Brand News

  Pan-African Financial Institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) has announced the commencement of its chat bank ‘Leo’ on the WhatsApp platform. With Leo on WhatsApp, customers who are users and lovers of the app can now can perform basic banking services including checking their balances on the go, transferring...

…Launches #FindYourBeautiful campaign Lorna Nigeria, maker and marketer of Darling hair extensions has embarked on significant rebranding and has introduced three new hair extension types to improve is value proposition to its 150 million strong market across Nigeria and Africa. The SuperSoft braids, which are softer in texture and longer...

NOVA Merchant Bank Limited has announced the appointment of Mr. Anya Duroha as the Acting Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer of the Bank. The appointment, which is subject to approval of  the Central Bank of Nigeria, became effective on  August 30th2018. Prior to the appointment of Mr Duroha as...

  Paystack, a Nigeria-based startup providing payments tools to businesses in Africa, has raised $8 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Stripe, and includes Visa, follow-on funding from Tencent and Y Combinator, as well as angel investors Tom Stafford (Managing Partner at DST Global), Gbenga Oyebode...

As part of its efforts to educate and enable Nigerians to reduce their reliance on cash, Visa, the global leader in payments, today announced the launch of the Cashless Lagos Hackathon in partnership with Lagos Innovates, an initiative of the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF). The three-day event, which...

Prashant Chacko (Head of Marketing, Africa), Chitwan Singh (Business Head, West Africa), Ayodele Otujinrin (Marketing Manager, Nigeria), Ruth Mwangangi (Marketing Head, Hair Care, Africa) Chukwuemeka Okeke (Head of Sales, Nigeria) at the Darling Press Conference held in Lagos…recently Darling, a brand manufactured and marketed by Lorna Nigeria, recently re-launched its range of fashionable and...

Nimbus Media Limited, an out of home media and advertising company is set to organize the 2018 edition of its flagship CSR initiative;  The "Nominate A Charity" contest.  The Nimbus 'Nominate A Charity' initiative is geared towards giving visibility to charity organizations that are supporting laudable causes in Nigeria and...

The 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 board members are Mrs. Erelu Angela Adebayo, Ms. Angela Aneke, Alhaji Abdulqadir Jeli Bello and...

In line with its tradition of deepening the savings culture by rewarding and encouraging its loyal customers, UBA has launched a new savings promo, UBA Wise Savers Promo. The promo which is scheduled to run till September 30, 2019, will give 80 people a whooping N1.5 million  each across all...

MTN mPulse, the latest innovation from the leading ICT company, MTN Nigeria, made its debut today, Thursday 23rd August at the Landmark Events Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. The proposition designed for tweens and teens (ages 9-15) will enable them learn and gain useful skills while having fun. For the elaborate...