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Mr. Tony Elumelu, Chairman, Heirs Holdings and Founder Tony Elumelu Foundation has called on the United States Congress to pass the 'Electrify Africa Act' stating that the passage in to law would make a world of difference in Africa. "When you leave this place call your Representatives and the leadership...

The Sahara group, a leading energy and infrastructure conglomerate has said its 20th anniversary celebration will be dedicated to giving back to indigent communities and supporting sustainable development projects at its various locations across the globe. Sahara’s Executive Director, Tonye Cole, said the group had since its inception in 1996...

Nigerian online television and film distribution service iROKO on Monday announced $19 million worth of new deals, including with French giant Canal+, to boost operations and take-up across Africa. The deals for content development and capital funding come just weeks after US streaming giant Netflix expanded to 190 countries, putting...

  Google has captured a list of the top ten trending Nigerian brands of 2015, highlighting the brands that had the highest spike in traffic over a sustained period in 2015 as compared to 2014. The list begins with a huge surprise. Flying high on the line-up is the new...

The Tony Elumelu Foundation and United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) partnered with the United States Department of Commerce to host a panel and roundtable discussion between members of the U.S. Presidential Council on Doing Business in Africa (PCDBIA)and a diverse community of African entrepreneurs. The 11 person U.S. delegation,...

  Yudala, Nigeria’s first true composite online and offline retail chain launched in August last year, has added another significant feather to its achievement, by coming out on top of a list recently put together by world’s leading search engine Google, highlighting the top 10 trending Nigerian brands of 2015....

Victoria Kimani, Audu Maikori, M.I, Mo Abudu and Lanre Olusola   Chocolate City and EbonyLife TV have announced a strategic partnership called ‘Chocolate City Unsigned’, a genuine homegrown reality TV show created to search for the next Africa’s biggest music star, spearheaded by Chocolate City, one of Africa's biggest indigenous...

MTN subscribers who registered their SIMs over the weekend at Lagoon Restaurant got a VIP treatment as they wined and dined, while celebrities present, registered and validated their information in line with NCC directive on mandatory SIM card registration. The all-weekend affair started on Friday evening, as teeming subscribers were...

Reckitt Benckiser, RB, the world’s leading consumer health and hygiene Company took its Corporate Social Responsibility, CRS to a new height on Tuesday, with the announcement of a multi-billion partnership with federal government to fight the scourge of diarrhea among Nigerian children. This fact was revealed when officials of the...

Letshego Holdings Limited (“Letshego”), a financial inclusion focused group with consumer, micro lending and deposit-taking subsidiaries across Southern and East Africa, has announced its acquisition of 100% shares in FBN Microfinance Bank (FBN MFB) from its parent, FBN Holdings plc. FBN Holdings plc is the oldest banking group in Nigeria,...