MTN Group deepens financial inclusion
Driven to secure financial inclusion across its markets, MTN Group continues to grow the number of MTN Mobile Money (MoMo) users on its network, a trend that has accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic. By the end of September 2020, nearly…
Transcorp Hilton Abuja Bags Four Awards
…Named Africa’s Leading Business Hotel for the Sixth Consecutive Year Transcorp Hilton Abuja has been honoured with four (4) awards including Africa’s Leading Business Hotel for the sixth consecutive year at the 27th annual World Travel Awards. The hotel, which…
WEMA Bank’s unaudited 9M Financial Results improved significantly—MD
Wema Bank PLC has announced its nine months unaudited results ending September 30, 2020, saying the performance within the period under review is commendable. In his response on the result, Wema Bank’s Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer Mr. Ademola Adebise said:…
ATCON sets to hold AGM, elect new executives
The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has finished plans to hold its 2020 Annual General Meeting (AGM), during which it would also elect new executives. The AGM, which was earlier scheduled to hold in April was postponed due…
NSE to Host Industry Leaders at Oil and Gas Sector Webinar next week
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) will host an Oil and Gas sector webinar on Tuesday, 20 October 2020. With the theme, Perspectives of Operators and Industry Experts Post-COVID-19, the webinar will bring together key players across the entire oil and…
For deepening Cybersecurity, Minister seeks collective effort
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has reiterated the importance of collective efforts by all stakeholders toward enhancing the security of cyberspace for Nigerians, who now depend increasingly on digital tools and platforms to…
Wema Bank set for Innovation Challenge; Calls for Entries
…Contest targets Solutions in Agritech, Healthtech, others Advances in banking and financial technology means more efficient solutions in dealing with the demands of an evolving market. As a bank marked with an identity of innovation, Wema Bank is a proven…
NCC to promote robust ICT infrastructure for growth—EVC
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta has said that the Commission will continue to promote and facilitate expansion of robust broadband/Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure across the country for the rapid…
CSOs seek sustainable deregulation of downstream petroleum sector
A consortium of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) has asked the federal government to entrench the deregulation drive of the downstream sector of the petroleum industry by enacting an appropriate legislation or embedding it as part of the Petroleum Industry Bill…
COVID-19: CA-COVID launches next phase II of Awareness Campaign
…harps on merits of personal safety protocols The Coalition Against Covid19 (CA-COVID), the umbrella body of organised private sector operators, supporting Nigerian government’s efforts to fight the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, has called for sustained individual commitment in the…
