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- 25 Jun 2019
Mastercard’s Raghu Malhotra, appointed to U.S. President’s Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa
Raghu Malhotra, President of Mastercard Middle East and Africa, has been appointed to the U.S. President’s Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa (PAC-DBIA). The PAC-DBIA is an important…
- 30 May 2019
FRC Supports Reps on Electronic Document Management System
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) of Nigeria has partnered with the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the House of Representatives to digitize the Committee’s operation using a modern electronic…
- 11 Sept 2019
El Tohamy, IBM’s GM Reappointed to the U.S. President's Advisory Council
The President of the United States has reappointed Takreem El Tohamy, general manager, IBM Middle East and Africa, to the U.S. President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa (PAC-DBIA).…
- 20 Feb 2025
Reps Summon Galaxy Backbone over Alleged Financial, Contract Breaches
Galaxy Backbone, Nigeria’s information technology and shared service provider, has been given 72 hours to appear before the House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) due to multiple…
- 8 Jun 2026
Reps Committee Recovers N521m Unremitted VAT from CBN
House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) says it has recovered over ₦521 million in unremitted Value Added Tax (VAT) from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). This is part of an ongoing…
- 9 Jul 2025
GOEs’ Remit Over ₦2tn to FG in 2024
Independent revenue remittance by the Government-Owned Enterprises (GOEs) moved from ₦200 billion in 2013 to over ₦2 trillion in 2024, Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC) confirmed the updated…
- 22 Sept 2016
IBM Joins U.S. President's Advisory Council on 'Doing Business in Africa'
IBM on Wednesday announced that U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker has appointed Takreem El Tohamy, IBM’s General Manager for the Middle East and Africa, to the U.S. President's Advisory…
- 27 Nov 2016
Philips Introduces 'Illumeo' First Radiology Intelligence
Royal Philips has introduced Illumeo, a new imaging and informatics technology with adaptive intelligence* that redefines and enhances how radiologists work with medical images. The intelligent…
- 19 Nov 2015
Microsoft Backs Nigerian Startup in Transforming Healthcare App
Sabaoth Technologies, a Nigerian healthcare startup, is transforming Nigeria’s healthcare delivery organizations through their ‘All Purpose Medical Information System (APMIS)’ with financial,…
- 18 Feb 2016
Philips, HDS to Deliver Next-Gen Data Management Solution For Healthcare
Royal Philips on Thursday announced a collaboration with Hitachi Data Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd, to deliver a highly scalable, high-performance Vendor Neutral Archive (VNA)…
- 19 Sept 2016
Accenture Emerges Ist Cloud Managed Service Provider Across Oracle’s Public Cloud
Accenture and Oracle have announced that infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) offerings will now be available through the Accenture Oracle Business Group, adding to the already-existing…
- 23 Aug 2017
U.S .Commercial Service Extols Nigerian Business Community, Honors Partners
Seward Jones, United States Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) of Commerce, has expressed optimism about Nigeria’s economic prospects as the country moves out of recession. Hosting over 350 American…
- 30 Jan 2018
FAAN Removes Abandoned Aircrafts at Lagos Airport
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has started the evacuation of abandoned Aircrafts that litters the airside of the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos. Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu,…
- 11 Jun 2013
Dell Precision M6700 Equipping Mobile Workstation with Faster Performance
Annie Odo-Effiong, Client Product marketing manager, Dell has said that workstations are usually a different work tool compared to the typical business laptop, even though modern workstations comes…
- 14 May 2013
Reps Order NNPC to Cough out N236Bn
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has been ordered to return N236 billion to the treasury of the federal government within a month. The order was given by Adeola Olamilekan, chairman of…
- 27 Dec 2012
Starcomms Losses Hit N5.3Bn
Starcomms Plc has reported a net loss of N5.3 billion in the third quarter ended September 30, 2012, indicating a steady decline of the telecom company when compared with the N478.69 million recorded…
- 30 Jan 2020
NDIC Inaugurates Fintech & Innovation Unit
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has responded to technological innovations and applications in financial services with the establishment of a new “FINTECH AND INNOVATIONS UNIT” to…
- 5 Feb 2020
NDIC Adapts to Technology, Innovation Trends
Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has responded to technological innovations and applications in financial services with the establishment of a new “Fintech and Innovations unit” to align…
- 1 Oct 2021
Cloud Exchange Partners Huawei to Launch Africa’s First Tier IV Prefabricated Data Centre
Cloud Exchange, a system Integrator in West Africa and a provider of end-to-end Information Technology (IT) system solutions, has officially launched Africa's first uptime institute tier IV modular…
- 1 Jul 2022
PIN Lock is an Integral Aspect in Prevention of SIM Swap Fraud - Effiong
Martin Effiong, Operator Partnership Manager for Infobip in Anglophone West Africa, is a seasoned IT Professional, driven to achieve excellence with a flare for VAS, SaaS and CPaaS Product design,…
- 18 Jun 2024
Access Bank Commits to Deepening Financial Inclusion
Access Bank has restated that it remains committed to providing access to finance for entrepreneurs in the transportation, agriculture, and health sectors this year. Chizoma Okoli, Its Deputy…
- 19 Jul 2024
Court Orders 9mobile Network Owners to Pay N55bn Debt To Keystone Bank
Justice Yellin Bogoro of a Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the owners of 9Mobile Network, to pay the sum of Fifty-five Billion Naira, Seven Hundred and Seventy-six Million, Five Hundred and…
- 21 Jul 2024
9mobile Refutes Claims of N55Bn Debt to Keystone Bank
Board of Directors of Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services Limited, trading as 9mobile, has refuted reports suggesting that a court ordered the company to pay a N55bn debt to Keystone Bank. In…
- 5 Dec 2024
Crypto Boom: Bitcoin Reaches $100,000 After Trump Announces Pro-Crypto Policies
Bitcoin hit $100,000 for the first time on Wednesday, surging to a new record after US President-elect Donald Trump unveiled administration picks believed to usher in crypto-friendly policies when he…
- 13 Dec 2012
Starcomms Holds Shareholders Briefing on Capcom’s Deal
Starcomms Plc will this morning (Thursday) start hosting a series of shareholders' meetings to present the structure of the proposed $210 million investment in the company by Capcom. The meetings,…
- 3 Apr 2025
MTN Denies Data Theft Allegations, Says no Financial Incentive to Do So
Stephen Blewett, chief executive officer, MTN Ghana, has denied claims that the telecom provider steals consumer data, a recurring grievance he claims he has encountered in every market during his…
- 22 May 2014
Reps Say Alison-Madueke Must Face Probe over N10Bn Jet
House of Representatives, on Wednesday, insisted that it would proceed with the probe of the alleged personal use of a private jet charter and maintained at the cost of N10 billion by the…
- 1 Nov 2012
Capcom to Inject $210m in Starcomms
Starcomms Plc has inked an agreement with Capcom Limited, a major equity investor in the proposed merger of Nigeria's three Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) operators to provide Starcomms with a…
- 5 Jul 2014
Facebook Acquires LiveRail
Facebook has bought LiveRail, a tech start-up company, designed to helps companies place more relevant ads in videos that appear on their websites and mobile apps. According to a study…
- 30 Nov 2014
Philips Debuts New Radiology Solutions
In a major exhibition at the 2014 Radiological Society of North America Annual Meeting (RSNA), Royal Philips on Sunday revealed a full range of radiology solutions. Visitors to the Philips booth…