23 results
- 18 Jul 2019
GSMA Signs £38M Funding Partnership with DFID
The GSMA has announced that it has signed a thirty-eight million-pound partnership with the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID). The ‘Partnership for Inclusion, Innovation and Scale’…
- 20 Sept 2016
IFC, DFID Partner to Improve Access to Electricity for More SMEs in Nigeria
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group and United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID), have partnered to facilitate the deployment of off-grid and embedded solar systems in…
- 30 Mar 2009
Aitec Conference Heralds Branchless Banking in Country
The year’s Aitec Banking & Payment Technologies West Africa Conference will be held at Muson Centre, Lagos over 4th - 7th May, with the overall theme: “Serving the Customer…
- 12 Mar 2021
Coca-cola Empowers Over 2 Million Women Entrepreneurs Across Africa through 5by20 Initiative
The Coca-Cola Company and its partners are proud to celebrate exceeding our 5by20 goal by enabling the economic empowerment of more than 6 million women around the world. 34% (just over 2 million) of…
- 14 Jul 2017
GSMA Unveils New ‘Mobile for Development’ Initiatives
At the 2017 Mobile 360 – Africa, the GSMA announced several developments in its Mobile for Development programme, all of which support the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The…
- 26 Oct 2014
PocketMoni Processed 1.8m Transactions Worth $600m in 2013
eTranzact, in 2013, company processed over $600 million which accounted for over 1.8 million transactions on PocketMoni and related services. The Company's effort in mobile began in 2003 long before…
- 28 Mar 2013
GSMA Launches Mobile Enabled Community Services Programme
GSMA has launched Mobile Enabled Community Services (MECS) programme, which leverages mobile technology and infrastructure to help improve access to basic energy and water services in underserved…
- 13 Jun 2014
CIFF Marks ‘Nutrition for Growth’ First Anniversary
Ensuring affordable access to nutritious food is the key to preventing nearly half of global child deaths. Under-nutrition is the largest single contributor to child mortality worldwide and directly…
- 6 Feb 2020
Coca-Cola Reiterates Commitment to Women Economic Empowerment
At the just concluded Lagos State Employability Trust Fund (LSETF) Employment Summit, Coca-Cola Nigeria along with its Bottling partner, Nigerian Bottling Company, (NBC) highlighted its commitment to…
- 27 Jul 2016
GSMA Launches Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund
The GSMA has launched the GSMA Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund, which will support innovative start-ups in emerging markets and is open to start-ups from and operating in Africa and selected…
- 26 Mar 2012
Paga’s Financial Inclusion Project Gets $2M Boost
Enhancing Financial Innovation & Access (EFInA) has committed $2million to expand financial services to the un-banked and under-banked segments of the populace. EFInA, a financial sector development…
- 6 Dec 2019
Osinbajo Harps on Importance of Data Mapping on Financial Inclusion, Others
The scope and depth of the Geo-Referenced Infrastructure and Demographic Data for Development project also known as GRID3 will enhance Nigeria’s aspirations for financial inclusion, agricultural…
- 8 Sept 2017
GSMA Launches Disaster Response Innovation Fund
The GSMA has launched its Disaster Response Innovation Fund to spur development of mobile technology solutions to assist and empower people and communities affected by humanitarian emergencies, and…
- 15 Jul 2016
Efina Boosts FCMB’s Financial Inclusion Project with $2m Grant
Enhancing Financial Innovation & Access (EFInA),a financial sector development organization has announced the release of an Innovation Grant in the sum of $2,000,000 (Two million US Dollars…
- 16 Nov 2015
CWG Plc Wins Best ICT Company in CSR
Computer Warehouse Group Plc (CWG) has once again been named the best ICT Company in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) at the 2015 Annual CSR Summit and awards ceremony organized by CTRU…
- 9 Oct 2018
GSMA Launches Innovation Fund for Rural Connectivity
The GSMA has launched a new Innovation Fund for Rural Connectivity, aimed at expanding digital inclusion through innovative new technology solutions for connecting unserved rural communities. The…
- 27 Apr 2009
Oceanic Bank Supports Aitec Conference
Oceanic Bank has confirmed platinum sponsorship of this year’s Banking & Payment Technologies West Africa Conference, scheduled for 4-6 May at the Muson centre, Lagos. In addition, Dr.…
- 2 Sept 2014
PocketMoni , EFInA Launch $350,000 MM Activation Project In North, South West
eTranzact International PLC, Africa’s leading provider of mobile banking and payments services is proud to announce the investment of $350,000 into a mobile money activation project in collaboration…
- 29 Oct 2018
NCC, UK Govt to Partner on Digital Inclusion, Bridge Access Gaps
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Government of the United Kingdom (UK), have agreed to collaborate on digital inclusion, cyber security and capacity building, in what is seen as a…
- 8 May 2020
COVID-19: UK Aid Supports 6000 Commonwealth Veterans with 2 Meals Daily
The UK Aid says it will support over 6,000 Commonwealth veterans and widows living in poverty in developing countries with two healthy meals a day through coronavirus pandemic. The British…
- 29 Oct 2018
NCC, UK to Partner on Digital Inclusion to Bridge Access Gap
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Government of the United Kingdom (UK) have agreed to collaborate on digital inclusion, cyber security and capacity building to bridge digital…
- 7 Aug 2020
GSMA, UN Use Mobile Money in Digital Assistance Drive
Industry body for mobile operators, the GSMA, and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) are accelerating the use of mobile money in times of global emergencies, including pandemics and…
- 16 Jun 2026
UK Appoints Peter Vowles as British High Commissioner to Nigeria
The UK Government has announced the appointment of Mr Peter Vowles as the next British High Commissioner to the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Mr Vowles succeeds Dr Richard Montgomery CMG and is…