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- 3 Sept 2021
Police Probe 19-Year-Old who Threatened JAMB with N1Bn Suit
Chinedu Ifesinachi John, a 19-year-old candidate in the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), who accused the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), of altering his…
- 5 May 2015
Cisco Board Names Chuck Robbins as Next CEO
Cisco has announced the appointment of Chuck Robbins as chief executive officer effective July 26, 2015. Robbins was also elected to the Board of Directors of Cisco, effective May 1, 2015. John…
- 3 May 2019
Emir Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, Vincent Rague and others join MTN Group
MTN Group has announced the appointments of His Royal Highness, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, Emir of Kano, President John Kufuor, former President of Ghana to its Board of Directors effective July 2019. The…
- 28 Nov 2023
Adebayo Alli replaces Musunga at Guinness as Managing Director
Board of directors of Guinness Nigeria has announced the appointment of a Nigerian, Adebayo Alli, as the new Managing Director, following the resignation of John Musunga. In a corporate notice filed…
- 27 Sept 2020
NCC Board Chairman Alleges Threat to His life by Agents of DG
Tonye Jaja, chairman, Governing Board of the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), has raised the alarm over alleged threat to his life by agents of John Asein, director general of the agency. He…
- 5 Feb 2014
Microsoft Board Names Satya Nadella as CEO
Microsoft Corporation on Tueday announced the appointment of Satya Nadella that its board of directors as the chief executive officer and member of the Board of Directors effective immediately.…
- 4 Nov 2019
IHS Towers Appoints New Non-Executive Independent Directors
IHS Holding Limited (“IHS”), one of the largest independent owners, operators and developers of shared telecommunications infrastructure in the world and leader in EMEA by tower count, has announced…
- 3 Mar 2016
Clarion Events Launches WrB Ignite Africa’s Gaming Potential
Africa’s gaming potential will be explored and celebrated at WrB Africa, taking place on 11-12 April at The Sheraton Lagos Hotel, Nigeria. As part of the WrB Series run by Clarion Events, WrB Africa…
- 24 Feb 2022
Steve Babaeko Named a Visiting Fellow at the University of Reading
Steve Babaeko, founder and ceo of Nigeria's first pan-African Creative advertising Agency, X3M Ideas, has been named a Visiting Fellow of the Henley Business School at The University of Reading in…
- 31 Jul 2023
Adjust to the Potentials of Disruptive Technologies - Danbatta Advises Businesses
Prof Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has advised businesses to adjust to the potentials of disruptive technologies which have been adopted…
- 19 Jul 2018
Ecobank Nigeria Gets New Managing Director
Ecobank Nigeria has announced the appointment of Mr Patrick Akinwuntan as the Managing Director designate of the bank. The bank in a statement, said through its Corporate Affairs Department in Lagos,…
- 28 Sept 2009
Glo Mobile Gives Out N9 Million to Promo Winners in Enugu
Segun Emmanuel, a commercial motorcycle rider and eight other winners in the ongoing Glo “text 4 millions” promo recently received their cheques at the second edition of the Glo…
- 18 Nov 2019
HP Rejects Xerox Takeover Bid
HP’s board of directors has reportedly rejected a bid by Xerox to take over the company. Earlier this month, HP issued a statement saying it was engaged with Xerox over a $27 billion takeover bid.…
- 19 Feb 2015
WorldRemit Raises $100m Funding Round to Drive Global Growth
WorldRemit, online money transfer service has announced that it has raised $100m in a Series B funding round led by Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV), with participation from existing investor…
- 29 Sept 2016
Ben 10 Makes African Debut Next Month on Cartoon Network Ahead of U.S
The quirky team behind the new revitalised Ben 10 phenomenon finally reveal what viewers can expect to see on DStv, channel 301 this October. This October, on the 10th, Africa can look forward to…
- 13 Aug 2020
Board Writes Buhari to Suspend NCC Boss over Interference
Dr Tonye Clinton Jaja, chairman, governing board, Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), has written to President Muhammadu Buhari, over the interference John Ohireime Asein, director general of the…
- 18 Nov 2015
Ecobank Announces Leadership Change
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) has announced a leadership change in its largest subsidiary, Ecobank Nigeria Limited. By the Bank’s internal policy, Mr. Jibril Aku, the current managing…
- 29 Apr 2013
Efficient Bandwidth Drives Cloud Computing- John
Sony Mathew John is a senior research analyst with International Data Corporation (IDC) Middle East, Turkey, and Africa and is responsible for conducting research on IT services and contributing to…
- 8 Oct 2015
Badejo-Okusanya Speaks at 2015 ICCO Global PR Summit
Mr. Yomi Badejo –Okusanya, secretary general of the African Public Relations Association (APRA) and Managing Director, CMC Connect Burson-Marsteller, joined global experts in strategic communications…
- 10 Jul 2019
NCC Board Adopts New Operational Strategy
The new Governing Board of Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has affirmed its commitment to the management of dynamic operational strategies to reposition the Commission for effective discharge of…
- 6 Dec 2019
NCC Inaugurates Special Copyright Inspectors to Boost Anti-Piracy Drive
As part of its strategic interventions towards enhanced copyright protection, the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has inaugurated a corps of Special Copyright Inspectors (SCIs) to check the…
- 29 Sept 2022
Upskilling Young People to be Entrepreneurial in the age of Technology is Critical
Africa’s young people are undoubtedly one of the continent’s greatest resources. As other regions battle with ageing populations and declining birth rates, Sub-Saharan Africa can lay claim to a…
- 13 Jan 2021
NCC Renews MCSN Licence
Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has granted to the Musical Copyright Society Nigeria Ltd/Gte (MCSN) the renewal of its approval or licence to continue to operate as a Collective Management…
- 13 Jul 2021
Smile Identity Raises $7m to Build KYC and Identity Verification Tools for Africa
Smile Identity, the company that enables ID verification and KYC compliance through Artificial Intelligence designed for African faces and identities, announced today that the company had secured $7…
- 4 Nov 2025
FG Taps John Nwabueze as First Tax Ombudsman
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Dr. John Nwabueze as the Tax Ombudsman in line with the provisions of the Joint Revenue Board of Nigeria (Establishment) Act, 2025. Nwabueze, from Oshimili South…
- 9 Jun 2026
Coloplus Makes Major Leadership Move, Appoints Global Telecom Veteran as Deputy CEO
Coloplus Worldwide Service Limited, a subsidiary of Fusewall Holdings, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. John Dodge as its Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director. Mr. Dodge…
- 3 Jul 2015
Guinness Nigeria Makes Leadership Changes
Guinness Nigeria Plc, a subsidiary of Diageo Plc, has announced that, in line with its recent communication on leadership change in the company, Mr. John O’Keeffe will resume in his new role as…
- 27 Jul 2016
ntel Appoints TY Danjuma as New Chairman
NatCom Development & Investment Limited “NatCom” (trading as ntel) has announced a key addition to its board and the emergence of elder statesman, accomplished businessman and respected…
- 19 May 2009
Spio-Garbrah to Speak at Wafict Congress
Dr. Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, chief executive officer, Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) has confirmed his participation as a key speaker at West Africa’s paramount conference on the…
- 24 Mar 2019
FG, Operators Meet to End DSO Crisis
The federal government has resolved the brewing crisis threatening the implementation of the Digital Switch Over (DSO) from analogue television broadcasts in the country. Gen. Babagana…