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- 22 Oct 2024
CEO of Trium Limited, Highlights the Future of Capital Markets @2024 ICMA FinTech & Digitalisation Forum
Adebayo Adewolu, the Chief Executive Officer of Trium Limited, delivered key insights at the 2024 International Capital Markets Association (ICMA) FinTech & Digitalisation Forum, held recently in…
- 16 Nov 2022
Alex Okosi Named One Of UK’s Most Influential Black Persons For Second Year Running
Alex Okosi, one of Africa's tech leaders, has been honoured as a member of the UK Powerlist 2023. Okosi, who is Managing Director, Emerging Markets, YouTube EMEA, received the honour for the second…
- 22 Feb 2022
FG Sues JP Morgan for $1.7 Bn over Oil Deal
A London court will today (Wednesday) begin to hear a lawsuit launched by Nigeria against U.S. bank JP Morgan Chase, claiming more than $1.7 billion for its role in a disputed 2011 oilfield deal. The…
- 1 Jun 2015
Intel to Buy Altera for $16.7Bn to Boost Data Center Business
Intel Corp agreed to buy Altera Corp for $16.7 billion as the world's biggest chipmaker seeks to make up for slowing demand from the PC industry by expanding its line-up of higher-margin chips used…
- 17 Sept 2015
New CBN Rule will Spur Online Market Activity- Jovago
In a bid to fast-track the transition of Nigeria’s cash-based economy to an online payments system, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued a directive which places existing withdrawal limits on…
- 13 Oct 2015
EMC Risks $2.5Bn to Dell if it Opts for Rival Bid
EMC Corp (EMC.N) said it would pay Dell Inc up to $2.5 billion in termination fees if the data-storage company accepts a "superior proposal". The company will have to pay about $2 billion before the…
- 6 Feb 2018
CSCS Unveils 5 Pillars for its 3-Year Strategic Plan 2018-2020
Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) has hosted a gathering of relevant stakeholders to unveil its 3-Year (2018-2020) strategic plan. It was an opportunity to also give capital market…
- 8 Dec 2019
Obi Ozor, Kobo360 CEO Scoops Two Awards @ All Africa Business Leaders Awards
Obi Ozor, Co-founder and CEO of Kobo360, has been named ‘Young Business Leader of the Year’ and ‘Innovator of the Year’ at the 9th All Africa Business Leaders Awards in partnership with CNBC Africa…
- 17 Jun 2013
JUMIA Clocks One, Celebrates Customers & Children
JUMIA, the revolutionary online retailer is one year old and the company is clicking glasses as she celebrates her half a million customers and becoming the fourth most visited website. JUMIA in June…
- 10 Mar 2021
Kobo360 CEO, Obi Ozor Joins World Economic Forum (WEF) Young Global Leader Class of 2021
Kobo360’s CEO and Co-founder, Obi Ozor, has been honoured as a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader 2021. Through the Young Global Leader Program, Ozor will embark on a five-year leadership…
- 21 Apr 2021
Airtel Secures $500m Loan to Repay €750m Bond
Airtel Africa Plc has secured a new $500 million loan with a group of relationship banks to partially refinance its €750 million bonds maturing on May 20, 2021. The banks are Bank of America, BNP…
- 27 Oct 2022
AfreximBank Boss, ECOWAS, Diplomats and others to Speak at GAIN Youth Summit 2022
The President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of African Export Import Bank (AfreximBank) Professor Benedict O. Oramah; High Commissioner of Namibia to Nigeria, H.E Humphrey Geiseb; Ambassador…
- 13 Dec 2022
Key Highlights from Grand Africa Initiative’s GAIN Youth Summit 2022
Grand Africa Initiative (GAIN) on the 28th and 29th October, 2022 held the third edition of her annual youth summit tagged GAIN Youth Summit 2022. This pan-African summit had Prof Benedict O. Oramah,…
- 14 Jan 2020
Trade deal hopes lift risk mood; Gold loses luster
Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM, The mood across financial markets continues to brighten on Tuesday amid signs of goodwill between the United States and China ahead of the “phase one”…
- 22 Jul 2013
Apple Buys HopStop.com, Nigerian Online Company
Apple has reportedly bought HopStop.com, an “online city transit guide” and mobile application founded in 2005 by Chinedu Echeruo, Nigerian tech entrepreneur. Kristin Huguet, Apple spokeswoman said…
- 19 May 2015
History as Apple Buys Nigerian Business for $1Bn
Apple has bought Chinedu Echeruo’s HopStop.com, The Wall Street Journal ’s publication, AllThingsDigital reports. Founded in 2005, HopStop.com makes mobile applications for both iOS and Android that…