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- 17 Jun 2015
AU Should Leverage NEPAD for Technology Growth- Monaisa
Mokgethi Monaisa, the consul-general, South African (SA) High Commission in Nigeria, has urged the African Union (AU) to critically integrate New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD’s)…
- 29 Oct 2025
65m Nigerians Pushed into Poverty as GDP Per Capita Falls 66% - Report
Over 65 million Nigerians were reportedly pushed into poverty in 2024 following a 66 per cent decline in the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, according to a new report by Quartus…
- 11 Mar 2026
Canal+ Unveils €100m Rescue Plan to Revive MultiChoice after Subscriber Slump
French media group Canal+ has announced a €100 million turnaround plan to revive growth at MultiChoice, Africa’s largest pay-TV operator, after the DStv owner lost hundreds of thousands of…
- 4 Jun 2012
Cashlite Programme’ll Lead to Cheaper Lending --Sanusi
Lamido Sanusi Lamido, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor has expressed confidence that Nigeria’s move towards a cashless society, together with other developments already…
- 31 May 2010
Expert Tasks Loss Adjusters on Training, Status Enhancement
As insurance business in Nigeria grows, industry watchers have opined that the loss adjusting arm of the industry is not growing at a corresponding rate. Of significant importance is that not many…
- 7 Mar 2025
NITDA, NUC Strengthen Partnership to Implement Digital Literacy and Skills Curriculum
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and the National Universities Commission (NUC) have renewed their commitment to implementing the Digital Literacy and Skills Curriculum…
- 8 May 2025
Airtel Africa Records Customer Base Increase of 8.7Percent to 166.1m
Airtel Africa has grown its customer base by 8.7 percent to 166.1 million, the increase was with a focus on digital inclusion, supporting a 4.3 per cent increase in smartphone penetration to 44.8 per…
- 1 Nov 2015
Nigerian Airports—Sorry, We Are Renovating…
Last year, when some Nigerian newspapers enthusiastically carried a report by an online site curiously named Sleeping in Airports and its so-called report ,‘Best Airports To Sleep in’, which…
- 15 Dec 2008
CBN Shelves Commencement of Inflation Targeting
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said it has shelved the commencement of earlier scheduled inflation targeting expected to start in January, 2009 to enable the apex bank effectively fashion…
- 30 Jan 2025
Airtel Africa Records 7.9% Subscriber Growth, $3.6B Revenue in Nine-month Results
Airtel Africa reports strong revenue and customer growth, bolstered by data, mobile money, and network investments despite currency fluctuations. Airtel Africa plc has announced its results for the…
- 26 Dec 2013
How Airtel’s CSR Initiative in 2013 Turned Cynosure
Upon being enrolled into the primary school, it didn’t take long before most pupils get accustomed to going to school every morning with at least a litre of water in their water bottles-tucked into…
- 27 Nov 2025
CBN’s 303rd MPC Meeting: A Technocratic Victory, an Economic Setback, and a Missed Opportunity on Nigeria’s Real Crisis
By Blaise Udunze The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) 303rd Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting arrived at a time of unprecedented tension within the Nigerian economy. The country has not faced a…
- 29 Aug 2019
Elumelu Seeks Japan’s Partnership to Empower African Entrepreneurs
Tony O. Elumelu, African investor and philanthropist has challenged the Government of Japan to invest 5% of its $50billion commitment to Africa, in empowering African entrepreneurs. He gave…
- 6 Jul 2020
FCMB Empowers SMEs with Training on Digital Technology, Logistics
Business owners in Nigeria have been advised to leverage on the opportunities provided by digital technology to boost productivity, service delivery and overall performance of their organisations…
- 7 Nov 2013
Cisco Launches Data Center, Cloud Solution Built Around Applications Needs
Application-centric infrastructure is set to help businesses in Nigeria unlock new routes to innovation and profit, Cisco announced on Thursday. “A new paradigm shift driven by cloud, mobility and…
- 6 Jan 2021
2021: Time for Nigeria to Move into Higher Gear?
by Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM 2020 will be remembered for its extraordinary uncertainty, explosive market volatility, unprecedented events, supply chain upheavals and a worldwide…
- 2 Oct 2016
Agile Workforce: Why HR Must Take Strategic Lead
Most organisations are under pressure to evolve their businesses at a faster pace as they try to get in step with rapid changes in the business landscape, technology and customer behaviour. That…
- 26 Sept 2021
Shell Donates Subsea Training Facilities to UNIPORT
Shell, Nigeria deep-water arm of global energy giant, has donated multimillion naira laboratory equipment and software packages to the Offshore Technology Institute of the University of Port Harcourt…