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- 5 Aug 2025
NBA Africa Urges Entrepreneurs to Apply for Funding
NBA Africa, the local affiliate of the NBA basketball brand in the US, has announced the second edition of Triple-Double: NBA Africa Start-up Accelerator, which aims to promote the continent's…
- 12 Sept 2024
Four Nigerian Start-ups Selected for NBA Africa Startup Accelerator’ Demo Day
NBA Africa has unveiled the list of ten startup companies from seven African countries selected for the Demo Day at the NBA headquarters in New York City on Wednesday, Sept. 25 as part of…
- 17 Aug 2017
Ogunsanya to Lead Discourse on Africa Business at 57th NBA Conference
Mr. Segun Ogunsanya, the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Airtel Nigeria, has been listed among important thought leaders in the corporate and government circles that will speak at…
- 6 Mar 2019
Golden State Warriors’ Andre Iguodala Joins Jumia Board of Directors
Leading e-commerce platform in Africa announces the addition of the NBA player and tech “ambassador” on its board. Andre Iguodala, a member of the three-time reigning NBA champion Golden State…
- 21 Nov 2021
PraxiLabs’ Khadija Elbedweihy Emerges Winner of 2021 Africa’s Business Heroes
Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH), a flagship philanthropic programme established by the Jack Ma Foundation to help foster an inclusive and vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem in Africa, has announced its…
- Telecom4 Sept 2026
Africa’s Next Chapter: Allison Worldwide, BHM to Host 2026 Africa Breakfast Conversations at UNGA81
As U.S.–Africa trade and investment relations evolve, Allison Worldwide, a global integrated marketing and communications agency, and BHM, a leading African media and communications company, have announced their fourth UNGA event and the latest edition of the Africa Breakfast Conversations (ABC), a high-level, invite-only gathering taking place during the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA81) in New York City.
- 13 Sept 2019
Iguodala, American-Based Nigerian NBA Star to Support Tech Startups
Andre Iguodala, an American-based Nigerian NBA star and a member of Jumia Board has disclosed his intention to support Nigerian Startups especially those who are active on the Tech space. …
- 10 Oct 2016
MainOne Features in ‘Four Story’ 2016 U.S. ABF Documentary
With the power of the internet, Africa could make its mark in the world stage, said, Ms. Funke Opeke, chief executive officer of MainOne Company (www.mainone.net/cloud). She made the remark while…
- 27 Jul 2020
Ojobo, Former NCC Spokesman, Others Make 2020 List of 100 Most Reputable Africans
Reputation Poll International, a leading global reputation-management firm, has released the 2020 list of 100 Most Reputable Africans. The list features 47 women and 53 men from diverse sectors…
- 4 Nov 2022
Schmidt Futures, Rhodes Trust Open Applications for Brilliant Nigerian Teens to Join Global Rise Community
Schmidt Futures, in partnership with the Rhodes Trust, announced that young people ages 15 to 17 (as of July 1st, 2023) can apply for the 2023 Rise Global Challenge with the launch of the ‘Rise To’…
- 30 Sept 2022
Five Nigerians Listed among 2nd Cohort of Rise Global Winners
Schmidt Futures, in partnership with the Rhodes Trust, announced the second cohort of 100 Rise Global Winners. Rise finds brilliant people who need opportunity and supports them for life as they work…
- 7 May 2014
StarTimes Unveils ExtraTime Promo
StarTimes with over 1.8 million subscribers in Nigeria has unveiled its ExtraTime Promo, as every customer stands the chance of winning a brand new 2014 Toyota Yaris Car or a 32’ LED Digital…
- 29 Jul 2014
StarTimes Welcomes Sport 2 Channel
StarTimes has unveiled a new channel, StarTimes Sport 2. The channel is dedicated to airing a variety of sports on the pay-tv platform. Irete Anetor, public relations manager of the NTA-Star…
- 28 Jun 2014
StarTimes ExtraTime Promo Gets New Winners
Mr. Emeka Collins, resident in Maraba, Abuja, with decoder number 02145752931, has emerged the grand prize winner of Toyota Yaris 2014 model, at the second draws of the pay Tv’s ExtraTime promo held…
- 31 May 2014
StartTime Records First Set of Winners in ExtraTime Promo
