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November 30, 2023 No Responses

Lagos Seeks Collaboration With African Leaders On Continent’s Investment Potentials

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu has charged African leaders, policymakers, intellectuals and all Africans, to initiate strategies that will deliver balanced and equitable development that leaves no one behind. The Governor made this call at the CFA Institute...

November 18, 2023 No Responses

UBA Bags 2023 African Leadership Award

United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has been named the African Champion of the Year 2023 at the just concluded Africa Financial Industry Summit, held in Lome, Togo. The Africa Financial Industry Summit (AFIS), organized by Jeune Media Group, publishers...

November 14, 2023 No Responses

At IATF 2023, Ecobank Group Champions Intra-African Trade Growth

Ecobank Group has said it is positioned as the ‘go to’ bank for payments and trade in Africa. Eric Odhiambo, Group Executive, Corporate and Investment Banking, Ecobank Group who was speaking on the ongoing Intra-African Trade Fair 2023 (IATF 2023) tak...

November 12, 2023 No Responses

Saudi Arabia Opens Doors To African Investors

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is opening its doors to African investors and companies to benefit from the huge investment opportunities provided by the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 mega projects, a resolution from the Saudi-Africa Summit, indicates. The Kingdom, whil...

November 2, 2023 No Responses

AfCFTA: Nigeria To Host West, Central African Ports

In recognition of the remarkable improvements demonstrated by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) toward advancing the frontiers of trade facilitation, the Port Management Association of West & Central Africa (PMAWCA) has conferred the hosti...

September 25, 2023 No Responses

Ecobank Pan African Centre Hosts US College, Career Fairs In Lagos

The Ecobank Pan African Centre (EPAC) situated in the sprawling highbrow Victoria Island, Lagos played host to the annual USA College and Career Fairs in Lagos last week. A statement explained that the Fair provides an opportunity for prospective international...

September 20, 2023 No Responses

Tony Elumelu Foundation Partners UNICEF, IKEA On Green Entrepreneurship Programme

The Tony Elumelu Foundation, UNICEF’s Generation Unlimited (GenU), and IKEA Foundation have announced their strategic partnership to launch a pioneering Green Entrepreneurship Programme that is aimed at empowering African youth and tackling the triple pl...

September 9, 2023 No Responses

Mixed Reactions As Africa Climate Summit Ends

Activists at the just concluded first Africa Climate Summit have called for commitment towards the tripling of global renewable energy capacity to 11,000 Gigawatt by 2030, the level required to limit global heating to 1.5 degrees celsius. ...

August 11, 2023 No Responses

ECOWAS To Assemble ‘Standby Force’ Over Political Crisis In Niger

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has approved armed intervention in Niger Republic “as soon as possible”. The President of ECOWAS, Omar Alieu Touray, made this announcement while presenting the ECOWAS resolutio...

August 2, 2023 No Responses

Seplat Energy CEO: Energy Access Will Be Biggest Driver Of Social, Economic Development In Africa

Access to affordable, reliable and sustainable energy is crucial if Africa is to achieve all 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and energy access will be the biggest driver of social and economic development in Africa going forward, the...

July 15, 2023 No Responses

Access Bank To Acquire Standard Chartered Subsidiaries In Angola, Gambia, Three Others

Access Bank Plc has concluded an arrangement to acquire the sub-saharan subsidiaries of Standard Chartered Bank. Under the arrangement, Standard Chartered will sell its shareholding in its subsidiaries in Angola, Cameroon, Gambia and Sierra Leone to Access Ban...

July 13, 2023 No Responses

How To Send Money Across Africa Using Ecobank Mobile, Omnilite Apps

Ecobank customers can now transfer money in seconds to 33 African countries where Ecobank Group operates using Ecobank Mobile and Omnilite apps and the recipient gets immediate credit in the target country’s local currency. Announcing this new developme...

July 10, 2023 No Responses

Seplat Energy, CEO Shine At 2023 Excel Africa Awards

Seplat Energy Plc, a leading Nigerian independent energy company listed on both the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) and the London Stock Exchange (LSE) has emerged as winner of the ‘Excellence in Energy Leadership Company of the Year 2023’ award at the Excel....

June 23, 2023 No Responses

AfDB Approves $23.04m For Floating Dock Facility In Ghana

The Board of Directors, African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $23.04 million loan to Prime Meridian Docks AssetCo Ltd (PMD), a special purpose entity to co-finance the construction of a modern floating dock ship repair facility in Ghana’s western...