…a testament to Dangote’s foresight, African entrepreneurship Celebrated diplomat and African Union High Representative for Silencing the Guns, Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, has described the 650,000bpd Dangote Refinery, as a transformational project that would propel Africa out of poverty. The Chairman of the African Union High-Level Panel on Sudan made this statement during …

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said it will impose appropriate sanction on internet service provider, Starlink, for increasing its subscription packages without approval. NCC said this in a statement on Tuesday morning while denying claims that the upwards review in tarrif and subscription packages by Starlink has its approval. …

The Federal Government has created a task force in the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) and the Ministry of Aviation to unlock the economic potential of the aviation sector. A statement issued by Ifeanyi Nwoko, ICRC’s Acting Head of Media and Publicity on Tuesday in Abuja, said the Federal Government …

Arriving in Accra over the weekend, the WAEF team has already begun consultations aimed at minimising election-related conflicts and promoting free and fair electoral processes in the region. The West African Elders Forum (WAEF) commenced its pre-election assessment mission in Accra, Ghana, on Monday. The delegation is led by former …

Justice Nwite on Tuesday delivered the ruling validating the Abure-led leadership of the party. The Federal High Court in Abuja in a suit brought before Justice Emeka Nwite has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise Julius Abure as the substantive Chairman of the Labour Party. Justice Nwite …

A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Maitama has discharged Senator Dino Melaye of charges relating to an attempted escape from police custody and damage to police property. The judgment, delivered on Monday by Justice Sylvanius Oriji, marks the conclusion of a long-standing case in which Melaye faced a …

…Partners with Federal Ministry of Women Affairs to empower 500,000 women. Through its women-focused proposition, SARA by Wema, Wema Bank, Nigeria’s most innovative bank and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, has partnered with the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs to launch MOWA x SARA Accelerator Programme, an …

FirstBank has announced the full restoration of services on Firstmobile, its mobile banking platform, following a downtime earlier this week which occurred following a recent upgrade of the mobile banking application. Firstmobile is now up and running as the Bank remains committed to delivering seamless and innovative financial services to …

  Clara Wanjiku Odero, a Kenyan tech founder and CEO of Softbank-backed Credrails, has lost her appeal against Pan African fintech Flutterwave. Odero, a former employee of Flutterwave, had initially sought $900,000 in damages, claiming emotional distress and reputational damage after the fintech company failed to remove her contact details from …

Telecommunications company, Globacom, on Thursday celebrated its top-performing partners who met the established business thresholds at the national level and across all the regions. At the Partners Reward night held at the Eko Hotel and Suites in Victoria Island, Globacom said the event was not just to honour individual successes, but …