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- 21 May 2019
Smile Telecoms Appoints Farroukh as Group Chief Executive Officer
Smile Telecoms, a Pan-African telecommunications group with operations in Nigeria, Uganda, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, today announces the appointments of Mr. Ahmad Farroukh as…
- 13 Mar 2024
Heirs Technologies Appoints Obong Idiong as Chief Executive Officer
Heirs Technologies, a leading digital transformation company, has announced the appointment of Obong Idiong as its chief executive officer. Idiong brings considerable experience in the technology…
- 4 Jul 2024
9mobile Reposition with Appointment of Obafemi Banigbe as Chief Executive Officer
As part of preparation for a new phase of business transformation, the Board of Directors of Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services Limited (EMTS), operating as 9mobile, has announced the…
- 2 Nov 2016
eFraud Confab: Industry CEOs, Stakeholders Meet in Lagos
Top-notch chief executive officers (CEOs) of organisation from within and outside the electronic payment industry and other key stakeholders in the economy are set to converge on Lagos next week for…
- 25 Jul 2021
Dr. Obi Bags Life Time Achievement Award for Pioneering Digital Payment
Dr. Valentine Obi, founder and group chief executive officer of eTranzact Global was at the weekend in Lagos honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award for pioneering end-to-end card and digital…
- 18 Mar 2014
OBJ, Okere, Amuchinenwa Others Now IIM-Africa Fellows
Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, former president of Nigeria was joined by Austin Okere, founder and chief executive officer, Computer Warehouse Group (CWG), Rita Amuchienwa (Mrs), senior territory manager,…
- 26 Jun 2014
Okere Urges NiRAN to Target MSME for .NG
Austin Okere, founder and group chief executive officer (CEO) Computer Warehouse Group (CWG) plc, has highlighted the potential of digital explosion in Nigeria, saying that a framework for the…
- 26 Jun 2016
UN Unveils Common Ground Initiative with Advertising’s ‘Big Six’ for SDGs
Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General at the weekend, announced the launch of a first-of-its-kind initiative developed among the six largest communications businesses globally in support of…
- 27 Jan 2016
Global Business, Government Leaders to Speak at Economist’s Nigeria Summit 2016
The events’ arm of the foremost International socio economics news magazine, The Economist Events has concluded plans to hold the 11th edition of the annual Nigeria Summit. Slated for Monday, March 7…
- 7 Apr 2024
UNN SUG Appoint Kingsley Adonu, S Mobile CEO as Patron
Mr. Kingsley Adonu, founder and chief executive officer of S Mobile Group, has been appointed as patron by the executive council, Students Union Government (SUG), University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN).…
- 24 Jun 2014
CWG Can Be Next Google with CWG 2.0- Okere
Austin Okere, founder and chief executive officer, Computer Warehouse Group (CWG) Plc, has noted that the company has the potential to become the next Google, given the business prospects of her new…
- 4 Aug 2015
EMP CEO Visits CWG Facility
Mr. Murat Ozulku, chief executive officer, Emerging Markets Payments Group (EMP), has led a delegation of the Company’s executives on a working visit to the corporate head office of Computer…
- 17 Jul 2014
Okere, Over 35 Others Confirmed Speakers for #NCSEnugu2014
Mr. Austin Okere, founder and chief executive officer, Computer Warehouse Group (CWG) and close to 40 guest speakers have lined up for this year's Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) national…
- 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…
- 15 Dec 2022
Ogundeyi, Kuda CEO Predicts Digital Financial Services to be Mainstream in next 10 years
Mr. Babs Ogundeyi, Co-founder and Group Chief Executive Officer, Kuda Technologies Limited, has posited the boost of digital financial services in Nigeria in the future, saying there is hope for…
- 11 Nov 2022
AfCFTA will Forge Collaborations Among e-commerce Firms on the Africa, Accelerate Growth - Alerzo CEO
