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- 10 Aug 2021
Lamide Johnson Joins KTN Global Alliance Africa as Country Lead
Lamide Johnson has joined the KTN Global Alliance Africa as Country Lead (Nigeria). Lamide Johnson This is a six-year pioneer project co-funded by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development…
- 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…
- 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…
- 1 May 2020
Anita Aiyudu-Adesiyan, MTV SAF’s Country Manager Makes List Of 50 Leading Ladies In Corporate Nigeria
To commemorate Workers’ Day this year, Leading Ladies Africa just published its annual list of 50 Leading Ladies in Corporate Nigeria, and on the list this year, along with 49 other phenomenal women…
- 7 Feb 2021
Pantami Praises MTN for Appointing Nigerian CEO
Dr. Isa Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, says the government is pleased with the appointment of a Nigerian to lead MTN Nigeria, the country’s leading provider of…
- 26 Sept 2014
Airtel, Trace Unveil Music Contest For 13 African Countries
‎Bharti Airtel, a leading telecommunications service provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, has today partnered with TRACE Music Star and global recording icon Akon to…
- 17 Nov 2015
Airtel Africa, Facebook Launch Free Basic Services in 17 African countries
Bharti Airtel Africa, a leading telecommunications service provider with operations in 17 countries across Africa, has announced its partnership with Facebook which will see the launch of Free Basics…
- 4 Jan 2016
Key Dimensions that Will Drive Nigeria Online Marketplace Space in 2016- Masha
Lola Masha is the country manager, OLX Nigeria, the leading online classifieds player in the country. Masha joined OLX Nigeria in February 2014 with the goal of building a world-class, trusted and…
- 27 May 2015
OLX Believes Classified Ads Space in Nigeria is Booming – Masha
Lola Masha is the country manager, OLX Nigeria, the leading online classifieds player in the country. Lola Masha joined OLX Nigeria in February 2014 with the goal of building a world-class online…
- 3 Mar 2015
Visa, Airtel Extend Mobile Payments to Seven African Countries
Visa Inc. and Bharti Airtel, a leading telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, on Monday announced a partnership to bring innovative mobile…
- 7 Apr 2016
UAE Joins Microsoft's International Think-Tank on Education
Microsoft has announced that the United Arab Emirates will be a founding member of a global initiative called Leading Countries of the World in Transforming Education, a bold programme that will…
- 24 Dec 2014
CBN Signs MoU with DMBs to Boost Power Supply
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has signed another agreement with the Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) in the country to boost power supply in the country. Leading the signing of the agreement on Monday, in…
- 23 Oct 2012
Nigeria Leads SmartPhones Penetration in Africa
Nigeria, the most populous African country is leading its counterparts on the continent in smartphones penetration with a penetration 41 percent . The country is followed by followed by South Africa…
- 3 Nov 2021
Digital Lab Africa Showcases 2021 Top 7 Africa Digital Arts Innovators from 5 Countries
Leading digital arts innovators platform Digital Lab Africa (DLA) has showcased the work of its winners of the 5th Digital Lab Africa awards at the Fakugesi Digital Arts Festival in South Africa. The…
- 13 Jan 2026
Nigeria, Others Lag Behind as Egypt Tops Africa in AI Readiness
Nigeria and other Sub-Saharan Africa countries rank ninth out of nine global regions as Egypt has emerged as Africa’s leading country in artificial intelligence readiness, ranking first on the…
- 11 May 2022
PMI and New Horizons Forge Partnership to Boost Youth Employability in Nigeria
Project Management Institute (PMI), the world's leading association for project professionals, has announced a strategic partnership with the country's leading ICT Training and Exam Testing…
- 28 Oct 2025
Moniepoint Unveils Nigeria's First Informal Economy AI Chatbot, As FG Lauds Fintech Giant for Powering Business Growth Across the Country
Moniepoint Inc, Africa's leading business payments and personal banking servicing platform, has launched "M", Nigeria’s first artificial intelligence-powered chatbot dedicated to demystifying the…
- 3 May 2020
Ndu Ka, Life Beer’s New Campaign Excites Consumers
Nigeria Breweries Plc, makers of Life Continental Lager beer, has launched a new campaign for the leading beer brand in the country, Ndu ka , which connotes, Life Is Important . The new…
- 20 Jun 2021
TeamApt Reiterates Commitment to Transform Financial Services in Africa
TeamApt, one of Nigeria’s leading Fintech companies, has reiterated its commitment to transform financial services in Africa. The company, “currently leading the country's agency banking industry,”…
- 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…
- 14 Apr 2015
Travel Africa Story launches in Nigeria, S/Africa
Travel Africa Story has launched its online portal in two leading African countries, South Africa and Nigeria. Given the rich culture and tradition of these countries, Travel Africa Story aims to…
- 24 Feb 2015
AIG Opens New Office in Yaba, Now in 26 Countries
Africa Internet Group (AIG), the leading internetgroup in Africa, has moved itsoffice located in Yaba area of Lagos State. The three-stairs, smart office-building houses six of AIG ventures in…
- 30 Jan 2020
Abubakar says Galaxy Backbone Position to Lead Digital Inclusion
Galaxy Backbone Limited was uniquely built as a national resource to lead country-wide digital inclusion drive, says Professor Muhammad Abubakar, the MD/CEO . Abubakar was a guest speaker at the 2020…
- 24 Jun 2021
Nigeria to Lead Africa in AI, Blockchain Technology – NITDA DG
Mr. Kashifu Inuwa, director general of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA ), said Nigeria will lead other African countries in artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain…
- 13 Feb 2024
Mastercard Taps Folasade Femi-Lawal as New Country Manager for West Africa
Mastercard, a leading company in digital payments and technology, is pleased to announce the appointment of Folasade Femi-Lawal as the new Country Manager and Area Business Head for West Africa. With…
- 27 Aug 2016
Forex Scarcity Could Lead to National Calamity
Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) has warned that the lingering foreign exchange scarcity in the country could lead to a “national health calamity” among Nigerians. PSN said that the situation…
- 14 Nov 2014
Broll Nigeria Celebrates 10th Year Anniversary
Broll Property Services Nigeria, the country’s leading commercial property company recently celebrated 10 years of operations in Nigeria. Commenting on Broll’s growth, Mr. Michau, head of Operations,…
- 4 Jul 2016
Broll Converges Experts To Discuss Growth Prospects for Retail Sector
Broll Property Services Nigeria, the country’s leading Property Services Company hosted retail industry experts to a roundtable forum to discuss the growth prospects in the retail industry at…
- 12 Jul 2017
Africa Leads Global Mobile Money with 140 Schemes in 39 Countries
Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for more than half of all mobile money deployments worldwide and is pioneering a range of new mobile money use cases, according to new GSMA data. The latest ‘State of…
- 18 Mar 2013
Nigeria May Suffer due to Global Defence Cuts, Pirates
Nigeria’s coastline could become more vulnerable than it has ever been before as global defence budget suffer cuts. As the defence budgets of leading countries around the world are cut, anti-piracy…