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- 28 Aug 2015
Arrested Nigeria-Bound IS Chief on Invitation of Company in Nigeria
Ahmed Al-Assir, the ISIS leader, who was arrested in Lebanon on his to Nigeria lately, was coming on the invitation of a foreign company operating in the country, according to Daily Trust. Daily…
- 18 May 2017
ABUAD Students to Represent Nigeria at ‘17 Microsoft Imagine Cup Regional Finals
Team Beacon from the Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti will be representing Nigeria at the Middle East and Africa regional finals of Imagine Cup holding in Beirut, Lebanon, on the 18th and 19th of…
- 1 Jul 2017
Bello, Nigerian Doctor Kills 1, Injures 6 at New York Hospital
Henry Bello, a disgruntled Nigerian medical doctor, on Friday, barged into the Bronx Lebanon Hospital Centre, New York, United States with an armed rifle, killing one and injuring six others.…
- 25 May 2017
Microsoft Announces Imagine Cup MEA Champions, Six Teams Emerge
Microsoft and the U.S. Department of State’s Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) initiative announced the six winning teams of the Imagine Cup 2017 Middle East and Africa (MEA)…
- 20 Aug 2015
Heads to Roll @ NIS over Nigerian Visa to ISIS Chief
Top officials of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), including Mr. David Parrandang, Comptroller General, are in trouble for providing relevant Nigerian travel documents to Ahmed Al Assir, ISIS…
- 10 May 2017
Turkish Airlines Decries Nigeria’s Lack of Functional National Carrier
Nigerian passengers and passengers from other countries, who travel on Turkish Airlines (TK) and Middle East Airlines (ME), will be part of the beneficiaries of the codeshare agreement recently…
- 25 Nov 2019
Report Finds Three-in-10 Adults in Emerging Economies as Not Having Phone
As ownership of mobile phones, especially smartphones, spreads rapidly across the globe, an average of three-in-10 adults in emerging economies still do not own a phone. This is one of the key…
- 22 Sept 2018
People in Peaceful Countries more Pessimistic about Peace Prospects than Those in Conflict Zones- According to New Poll
People in more peaceful countries are more pessimistic about prospects for peace than those in conflict environments, according to a survey of 15 countries commissioned by International Alert and the…
- 12 Jul 2021
Microsoft Targets SMBs in Africa and Middle East with Dynamics 365 Business Central
Microsoft is dedicated to enabling digitalisation across the Middle East and Africa. With digital transformation now a necessity, small and medium-sized businesses are seeking cost-effective,…
- 5 Apr 2022
Mastercard Announces Winners of its Inaugural Mastercard Women SME Leaders Awards 2022
Mastercard has announced the winners of the first Mastercard Women SME Leaders Awards 2022 at a virtual ceremony, recognizing the success of women-led businesses in 22 categories and multiple…
- 25 Sept 2017
Aramex Launches ‘Shop & Ship’, Takes Delivery From Global Retailers
By peter oluka Aramex, the disruptive leader in the global logistics and transportation industry, has introduced its easy-access online shopping and shipping delivery service, Shop & Ship (S&S) in…
- 8 Aug 2016
Anyaoku, Mimiko, Others to Join Rise Networks Discussion
Chief Emeka Anyaoku, former secretary-general of the Commonwealth who has been advocating for the restructuring of Nigeria in recent times will chair Rise Network discussions on job creation for…
- 13 Oct 2016
Emirates, Google Join Hands to Launch “Celebrating Arabic Reading”
Emirates Airline and Google are ‘Celebrating Arabic Reading’ all through October in a collaboration to reach millions of smartphone users in the region, and support the UAE’s Year of Reading, a…
- 22 Mar 2017
Google Commits $50m to Close Education Gap
Google’s philanthropic arm wants to back nonprofits using tech to bring educational resources to kids around the world in need. There are 130 million students around the world who haven't learned…
- 14 Dec 2017
Alrajih Islamic Bank opts for iMAL from Path Solutions
Path Solutions, the global provider of software solutions and services for Islamic banks and financial institutions, announces that Alrajih Islamic Bank for Investment and Financing (“Alrajih Islamic…
