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- 3 Jan 2021
Prof Ibidapo-Obe, Ex-UNILAG VC Dies
Professor Oyewusi Ibidapo-Obe, former Vice chancellor, University of Lagos has died. Prof Ibidapo-Obe He was aged 71 years. Professor Oyewusi Ibidapo-Obe, was former President of the Nigeria Academy…
- 11 Feb 2019
Tech Start-Ups Should Emulate New Konga Strategy – Prof. Ibidapo-Obe, Ex-UNILAG VC
Prof. Oye Ibidapo-Obe, Former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos has advised tech startups to emulate the new Konga. He gave this charge in a recent engagement with budding…
- 22 Nov 2017
Interswitch Announces Appointment of Kenneth Olisa OBE as Chairman
Interswitch, the leading Africa-focused integrated digital payments and commerce company, has announced the appointment of Kenneth Olisa OBE, FRSA, FBCS, as its new Chairman, succeeding Adedotun…
- 7 Jul 2017
Airtel Backs Digital Journalism Training, Begins August 21
The digital journalism training being sponsored by Airtel Nigeria under the aegis of The Journalism Clinic, will start in Lagos on Monday, 21 August. A statement by Taiwo Obe, the founder/director of…
- 14 Apr 2014
Top 12 Ready for Musical Battle in Etisalat’s Nigerian Idol IV Show
Last week’s result show of the Etisalat-sponsored Nigerian Idol season IV competition announced the successful sail-through of Beebee Bassey, Obed, and Nyro Love from the last group of 10 contestants…
- 12 Feb 2018
Technology Disrupting Global, Local Travel Industry
By Gbemisola Aruwayo-Obe Nigerians from all walks of life love to travel. Like folks elsewhere, they feel deeply emotional about travelling. Although they may chit-chat about banking, shopping…
- 20 Jul 2025
Polaris Bank Equips 500+ Journalists with Digital Tools for Modern Storytelling
Polaris Bank Limited recently hosted a hybrid capacity-building seminar for approximately 500 journalists both in Nigeria and internationally. The seminar, themed “Empowering Journalists in the…
- 14 Apr 2009
Computerise Nigeria Project to Offer Affordable Computers
The Computerise Nigeria Project (CNP) has said it will within six months open 13 robust computer shops to be known as CNP Arena, across the country where computers and peripherals will be sold at…
- 21 Jan 2013
Firms Join Hands for Cheque Truncation Solution
Proactive Technologies Limited and Sybrin Systems (Pty) Limited have inked a partnership agreement that will led to the deployment of Sybrin Automated Cheque Truncation Solution to Nigerian banks.…
- 10 Aug 2010
CPN to Invoke Spirit of the True Nigerian Entrepreneur
Computerize Nigeria Project, an initiative to speed up the pace of IT penetration in Nigeria, seeks to encourage ‘The Spirit of the True Nigerian Entrepreneur’ by presenting step by step…
- 27 Oct 2014
Experts Want NIMC Act Repealed, Multi-Dimensional ID Approach
Experts at the 2014 annual lecture of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) have called for a multi-dimensional approach and a review of the National Identity Management…
- 27 Apr 2009
Zinox Spreads CNP Gospel across Country
The Zinox Technologies initiated Computerize Nigeria Project (CNP) is set to launch over 13 robust shops tagged ‘CNP Arena’ in the six geo-political zones of the country and the FCT, over…
- 28 Jun 2021
Reckitt Opens New Sub-Saharan Africa Head Office in Lagos
Reckitt – a global leader in hygiene, health and nutrition, and the company behind world-renowned brands such as Dettol, Mortein, Durex, Airwick and Jik – has announced the opening of its Sub-Saharan…
- 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…
- 19 Jun 2014
Social Networking Summit for Journalists Moves to FCT
First, a testimonial: “I have received tweets from folk who have newly joined Twitter or those who had accounts but never tweeted. A particular person who was guided by his 14-year-old daughter on…
- 22 Jun 2009
IBPlc Pioneers EMV, Spends N200m on Chip & Pin Card
