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Hit FM, the leading radio station in Cross Rivers state, and organizers of Calabar Entertainment Conference (CEC) has announced First Bank of Nigeria Limited as official bank partners for the flagship youth engagement program in the Creative Sector. CEC has held every year since 2017, and now in its 9th …

Ecobank Nigeria has announced that internationally acclaimed architect, Christian Benimana and renowned urban planning scholar Prof. Taibat Lawanson will headline the Ecobank Design and Build Exhibition 2025, scheduled to hold from September 24 to 28 at the Ecobank Pan African Centre (EPAC), Victoria Island, Lagos. Arc. Benimana, co-founder of the …

Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc has renovated Hausawa Model Primary School, Kano State, as part of its Adopt-A-School initiative. The initiative marks the ninth school to benefit from the organisation’s commitment to educational development in Nigeria. Hausawa Model Primary School has undergone extensive upgrades, including the construction of a new 2-classroom …

Aliko Dangote, President of the Dangote Group, on Monday revealed that his resolve to take thousands of Nigerians off the unemployment market remains intact, noting that his companies will continue to employ Nigerians and contribute to further reducing the country’s unemployment rate. Speaking to the media in his Refinery complex …

  SIFAX Group has donated some community projects designed to transform social, economic, and spiritual life to the Isade-Elero and Pampa-Isade communities in Ijebu North-East Local Government Area of Ogun State.   The newly commissioned projects include the Chief Samson Afolabi Centre for Information and Technology Services, a 100-seater ICT …

In a milestone move for digital banking, Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC (“Stanbic IBTC”), an end-to-end financial institution in Nigeria, is set to revolutionize digital financial transactions through the launch of its enhanced mobile app 3.0 tagged ‘APPbility’. This platform aims to transform the digital financial landscape across Nigeria. APPbility builds …

Niteon, one of Nigeria’s largest digital export marketplace, has announced the launch of Niteon Capital, the first neobank built specifically for African manufacturers. Founded by Nigerian entrepreneurs, Tony Nwose and Daniel Chukwuemelie, the US-based startup has already built a reputation for helping verified African manufacturers, spanning agriculture, fabrics and minerals …

… we’re creating jobs, not displacing anyone …  industrialisation, not importation will grow Africa’s economy President/Chief Executive, Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Aliko Dangote, has declared that since the refinery began producing petrol a year ago, Nigeria’s five-decade-long struggle with fuel queues has finally come to an end. Speaking at a conference …

  … AfricaRice seeks investments, public-private partnerships President/Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has called for the prioritisation of food security and self-sufficiency across Africa, stressing the continent’s vast agricultural potential. Speaking over the weekend during a courtesy visit by the AfricaRice Centre—a pan-African Centre of Excellence for …

The Commandant of the Nigerian Army School of Signals (NASS), Major General Kennedy Osemwegie, has commended Globacom for its strong commitment to the growth and development of Nigeria. During a visit to the corporate head office of Globacom in Lagos, the signals training school boss stated that Globacom had always …