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- 5 Aug 2026
Airtel Nigeria Unveils Hundreds of Retail Shops in Wide Expansion of Customer Touch Points
Telecommunications services provider Airtel Nigeria has further extended its national retail footprint with the rollout of 350 out of a planned 500 premium experience centres, which are designed to…
- 21 Aug 2016
Mstore Expands to Become Africa's Largest Mobile, Electronics Retailer
Midcom Group has announced a $50 million retail expansion, growing its Mstore brand from 300 outlets, to 1,300 in 2018 and over 2,000 outlets by 2020, which will make Mstore the largest mobile and…
- 2 Aug 2020
Konga Eyes Listing on Global Stock Markets as Part of Africa Expansion – Prince Ekeh
Konga, foremost retail giant, has invested well over $120m since it was acquired two years ago in Nigeria alone and now strategically structured to take on other African countries. Prince Nnamdi…
- 18 Jan 2026
Lebara Launches Agent Registration Portal
Lebara Nigeria has launched the Agent Registration Portal (ARP), a new digital onboarding platform designed to accelerate the expansion of its retail and point-of-sale (POS) network nationwide.…
- 17 Dec 2025
Fynd Expands Global Footprint, Adds Africa With Surtee Group Partnership
Fynd, an AI-native retail technology platform backed by Reliance Retail Ventures Limited, today announced its official expansion into South Africa, onboarding Surtee Group - one of the region’s most…
- 18 Sept 2014
Samsung Mulls Additional Retail Outlets, Unboxes World’s 1st Curve TV
Samsung Electronics West Africa, in partnership with accredited local partners, stepped up its nationwide market expansion drive in Nigeria with a massive roll out of about 90 Samsung brand…
- 1 Jun 2014
Kwara First Lady Commends Airtel’s Customer Service Orientation
Mrs. Omolewa Ahmed, wife of the Governor of Kwara State and founder of the LEAH Foundation, has commended leading telecommunications operator, Airtel Nigeria, for its commitment to expanding…
- 18 Sept 2022
Price Vs Quality: The Nigerian e-commerce shopper’s dilemma
By Terry Ibinabo, By nature, Nigerians are predominantly traditional in their approach to shopping. This is hardly surprising when you consider that online shopping or e-commerce, as it is more…
- 10 Jan 2014
Digital Direct Plans Big for Abuja, Others in 2014
Digital Direct, a fast rising ICT Retailing and Consulting Company, is planning big for 2014. The company that is responsible for revolutionizing ICT retail with an innovative and inspiring…
- 16 Apr 2012
Glo, Prepay Nation Partner on International Top-Up Cards
Telecommunications operator, Globacom, has signed an agreement with one of the fastest growing providers of international airtime transfers for prepaid mobile operators in emerging markets, Prepay…
- 7 May 2021
NAICOM Tasks Insurers, Banks to Explore Opportunities Outside Traditional Channels
The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), has counselled practitioners in the banking and insurance sectors on the need to explore other paths to wealth creation than sticking to traditional…
- 12 May 2013
UBA Posts Impressive FY Results as Profits Soar by 905%
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has reported an impressive improvement in its audited financial results for the full year 2012 growing its profit figures by over 905% to close at N54.8 billion up…
- 11 Jun 2013
Shareholders Commend UBA Management for 2012 Financial Performance
Shareholders of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc have commended the board and management for the Bank's sterling performance and dividend payment to investors during the financial year ended December…
- 29 Jan 2016
Airtel Commissions Retail Outlet in National Assembly Complex
As part of its commercial strategy to deepen its retail presence as well as deliver telecoms services to the doorsteps of its consumers, leading telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria,…
- 27 May 2024
Innovantics Bags Best Biometric Banking Solutions of the Year Award @ ABoICT 2024
Innovantics Limited, end-to-end custom-built software solutions provider, has won the best biometric banking solutions of the year award at this year’s Africa Beacon of ICT (ABoICT) Awards held in…