Mr. David Abayomi, a Lokoja, Kogi State based StarTime’s customer with decoder number 021105622422, won the grand prize of Toyota Yaris 2014 model at the first draws of the pay Tv’s ExtraTime promo…
- 13 Aug 2014
Teacher Gets Car in StarTimes ExtraTime Promo
Oladele Ajibola, secondary school teacher, has received the 2014 Toyota Yaris car; he won in the on-going StarTimes’ ExtraTime promo. The prize was presented to him at the StarTimes headquarters in…
- 20 Oct 2017
Kwesé TV Makes Triumphant Entry To Nigeria, Launches 3, 7 & 30 Days Subscription Plans
By peter oluka Africa’s dynamic broadcaster Kwesé, Thursday, announced the launch of its entertainment and sports television network Kwese TV in Nigeria. The launch of Kwesé TV brings the very best…
- 21 Feb 2020
Alex Okosi on MTV Base Behind The Story, Talks on Humble Beginning, Launching MTV In Africa & More
On Tuesday, the special episode of MTV Base Behind The Story featured Alex Okosi, who is the driving force behind ViacomCBS Networks Africa, home to powerhouse entertainment brands BET, Comedy…
- 5 May 2022
NCC Boss, Danbatta, Receives Award on Impactful Leadership
The trove of garlands for the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, swelled again as he received "Leadership Excellence and Economic…
- 9 Sept 2017
Leadway Partners NBA to Deepen Insurance Coverage for Lawyers
Nigeria’s foremost insurer, Leadway Assurance has reiterated its commitment to providing insurance protection to practicing lawyers who are members of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). Leadway…
- 15 Dec 2015
Wakanow, Others Set for African Basketball League Launch
African Sports Entertainment in partnership with Wakanow Sports is set to launch the African Basketball League ABL on Wednesday December 16th at the Boat Club in Ikoyi, Lagos. The highly anticipated…
- 22 Dec 2022
Meta Releases Sub-Saharan Africa ‘2022 Year in Review’ Highlighting Key Milestones Across the Region
Meta on Thursday released its `2022 Africa Year in Review, capturing some of the company's investments and initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa across innovation, its support of SMBs and Creators as…
- 12 May 2021
OurTV to Show Extreme Fighting Club 85 and Basketball Africa League
OurTV, free-to-view broadcast satellite service provider is to start showing Extreme Fighting Championship (EFC) & Basketball Africa League (BAL), to its audiences in Nigeria. According to the…
- 17 Mar 2015
GOtv Launches in Four New Cities
GOtv continues to expand its reach to hundreds of thousands of households as it makes an entry into four new cities. The latest cities to benefit from the quality programming of the low cost digital…
- 20 Jun 2018
Kwesé Poised to Change African Narrative Through Innovative Content
Econet Media's Pan-African broadcast network, Kwesé, is establishing new ways of delivering broadcasting services in a manner that will transform and change the African narrative. Mr. Zachary…
- 9 Mar 2017
Kwesé TV Brings ESPN Back to Africa, Launches Exclusive New Sports Channel
Econet Media’s Kwesé Sports and ESPN on Wednesday launched the exclusive ESPN channel on the Kwesé TV bouquet. The collaboration with Africa’s emerging home of premium sports marks the much…
- 23 Jun 2016
Glo Pledges Commitment to Empowering Local Arbitrators
Globacom, has affirmed its total support for arbitration as an avenue for the resolution of business disputes among parties. Mr. Ike Oraekwuotu, coordinator, Commercial, Globacom, disclosed this at…
- 7 Mar 2019
Dangote, Adenuga Lead Black Billionaires List
Aliko Dangote, business mogul and Mike Adenuga, oil and telecoms mogul are the richest black people in the world, according to by Forbes, the influential American business magazine. Dangote…
- 29 Mar 2014
Easter Comes Early as StarTimes Dangles Gift @ Open Week
StarTimes, only licensed Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) pay TV operator in Nigeria is offering its customers an early Easter gift through its Open Week that will run from April 7 to 13, when…
- 22 Aug 2017
Nigeria Ranks 3rd in Global Internet Crimes
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that Nigeria currently ranks third globally in cyber crimes behind the UK and the U.S. Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman, NCC…