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  The Government of Rwanda today announced a collaboration with MasterCard to fast-track the country’s move to include 90 percent of its citizens in the financial mainstream, as set out in its Vision 2020 strategy. In a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed by the CEO, Rwanda Development Board and Cabinet...

  Globacom has consolidated its position as Nigeria’s preferred network for new data subscribers in the first quarter of 2016. Industry reports on the website of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) showed that  1,448,354 new internet subscribers joined the Globacom network in the first three months of the year. The operator...

  The Chairman of Dangote Group of Companies, Alhaji Aliko Dangote on Tuesday said that his organisation would create 210,000 jobs for unemployed Nigerians between now and 2018. He said that 80 percent of the jobs would be in the agricultural sector. Dangote said this in Katsina in a goodwill message at...

  Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg commended Jobberman founders Olalekan Elude, Ayodeji Adewunmi and Opeyemi Awoyemi in his statement ushering the launch of Internet.org in Nigeria. Internet.org is a partnership between social networking services company Facebook and six companies (Samsung, Ericsson, MediaTek, Opera Software, Nokia and Qualcomm) that plans to bring...

L-R: Managing Director, Globe Motors, Victor Oguamalam; General Manager, Globe Motors, Mohan Wasnani; and Head, Vehicle and Asset Finance, Stanbic IBTC Bank, Ifeanyi Ogbor, at the announcement of Stanbic IBTC Bank’s partnership with Globe Motors on a vehicle financing scheme in Lagos recently Stanbic IBTC Bank, a member of Stanbic...

Tolu Ogunkoya, MD & CEO of MediaReach OMD   MediaReach OMD Nigeria wins Young Lions Media, Nigeria competition and will represent Nigeria at Cannes in June 2016 for the Young Lions Media – Global Competition.  By winning this 2016 edition of the competition, mediaReach OMD will be representing Nigeria for...

Group Chairman Elumelu reconfirms Africa network as strategic priority, pledges further capital for African growth The United Bank for Africa (UBA) Group recently held its first ever Senior Leadership Forum reflecting the strategic importance and growth potential of its pan-African business. UBA Group Chairman Mr. Tony O. Elumelu convened the...

A 10-year-old hacker from Finland won $10,000 from Facebook after alerting the tech giant to a security flaw in its photo-sharing service, Instagram. The boy, who lives in Helsinki and was identified only as Jani, found he could delete other people's comments from Instagram using malicious code, according to Finnish...

  The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Dufil Prima Foods Plc, Mr. Deepak Singhal has officially kicked-off the commencement of the 9th edition of its Multi Million naira CSR initiative named Indomie Independence Day Award for Heroes of Nigeria. He made this declaration during the national press conference organised...

'Group Chairman, Tony O. Elumelu ( 9th from left), GMD, Phillips Oduoza (10th from left), Group Manaing Director Designate (15th from left) Board Chairmen from the 18 subsidiaries in Africa and some members of Executive Management' Following a 3-day Forum which was held in Lagos, Nigeria between April 6 &...