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  Interswitch, Africa's leading financial technology and electronic payments company has announced the appointment of Cherry Eromosele to the role of Group Chief Product & Marketing Officer. Prior to this appointment, Cherry had led Interswitch's Marketing function as Chief Marketing Officer, responsible for creating and implementing innovative marketing strategies towards...

Chris Wulff-Caesar has been appointed Marketing Director of FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria PLC with effect from 1 April 2018. By this, Chris joins the Management Team of the company and will report to the Managing Director, Ben Langat. He will be located in Lagos, Nigeria. Chris Wulff-Caesar will lead the marketing...

L-R: Charles Kie, Chief Executive Officer, Ecobank Nigeria; Serigne Dioum, Group Executive, Mobile Financial Services, MTN; Ade Ayeyemi, Group Chief Executive Officer, Ecobank; Rob Shuter, Group Chief Executive Officer, MTN and Patrick Akinwuntan, Group Executive, Consumer Banking, Ecobank, during the MOU signing between MTN Group and Ecobank Group for the...

Sustainable Development & Alcohol in Society Manager, Guinness Nigeria, Titilola Alabi; Corporate Relations Director, Guinness Nigeria Plc, Viola Graham-Douglas; Chief Executive Officer, Wecyclers, Olawale Adebiyi, and Head, Brand Protection and Corporate Security, Guinness Nigeria, Kingsely Onyeoziri at the MoU signing ceremony between Guinness Nigeria Plc and Wecyclers. Guinness Nigeria Plc,...

Entrepreneur, and philanthropist, Tony O. Elumelu will lead a 5-day working visit to East Africa, where he will meet with national leaders of Kenya and Uganda. In his capacity as Chairman of United Bank for Africa (UBA), Mr. Elumelu will travel to Uganda (April 10) and Kenya (April 12) to...

Customers of First City Monument Bank Limited (FCMB) who plan to travel abroad for personal or business purposes at very affordable fares now have an opportunity to do so. This is because, the Bank and Etihad Airways have launched a partnership that offers discounted, highly affordable and convenient travel packages,...

With the saturation of the mobile phone market in Nigeria and the advent of Financial Technology startups (FINTECH) in the financial services industry, the Nigerian polity has witnessed higher financial inclusion amongst the underbanked and unbanked. In a recent interview with BBC, the Founder/Chairman of Zenith Bank Plc, Jim Ovia...

British Airways’ has expanded its African network by starting a twice-weekly service to the Seychelles. The inaugural flight touched down at Mahé International Airport on Sunday 25 March and the schedule will see flights departing Heathrow’s Terminal 5 on Wednesdays and Saturdays, returning on Thursdays and Sundays. British Airways is...

Leading media and marketing agency, MME Africa (Media & Marketing Experts Africa) has won the brief to lead the campaign for Nutri-Yo, a new premium Yoghurt drink from the stable of CWAY Group. MME Africa emerged as the most preferred agency after taking presentations from few other qualified and seasoned...

Global Payment and Technology Company, Mastercard has partnered with Vconnect, Africa’s online business listing service, to empower Micro, Small, Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) as part of a shared commitment to drive financial inclusion and literacy in Africa. Nigeria will be the first market to benefit from the partnership, which will be...