Intercontinental Bank Plc, Nigeria’s financial powerhouse, has spent some N200 million to produce Europay MasterCard and Visa (EMV)-compliant chip and pin based cards issued to its account…
- 21 Mar 2016
Fiston Mwanza Mujila Announced Winner of 2015 Etisalat Prize for Literature
Poet and novelist Fiston Mwanza Mujila was on March 19, announced as the winner of the 2015 Etisalat Prize for Literature for his first novel, Tram 83. Originally written in French, Tram 83 was…
- 20 Feb 2014
UBA GMD Tasks Media Practitioners on News Channels Paradigm Shift
Mr. Phillips Oduoza, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has tasked media practitioners in Nigeria on the need to embrace contemporary channels in news dissemination, stating that social media have…
- 5 Jul 2013
BBC World News ‘Rendezvous with Badawi’ Showcases Africa
Africa is drawing the world’s attention like never before. President Obama has just made his second visit and the new Chinese President, Xi Jinping, toured Tanzania, South Africa and the…
- 26 Oct 2009
Bollywood Meets Nollywood at Ioniff
Bollywood, the largest producer of movies in the world will for the first time in Nigeria meet with Nollywood the second largest producer of movies in terms of titles. The meeting of these great…
- 12 Jul 2015
Elumelu Foundation Holds Bootcamo for 1,000 African Entrepreneurs
As part of Tony Elumelu’s $100 million commitment to empowering African entrepreneurs, 1,000 Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurs, representing 51 African countries from the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship…
- 6 Jul 2015
Airtel, ‘The Journalism Clinic’ to Train 100 Journalists across 4 Cities
Airtel Nigeria, leading telecommunications services provider, has partnered with The Journalism Clinic to host a four-city-four-week multimedia journalism training/road show for 100 Nigerian…
- 24 Mar 2015
Elumelu Foundation Selects 1,000 African Entrepreneurs for $100M TEE Programme
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) had announce dthe selection of the first 1,000 African entrepreneurs for the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP). TEEP is a $100 million initiative to…
- 8 Sept 2010
Why 1.5m Laptop Promo is Still Running --CNP
The management of the Computerize Nigeria Project has announced that the 1.5million laptops promo is still running for two reasons - the promo was designed in part to help provide the appropriate…
- 10 Nov 2009
CNN, MultiChoice Launch African Journalist Awards 2010
CNN International and MultiChoice this week officially launched the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2010 Awards, which winners will be announced at a gala ceremony to be held in Kampala, Uganda in…
- 17 Feb 2015
Tony Elumelu Foundation Announces New Chief Executive
The board of Trustees of the Tony Elumelu Foundation announces the appointment of Professor Reid E. Whitlock as Chief Executive of the Foundation, commencing February 15. Professor Whitlock’s…
- 17 May 2016
Courage, Emotions & Exciting Talent on Episode 6 of ‘The Voice Nigeria’
In what is already turning out to be one of the most exciting competitions on African television, viewers were once again treated to a spectacular blend of entertainment, courage, passion and…
- 24 May 2016
ABS Hold News Gathering Workshop
Anambra Broadcasting Service (ABS) has concluded its News Gathering & Dissemination Workshop, a3-day event themed 'News Gathering and Dissemination in a Digital World' for staff of the News and…
- 26 May 2016
NICN Adjourns N2.1bBN suit against MTN Till June 29
National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) sitting in Lagos, Wednesday adjourned till June 29, a $13.14 million (about N2.1 billion) suit by Paul Odunewu, an ex-Network Group Operations Manager in…
- 3 Jan 2015
Elumelu Dangles $100m on NextGen African Entrepreneurs
The $100 Million Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP)– an annual programme of training, funding and mentoring, designed to empower the next generation of African entrepreneurs –…