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- 7 Feb 2025
IFC Invests in Lagos Free Zone to Support Industrial Growth and Economic Diversification
IFC has announced an equity investment of up to $50 million in Lagos Free Zone Company to support the development and expansion of Nigeria’s first deep-sea port-based, private special economic zone,…
- 29 Nov 2022
Appzone Rebrands to "Zone" to Power Global Payments with its Regulated Blockchain Network
Appzone, one of Africa’s Fintech Software Providers, has rebranded to “Zone”, a regulated blockchain Payment Infrastructure company. By building Africa’s first layer-1 blockchain network, Zone will…
- 9 Feb 2023
Bitget Expands Innovation Zone with Priority Access to Exceptional Projects
Bitget, the leading global crypto derivative exchange, announces to add AI (Artificial Intelligence), Arbitrum, and NFT zone listings to its Innovation Zone for users who would like to expose their…
- 24 Nov 2020
Investors Commit to Lagos Free Zone
Lagos Free Zone, the first privately owned special economic zone in Nigeria with an integrated deep sea port, is home to several reputable global brands. Located 65kms east of Lagos, in the immediate…
- 18 Mar 2024
Nigerian fintech Zone raises $8.5M seed to scale its decentralized payment infrastructure
Zone, Africa’s fast-growing payment infrastructure company (the “Company”), has raised $8.5 million in an oversubscribed seed funding round led by reputable VC firms Flourish Ventures and TLcom…
- 15 Dec 2008
Oil, Gas Free Zone Rakes in $5 Bn FDI - FG
The federal government disclosed last week that the Oil and Gas Free Zone Authority (OGFZA) has recorded up to $5 billion (about N585 billion) in private Foreign Direct Investment, just as it has…
- 25 Mar 2022
MainOne Launches Fiber Infrastructure @ the Lagos Free Zone
MainOne, West Africa’s connectivity and data center solutions provider, has announced the expansion of its fiber optic network infrastructure to the Lagos Free Zone in Lekki. Being the first private…
- 27 Sept 2024
AFC Partners Itana for the Creation of Africa’s First Digital Economic Zone
Itana, Nigeria’s first licensed digital economic zone management company, and Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, have agreed to jointly…
- 21 Apr 2015
NiRA Opens .ng Domain Name ‘Excit.i.ng’ Zone – COO
Nigeria's presence on the cyberspace is expected to receive a new boost with the registration of domain names under the '.i.ng' zone, said, Edith Udeagu, chief operating officer and head of the…
- 13 Aug 2012
NRTP: FG Mute on Kano Zone
The federal government has said that it is yet to take any decision on the Kano zone of the National Rural Telephony Project, a part of the little successful $200 million initiative conceived in 2001…
- 16 Dec 2013
Airtel Launches Free Zone Powered by Google
Airtel Nigeria, leading telecommunications service provider, and Google have launched a unique Internet service tagged Free Zone powered by Google. This service allows customers to access…
- 29 Nov 2016
Etisalat Expands Service Footprints with Samsung Experience Zone
Etisalat has scored another first in customer experience with the launch of Samsung Experience Zone within the Etisalat Experience Centre in Adeola Odeku, Victoria Island, Lagos. The telecoms giant…
- 7 Dec 2016
Etisalat Expands Service Footprints with Samsung Experience Zone
Etisalat Nigeria has scored another first in customer experience with the launch of Samsung Experience Zone within the Etisalat Experience Centre in Adeola Odeku, Victoria Island, Lagos. The telecoms…
- 4 Jul 2024
Tolaram Taps Adesuwa Ladoja as MD/CEO of Lagos Free Zone
Board of Directors of Tolaram, one of Nigeria’s leading conglomerates, has appointed Adesuwa Ladoja as the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Lagos Free Zone (LFZ) Company, one of its…
- 5 Apr 2019
Ecobank Extends EcobankPay Zone to South East Market
Ecobank Nigeria has extended its digital product, EcobankPay Zone to the South East market with a launch at the popular Ariaria Market, Aba. Patrick Akinwuntan, Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria,…
