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- 2 Aug 2013
Airtel Appoints Iguendha Chair for Gabon Operations
Bharti Airtel, a leading telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, on Friday announced the appointment of Mr. Claude Ayo Iguendha as board chairman…
- 29 Feb 2016
Fears NCC May Regulate OTT Services Are Misplaced- Danbatta
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), said that fears in some quarters that the Commission is out to regulate over the Top (OTT) services…
- 26 Oct 2009
UBA Records Increase in Gross Earnings
United Bank for Africa Plc has recorded a 17 percent increase in Gross Earnings for the fourth quarter ended September 30, 2009. The latest financial results from the bank presented at the Nigerian…
- 13 Jul 2010
Bharti Airtel Plans $300m Investment in Nigeria in 12 Months
Bharti Airtel that recently completed the acquisition of Zain Africa plans to invest $300 million in the first year of its operation in the country to grow the network. Mr. Manoj Kohli, chief…
- 19 Oct 2009
UBA Begins Operations in Kenya
United Bank for Africa Plc, the pan-African banking group has commenced operations in Kenya in continuation of its expansion drive. The bank formally opened its doors to customers in the country,…
- 7 Feb 2013
K-NET Transits to New Digital Communications Satellite
K-NET , a leading African telecommunications company offering triple-play voice, data and video services across sub-Saharan Africa, has announced the successful transition of its satellite-based…
- 7 Apr 2017
N’Korea Hackers Attack Nigerian Banks, Others – Report
A report from a Russian online cyber security firm, Kaspersky, has observed that North Korean hackers are allegedly attacking banks in 18 countries, including Nigeria. The organisation noted in its…
- 2 Dec 2014
UBA, Airtel to Provide New Mobile Financial Services Across Africa
United Bank for Africa (UBA), one of the largest financial services companies in Africa is partnering with Bharti Airtel, a leading telecommunications services provider with operations in 20…
- 12 Jan 2016
How Etisalat, Airtel Weather Business Storms in Africa- Report
Africa may well be the next frontier for growth and expansion for global telecom operators, but a number of major players have encountered serious challenges around the profitability of their…
- 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…
- 1 Dec 2015
Airtel Launches $9Bn 'Project Leap' to Reinforce Network
Bharti Airtel has reportedly announced a $9.04bn network expansion plan to drive mobile broadband access to villages and fixed broadband to towns across Asia and Africa over the next three years.…
- 24 Sept 2015
Airtel, Liquid Telecom Partner for Faster Mobile Broadband
Airtel has signed an agreement with Liquid Telecom to use the fibre provider's terrestrial fibre network to connect Airtel's mobile base stations and enterprises, in a bid to increase internet access…
- 2 Aug 2022
PIC Leads Pension Funds Investing in Africa’s Infrastructure via AFC
In a significant milestone for African pension capital being deployed for domestic infrastructure and industrial development, the Public Investment Corporation (PIC), Africa’s largest asset manager,…
- 22 Nov 2023
Onaro Adaeze Chukwuzolem, 15, Triumphs as Winner of UBA Foundation NEC 2023
Onaro Adaeze Chukwuzolem, 15-year-old, student of Fountain Heights Secondary School, Surulere Lagos, has triumphed as the overall winner of the 2023 UBA Foundation National Essay Competition, beating…
- 24 Nov 2008
Zain wins Pan Africa Operator Award
Telecommunications gaint, Zain has won the ‘Pan African Mobile Operator of the Year’ at the just concluded Nigeria Information Technology and Telecom Awards (Nitta 2008) for providing…
- 19 Jul 2016
UBA, Mastercard Seal Deal on 5-Year Card Issuance in 19 Markets
United Bank Africa (UBA) and Mastercard have announced a partnership which will see UBA act as the issuer for MasterCard in 18 new markets in Africa. The partnership which came into effect in the…
- 25 Aug 2025
Interpol Sting Sniffs Out Cyber Crime in Nigeria, Others
An Interpol-coordinated operation has led to the arrest of 1 209 suspected cyber criminals that targeted nearly 88 000 victims. Dubbed Operation Serengeti 2.0, the crackdown recovered $97.4 million…
- 15 Jun 2010
UBA, Dangote among Top 40 African Challengers - BCG
United Bank for Africa, the Pan-African banking group, has been listed by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), the global management consulting firm and leading advisor on business strategy, as one of…
- 11 Aug 2025
Airtel Money Africa Partners pawaPay for Seamless International Remittances Across Africa
Airtel Money Africa, Airtel Africa’s mobile money arm, announced an extended partnership with Africa’s largest mobile money payment service provider (PSP) pawaPay to enable seamless cross-border…
- 23 Mar 2021
Helios Announces Key Acquisitions to Advance Africa Aspirations
Independent telecom infrastructure company Helios Towers has signed agreements with Airtel Africa to acquire its passive infrastructure operating companies in Madagascar and Malawi, and has entered…
- 25 Apr 2018
Major boost for telecom services as Glo plans new submarine cable
In its bid to consolidate its position as the leading company in the Nigerian telecommunication industry, grandmasters of data, Globacom, has kicked-off the construction of a multi-billion naira…
- 1 Dec 2017
UBA Wins Big at The Bankers Award, the Oscars of the Financial Industry
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Pan-African financial institution, has once again proven its leadership on the continent, as the Banker Magazine crowned UBA the “African Bank of the Year 2017”.…
- 23 Mar 2012
Reducing Capex and Opex through Infrastructure Sharing
A recent report by Frost & Sullivan finds that mobile network backhaul infrastructure plays a key role in the delivery of services to end users and is likely to be an important spending area for…
- 11 Aug 2008
Akiolu, Oba of Lagos, Others Root for Zain
His royal highness, Rilwan Akiolu, Oba of Lagos was at the head of a star cast of over seven royal fathers who lent their weight in support as Celtel rebranded to Zain Nigeria alongside 13 other…
- 2 Nov 2009
UBA Opens in Tanzania
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, the pan-Africa financial services institution headquartered in Lagos Nigeria, has deepened its East African operations with the opening of United Bank for Africa…
- 20 Jun 2018
Nigeria Missing as Ghana, Others Lead African Telecoms
BuddeComm recently launched an exclusive Telecoms Maturity Index (TMI), that analyses the broadband, mobile and fixed Line markets of a country as well as a range of economic parameters to rank it on…
- 1 Oct 2013
Airtel, Ecobank Offer M-Banking Across Africa
Bharti Airtel has entered into a partnership with Africa's Ecobank Transnational to deliver Airtel Money across nine African countries where Airtel also has operations. The partnership between Airtel…
- 27 May 2014
Airtel Africa Tips Youth Development Key to Unlock Continent’s Growth Potential
Bharti Airtel, a leading global telecommunications company with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, on Monday reiterated its commitment to further support human capital in…
- 17 Mar 2022
UBA Partners with Cellulant to Expand its Reach in 19 Markets across Africa
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Africa’s global bank, and Cellulant (Cellulant.io), leading Pan-African Payments Company, have announced a partnership that will extend payment services for…
- 30 Nov 2009
RTGS Replacement: Perago Africa, CMA, Montran Meet CBN Requirements
Going by the critical requirements established by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for the Request for Proposal (RFP) for the deployment of a new Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) solution for the…