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- 20 Dec 2021
Damola Giwa Heads JumiaPay Nigeria, to Drive Innovation
Jumia Nigeria, the leading pan-African e-commerce platform has announced the appointment of Damola Giwa as the head of JumiaPay Nigeria, the digital payment and fintech platform of the company.…
- 17 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…
- 3 Dec 2019
UNIBEN Alumni Honours UBA’s Uzoka; Giwa-Osagie, Others
University of Benin Alumni Association, Lagos Chapter has honoured Mr. Kennedy Uzoka, group managing director/chief executive officer of United Bank for Africa(UBA). The honour which was conferred at…
- 13 Jun 2019
Google Marks World Blood Donor Day with LifeBank
Google recently hosted crème de la crème of Nigeria’s ICT journalists and bloggers to Temie Giwa-Tubuson's LifeBank Video Watch Party. This is in commemoration of this year’s World Blood Donor Day…
- 3 Jun 2019
Judge Threatens to Close ICPC’s Case against NBC Boss, Others
Justice Folashade Ogunbanjo-Giwa of the Federal High Court, Abuja on Monday threatened to close the case of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) against…
- 26 Jun 2019
N2.5Bn DSO Project: Lai Mohammed Fails to Appear in Court
Lai Mohammed, former minister of Information, on Wednesday, failed to appear before Justice Folashade Ogunbanjo Giwa of the Federal High Court Abuja, to explain his role in the approval of N2.5bn to…
- 19 May 2022
LCCI DG says New e-commerce Group will Ensure Conducive Policy, Regulatory Environment
By Adedoyin Giwa From improving sales volume, to facilitating automated processes in business transactions and the application of new technology, there's no disputing the fact that ecommerce is…
- 1 Aug 2023
Beyond doing good: Why ESG makes great business sense for African fintechs
By Funmi Dele-Giwa, General Counsel & Head, GRC at MFS Africa If you’re reading this, there’s a very good chance you’re already familiar with the acronym ESG. Standing for “environmental”,…
- 11 Mar 2016
Appeal Court Upholds Ibinabo's 5-Year Jail Term
Court of Appeal in Lagos on Friday, dismissed an appeal by Ibinabo Fiberesima, Nollywood actress challenging a jail term slammed on her by a Lagos High Court for the death of one Dr. Giwa Suraj. The…
- 4 Dec 2020
Alleged N2.9Bn Fraud @ NBC: Defendant Loses in Application against EFCC
Justice Giwa Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has thrown out the application of Patrick Are, second defendant in the trial of Emeka Mba, former director-general of National Broadcasting…
- 10 Mar 2021
How Ecommerce Market leader Opened up Food Delivery Service in Nigeria
By Adedoyin Giwa If there's any industry that has witnessed tremendous growth, impact and success in recent years, it is the online food delivery sector. Thriving on technology and digitalization,…
- 10 Feb 2020
NBC Boss Tells Court Has No Case Against Us in N2.5Bn DSO Trial
Ishaq Kawu Modibbo, director-general of National Broadcasting Commission (NBC); Pinnacle Communications Ltd, and two others, on Monday told Justice Folashade Ogunbanjo- Giwa of the Federal High Court…
- 25 Mar 2021
How Ecommerce Logistics Networks are growing Brands Businesses in Nigeria
By Adedoyin Giwa The logistics and supply chain sector is one of the fastest growing industries in Nigeria. According to a report by Logistics and Supply Chain Industry published in 2018, the sector…
- 8 Apr 2024
Multichoice Nigeria Reportedly Defrauded of N7.9Bn
Multichoice Nigeria Limited, owners of DStv and GOtv, popular cable television services was allegedly defrauded of the total sum of N7.9 billion. Premium Times citing court documents reported that…
- 7 Dec 2020
Firm Launches Innovative Community Based Platform
Factruse Nigeria limited, a highly innovative and systems integrated technology provider has launched an online community platform where youths and adults alike can engage each other in order to…
- 5 Dec 2019
ICPC Fails to Produce Lai Mohammed as Witness, Closes Its Case in DSO Trial
Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission (ICPC), on Tuesday failed to produce Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information, in court, to testify as prosecution witness in…
- 1 Jul 2019
NBC Boss, Others Kick Against Appearance of Lai Mohammed in N2.5Bn DSO Trial
Defendants in the case of alleged misapplication of N2.5 billion Federal Government Digital Switch-Over (DSO) programme, have countered application by the prosecution to present Alhaji Lai Mohammed,…
- 4 Jul 2019
Lai Mohammed, Ex-Minister to Testify in N2.5Bn DSO Project Trial
Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday granted an application to list Alhaji Lai Mohammed, former minister of Information and Culture, , as prosecution witness in a trial of alleged misapplication…
- 13 Feb 2023
NANS Names Tim Akano, CEO Of New Horizons, 2022 Man Of The Year
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), over the weekend, named the Chief Executive Officer of New Horizons Nigeria, Mr. Tim Akano, as the association's 2022 Man of the Year. According…
- 21 Sept 2022
Honeywell Group, LSETF Partner to Train Over 250 Selected Participants for Talent Development Programme
The Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) in partnership with Honeywell Group (HGL), has selected 260 beneficiaries for the Lagos Innovate Talent Development Programme from a pool of over 1000…
- 10 Jul 2022
Atiku Pledges to Continue Digitisation of Nigeria, Provides Enablement for Youth to Prosper
The former Vice President, under the Chief Olusegun Obasanjo democratic government, (1999-2007), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Waziri Adamawa and presidential candidate of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (…
- 12 Mar 2019
Alleged N2.5Bn Fraud: Court Orders NBC Boss to Appear ‘Even on Stretcher’
Federal High Court, Abuja, has ordered Mr Abdullahi Mustapha (SAN), to produce Kawu Modibbo, director-general of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), in court on the next adjourned date of…
- 30 Jun 2021
Betway Donates 18-Passenger Bus to Community Boxing GYM in Lagos
Betway Nigeria, Premium entertainment and gaming brand on Wednesday, donated an 18-passenger bus to EliteBox, a boutique boxing gym in Lagos, to provide transportation for club members. The donated…
- 14 Aug 2022
Court Orders First Bank to Pay Ex-Staff N23.3m for Wrongful Dismissal
An Abuja division of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) has ordered First Bank Plc, to pay a total sum of N23,307,134.57 million, to one of its former staff, for wrongful and unlawful…
- 26 Feb 2019
ICPC to Arraign NBC Boss, Others over Alleged N2.5Bn Fraud
Federal High Court, Abuja has fixed March 12 for the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to arraign Mr Ishaq Modibbo, director-general of the National…
- 11 Mar 2017
Cisco Commemorates Int’l Women’s Day with 5th Annual Impact Conference
In commemoration of 2017 International Women’s Day, Cisco (Nigeria) held ‘Woman of Impact Conference’ which has been its staple for several years and devoted to the professional development of women.…
- 30 Jan 2020
Witness Counters Defendant’s Claim in Alleged NBC N2.9Bn Fraud
Jackson Joseph Edet, prosecution witness, in the ongoing trial of Emeka Mba, former director-general of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), and four others before Justice Mojisola…
- 21 Oct 2019
Again, Minister’s Absence Delays Trial of NBC Boss
The absence of two prosecution witnesses on Monday stalled proceedings in the trial of Is’haq Modibo Kawu, director general, National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), and three others before a Federal…
- 9 Feb 2009
Ecobank Launches “Savers’ Harvest†Promo
ECOBANK Nigeria Plc has launched a “Savers’ Harvest” promo to reward customers for opening savings account with the bank. The “Savers’ Harvest” promotion which…
- 19 Sept 2024
Polaris Bank Announces New Board Appointments
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has constituted a full Board of Directors for Polaris Bank, Nigeria’s leading digital commercial retail Bank in a major transition that signals the remarkable…