- 29 Mar 2016
Airtel Expands Footprints with New Service Centre at Lekki
Airtel Nigeria, has commissioned a new service centre located at the Circle Mall, Jakande Round-about, Lekki Expressway, Lagos aimed at bringing its services closer to its customers most…
- 13 Apr 2021
ScholarX Partners with Airtel to Launch Mobile Learning Platform
ScholarX Technologies Ltd., an EdTech start-up has announced a strategic partnership with leading telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, to launch LearnAM, a new mobile learning…
- 2 Dec 2008
UBA Expands To Burkina Faso
In furtherance of its expansion strategy across the African continent, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has acquired majority stake in the state owned Banque Internationale du Burkina Faso (BIB). The…
- 21 Sept 2018
Hyde Satisfies Consumer Demands with New Retail Station
Hyde, a global oil and commodities trading company and producer of premium lubricants in Nigeria, has launched a new retail station in Egbeda, Lagos. This station, the sixth from the company, is in…
- 18 Oct 2024
FBN Holdings Taps Wale Oyedeji as New GMD
FBN Holdings Plc has officially announced the appointment of Adebowale (Wale) Oyedeji as the new Group Managing Director (GMD), effective November 13, 2024. This appointment, which is subject to the…
- 20 Jan 2014
Online Cross-border Trade to reach $130Bn by 2020 - Report
The value of online exports in six of the top e-commerce markets will grow fivefold to $130 billion by 2020, with Britain currently generating the biggest online trade surplus by selling more goods…
- 31 Aug 2018
UBA Appoints Four New Board Members
Board of Directors of the United Bank for Africa is pleased to announce the appointment of four new members to its board, subject to the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN). The new…
- 12 May 2014
DHL Reaffirms Commitment to Nigeria as MD SSA Visits
DHL Express, leading international express and logistics company, said it will not relent in operational expansions and investment strategy across Sub-Saharan Africa, and considers Nigeria as a key…
- 17 Nov 2019
Konga Will Break e-Commerce Biggest Day Sales Record Soon – Chris Uwaje
Dr. Chris Uwaje, Africa chair for IEEE-World Forum on Internet of Things (IoTs), has boldly declared that foremost e-Commerce giant, Konga will beat the record for the biggest single day sales in the…
- 15 Jun 2022
Google Celebrates International SMB Month with an eCommerce Summit and Digital Marketing Scholarships
Google has announced new initiatives to support small retail businesses in Africa as part of a month-long commemoration of International Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Businesses Day in June. This…
- 6 Dec 2021
TradeDepot Raises $110 Million To Extend ‘Buy-Now-Pay-Later’ to Retailers Across Africa
TradeDepot, the leading B2B eCommerce and embedded finance platform in Africa, has raised $110 million in an equity and debt funding round to support the delivery of Buy-Now-Pay-Later services to 5…
- 16 Nov 2020
FBNQuest Acts as Financial Adviser, Consortium Lead on Privatisation of Afam Power Plc
FBNQuest Merchant Bank, the investment banking and asset management subsidiary of FBN Holdings Plc, was appointed by the Bureau of Public Enterprises, on behalf of the National Council on…
- 18 Jun 2021
DLM Capital Group Retains Position as Best Structured Finance & Securitization Team in West Africa
Prominent Developmental investment bank, DLM Capital Group have emerged winner at the Capital Finance International (CFI) 2021 awards as the best structured finance and securitization team in West…
- 15 Dec 2008
MTN Launches Biz Lift
MTN Nigeria Communications has unveiled a new sales strategy that is aimed at transforming the business of its trade partners. At the launch of the event in Lagos recently, Mike Ikpoki, sales and…
- 16 May 2017
Western Union Digital Service Live in 40 Countries
The Western Union Company, a leader in global payments, has announced that it has further strengthened its global digital money transfer footprint, with the activation of its 40th wu.com…