- 5 Jan 2018
Alrajih Islamic Bank for Investment & Financing opts for iMAL from Path Solutions
Path Solutions, the global provider of software solutions and services for Islamic banks and financial institutions, announces that Alrajih Islamic Bank for Investment and Financing (“Alrajih Islamic…
- 8 Dec 2018
Access Bank Presents Born In Africa Festival
Access Bank is introducing to the African entertainment and lifestyle scene, a highly entertaining fusion of Music, Art, Film and Fashion - Born in Africa Festival (BAFEST). Designed uniquely…
- 29 Aug 2018
NCC, WIPO Organize Capacity Building Workshop on IP Rights for Judiciary
Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) in the thrust of its mandate to advance the growth of Creative Industry through strengthening of Institutional capacity has organized a train the trainers’…
- 8 Dec 2018
IDB Successful Upgrade of iMAL R14 from Path Solutions
Path Solutions, the Fintech solution provider for Islamic finance, today announced that the International Development Bank for Investment and Finance (“IDB”) in Iraq has successfully completed the…
- 17 Jan 2019
Nigerian Children to Apply Research, Robotics and Explore in the FIRST ® LEGO® League Challenge
Creativity and science will come together at this weekend’s (18th & 19th January, 2019) FIRST®LEGO® League Nigeria National Championship at Baze University Abuja, where 37 teams of 9 to 16…
- 24 Jan 2019
Nigerian Champions Emerge at SAP, Coderina & FMoE Sponsored FLL
Nigerian champions emerged at the two-day annual FIRST LEGO League (FLL) Nigeria National Championship hosted by Baze University, Abuja, January 18-19, 2019. Spectators at the event cheered on…
- 21 Feb 2019
DStv’s The Voice Hostess Anele Mdoda Heads to the Oscars
The countdown to Hollywood’s most prestigious ceremony, the 91st Annual Academy Awards has begun, and this year, Hollywood will be graced by Host of DStv’ s reality show The Voice South Africa :…
- 18 Apr 2019
Ameen Al-Iraq Islamic Bank Powers Digital Banking with iMAL
Ameen Al-Iraq Islamic Bank for Investment and Finance (known as: Ameen Al-Iraq) has just signed for Path Solutions’ iMAL Islamic core banking platform in preference to other core banking systems for…
- 28 Aug 2019
Oromia Bank Goes Live with Upgraded ICSFS Solution
Oromia International Bank, a decade-old private commercial bank, has gone live with an advanced core banking solution. ICS Financial System (ICSFS), a company from the United Kingdom, developed the…
- 24 Jan 2020
Nigeria Ranks 5th Worst for SIM-Card Registration Laws
Nigeria has been ranked as the 5th worst among over 150 countries by their SIM-card registration laws exploring data that is collected, what happens to the data and other restrictions such as number…
- 18 Jun 2020
Path Solutions top IBS Islamic Sales League Table 2020
Path Solutions, a global banking software provider, was announced by IBS Intelligence as the leader in the Islamic financial services sector in IBS Islamic Sales League Table (SLT) 2020. For the…
- 19 Oct 2020
Our Youth and the Protests, Looking Beyond End SARS
By Austin Okere The youth are not our enemies; let us remember this before we do anything rash such as using brute force to quell their protests. They are our children that have come of age. Their…
- 28 Oct 2020
Access Bank Gets CBN’s Nod to Restructure into Holdco
Access Bank, the biggest retail bank in Africa, has announced that it has received Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN’s) Approval-in-Principle to restructure to a Holdco. The bank has also received…
- 18 Feb 2021
Senator Accuses Banks of Turning Female Marketers to Sex Slaves
The Senate, on Thursday, considered a bill seeking to stop employers in the private and public sectors from engaging employable Nigerian graduates as casual workers. The Prohibition of Casualization…
- 23 Feb 2021
Google Opens Portal for Second Google News Initiative in Africa
Google has called for application for the second Google News Initiative Innovation Challenge in Africa, the Middle East and Turkey with an open call for projects that increase reader engagement and…