
Mr Rachid Benmessaoud, Country Director, World Bank Group, says the bank’s net commitment to Nigeria over the years is about 11 billion dollars. He said this yesterday in Abuja at the maiden edition…
- 18 Jul 2022
Medical Experts Advocate for Universal Health Coverage and Effective Primary Health Care
To strengthen health security and a decentralized health system in Nigeria with regards to epidemic preparedness, the Federal Government of Nigeria has been encouraged to not only pay keen attention…
- 21 Oct 2020
World Bank Report Suggests a Stronger Private Sector Could Boost Nigeria’s Economic Growth
A new report from IFC and the World Bank focused on the health of Nigeria’s economy finds that a broader private sector-led growth strategy could help Nigeria realize its immense potential by…