At the just concluded Africa Fintech Summit held in Cape Town, South Africa, Adewale Opaleye, the founder and group chief executive officer of Alerzo posited that the African Continental Free Trade…
- 30 Mar 2020
Paga Introduces Measures to Reduce Cash Handling
Paga said that it has introduced measures aimed at reducing cash handling to slow the spread of COVID-19. A statement by Tayo Oviosu, founder and group chief executive officer, said this became…
- 15 Mar 2017
Seriki, Late Omatek CEO for Burial March 31
Burial arrangements for Late Engineer Florence Seriki, founder and chief executive officer of Omatek Ventures Plc, has been announced. Seriki, an engineer, until her death on March 3, 2017 at the…
- 10 Jan 2014
CWG Boss Inducted into ADA Hall of Fame
Austin Okere, founder and chief executive officer, Computer Warehouse Group (CWG) Plc, has been inducted into the maiden Africa Digital Awards Hall of Fame for his sterling contribution in…
- 19 Nov 2024
Tosin Eniolorunda Advocates for Women-Centric Financial Inclusion
For financial inclusion to be sustainable, especially for women, it must no longer be treated as a buzzword, charitable social activity or a checklist to be marked. L-R: Dr. Jameelah…
- 11 May 2022
Halo Financial Services Launches into Nigeria Fintech Space
Halo Financial Services Ltd, a fintech start-up has launched with an innovative approach to help Nigerians manage and grow their money. L-R: Chief Investment Officer, Halo Capital Management, Kunle…
- 4 Jun 2026
Moniepoint CEO Pushes New Credit Revolution for Millions of Nigerian Small Businesses
As the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) officially rolled out its ambitious Nigeria Payments System Vision (PSV) 2028 framework in Abuja, industry leaders are shifting the conversation from how money…
- 7 Dec 2025
Optimus AI LABS CEO Showcases AI Breakthroughs in Nigeria’s Financial Sector
Mr. Lanre Basamta, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Optimus AI LABS, has unveiled a suite of artificial intelligence innovations poised to transform Nigeria’s financial services industry,…
- 15 Jul 2015
Helios Towers Africa Appoints New CEO
Helios Towers Africa, one of the leading, independent telecommunications towers companies in Africa, has announced the appointment of Kash Pandya as its new chief executive officer and director, with…
- 16 Apr 2023
Why Nigeria Needs Homegrown Cyber Security Solutions –Eko Innovation Centre Boss
Victor Gbenga Afolabi, Chief Executive Officer and founder of Eko Innovation Center, an enterprise development Centre for startup and MSMEs, has said that Nigeria needs homegrown cyber security…
- 31 Oct 2025
Prince Nnamdi Ekeh, Oxford-Trained Tech Whizkid , CEO of Konga group, Honoured With Forbes and EuroKnowledge Award
We live in a digital era where the spotlight often flickers over fleeting trends and hollow titles and very little authenticity. However, Prince Nnamdi Ekeh, Group Chief Executive Officer of Konga…
- 14 Feb 2024
Tradeshift Appoints Iain Balchin as Chief Financial Officer
Tradeshift, the B2B e-commerce and fintech platform, today announces that Iain Balchin has joined the company on a permanent basis as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Iain brings over 25 years of…
- 7 Nov 2021
Adia Sowho, Chief Marketing Officer, MTN Nigeria Others Express Optimism About the Future of Nigerian Startups
Adia Sowho, Chief Marketing Officer, MTN Nigeria has expressed optimism about the future of the Nigerian startups while discussing the Nigerian Startup Bill at the Nigerian Economic Pre-Summit event.…
- 19 May 2026
Maida, EVC NCC to Lead Speakers @ 17th Africa’s BoICT Merit & Leadership Lecture
Dr. Aminu Maida, executive vice chairman and chief executive officer (EVC/CEO), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has has been confirmed as a Special Guest of Honour at this year’s Africa…
- 29 Oct 2015
Seni Adetu Chairs Africa Retail Congress in South Africa
Mr. Seni Adetu, a former managing director and chief executive officer, Guinness Nigeria Plc, is billed to lead an array of panelists and discussants as Chairman at the 2015 Retail Congress Africa…