- 27 Dec 2013
Fashola at Airtel Fun Zone, Flags off Lagos Countdown
The Airtel Fun zone, a custom exhibition stand showcasing the telco’s latest 3.75G Internet offerings, was the centre of attraction, last Monday when Babatunde Fashola, Lagos State governor,…
- 4 Aug 2015
Intel Flags off Developer Zone @ IDDN 2015
Intel Corporation has flagged off the Intel Developer Zone (IDZ) program in Nigeria to local developers at its just concluded Intel Developer Day Nigeria (IDDN) 2015, which took place at Civic…
- 24 Feb 2018
FG Authorizes the Establishment of ICT Academy in 6 Geopolitical Zones
The Federal Government has approved the creation of ICT Academy in schools within the six geopolitical zones of the country to fast-track the innovations of students. Malam Adamu Adamu,…
- 10 Aug 2020
Sterling Bank Extends Farmers’ Radio to 6 Geopolitical Zones
Sterling Bank Plc, has extended coverage of its Farmers’ Radio programme to cover the six geo-political zones of the country, following its wide acceptance and success in the northern part of the…
- 13 Feb 2019
Ecobank Launches EcobankPay Zone @ Alaba Int. Market
Patrick Akinwuntan, managing director, Ecobank Nigeria, has launched EcobankPay zone at Alaba International Market, Lagos, and expressed the bank’s commitment to continue innovating more payment and…
- 10 Feb 2018
FG To Establish Science Centres In 6 Geo-Political Zones
The Federal Government on Friday said it concluded plans to establish science centres in the six geo-political zones of the country. Chief Ogbonnaya Onu, Minister for Science and Technology,…
- 4 Nov 2013
Cyberspace Turns Full-Blown War Zone-FireEye
Cyberspace has become a full-blown war zone as governments across the globe clash for digital supremacy in a new, mostly invisible theater of operations, according to an executive summary of a report…
- 7 Aug 2024
FG Inaugurates Steering Committee for Establishment of Digital Free Zones
In a bid to position Nigeria as a hub for global digital trade and innovation, the federal government has inaugurated a steering committee to oversee the initiative for the establishment of digital…
- 22 Nov 2021
Appzone to Host Industry Leaders @ the Unveiling of Zone
Captains of industry and leaders from the payment, finance and technology spaces will converge at the prestigious Eko Hotels and Suites on Friday the 10th of December 2021, as Appzone Group,…
- 18 Mar 2016
InfraCo: ATCON Rues Delays, Seeks Multiplicity of License Per Zone
The Association of Telecomunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), has decried snail pace processes in the licensing of Infrastructure Company (InfraCo) to drive broadband infrastructure…
- 28 Mar 2019
EcobankPay Zone Berths in Ikorodu
As part of plans to create ease of payment and boost economic activities in major market clusters across the country, Ecobank Nigeria has taken its innovative digital payment solution, EcobankPay to…
- 7 Apr 2016
Oracle to Hold Cloud Day Across 4 African Time Zones Simultaneously
With more than 420,000 customers and deployments in more than 145 countries, Oracle offers a comprehensive and fully integrated stack of cloud applications, platform services, and engineered systems.…
- 22 Apr 2024
NASENI, Nasarawa State, Firm to Establish Tractor Manufacturing Plant in North-Central Geo-political Zone
National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) is set to collaborate with Nasarawa state government and Bobtrack Tractors, a division of Saint Bob Motors Limited to start the…
- 30 Jul 2019
AfDB Urges Africa to Boost Industrial Capacity to Benefit from Free-trade Zone
African nations will need to boost output of goods and services and integrate payment systems if they are to take advantage of a new $3.4 trillion economic initiative, according to the head of the…
- 14 Jul 2014
Airtel Rising Stars 4 Produces Lagos Zone Champions
Lagos female team emerged champion at the Lagos Zonal Finals of the U-17 Airtel Rising Stars championship. The zonal finale held at the weekend took place at the National Institute of Sports (NIS)…