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The former CEO of Bank of Industry, Rasheed Olaoluwa, has been appointed as member of GreenTec Capital’s advisory board. Mr. Rasheed Olaoluwa has 30 years’ experience in the banking and financial services sectors, playing senior and executive level roles in Retail, Corporate and Investment Banking, Treasury Management, Financial Control, and Strategic…

Renowned fitness-tracking company, Jawbone, has entered into liquidation proceedings and is shutting down. After years of financial pressures, the consumer electronics company one valued at $3 billion is the latest casualty in the wearable electronics market after Pebble, the pioneer of smartwatches sold its assets to Fitbit late last year.…

Kirusa, a global leader in providing telecom and social media solutions, has partnered with Orange, a French telecommunication corporation, to offer Orange Célébrité Services in countries where Orange services are deployed. The service is due to be initiated in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo and Ivory Coast. Orange Célébrité Service…

The G-20 summit is currently going on in Hamburg, Germany and today, 7th July 2017, Vladimir V. Putin and Donald J. Trump, will be meeting face to face at the event. One Italian company named Caviar has decided to commemorate this event by creating a special edition Putin-Trump Nokia 3310…

homeWox.ng is an emergent one stop online mega mall on a mission to offer Nigerians, the largest selection of home related products, across all styles and budgets as well as a dynamic brand experience. Our collection of large and still growing array sale’s partnerships within various segments/sections of the home…

The general public can now choose a “.Africa” website as the domain names are now available for registration. The .africa address went live in February 2017 after ICANN, the organization responsible for coordinating the global Internet’s systems of unique identifiers, launched a new generic top level domain for Africa on February 15. The…

The US government has lifted the ban on passengers carrying laptops on Etihad, Emirates and Turkish Airlines for flights into America. The controversial ban was effected in March 2017. It covered all flights to U.S. destinations from 10 airports in the Middle East, including major travel hubs like Dubai, Abu Dhabi and…

GE , the world’s premiere Digital Industrial Company has announced the graduation of the third batch of 28 young Nigerian entrepreneurs from its Lagos Garage – a hub for advanced manufacturing-based innovation, strategy development, idea generation and collaboration. The new graduates who joined the programme in the first week of…

Following the strategic partnership earlier sealed between Interswitch, Africa’s leading integrated payments and transaction switching company and EVSL, developers of FuelVoucher (fuelvoucher.com.ng) in 2015, the distribution network of the electronic fuel purchasing solution has been further broadened considerably in further partnership with 3 of the leading downstream oil marketing firms, OVH Energy Marketing,…

Stream.Digital in partnership with Creative Media Works, operating as BBM Messenger, today announced the launch of STAGE360 Music, a mobile music and content service. The service, a first of its kind in South Africa, is aimed at growing BBM Messenger’s monthly active users particularly within the young, urban demographic. Matthew Talbot, CEO…

Following from the resignation of the Chairman of Etisalat Nigeria, Hakeem Bello-Osagie and the CEO, Matthew Willsher, Boye Olusanya has been chosen to be the CEO of the company during the transition period. Mr Boye Olusanya is currently the MD of Dancom Technologies, a subsidiary of Dangote Group. He was…

Nigeria’s largest online mall; Konga.com is again demonstrating its commitment to placing her customers first with unbeatable price slash in appreciation of their patronage at Konga’s 5th anniversary sale. With this 5th anniversary sales, Konga is giving shoppers the opportunity to enjoy great discounts as they buy appliances, gadgets, and…

Kushal Dutta, the managing director of Jumia Travel, the hotel and flight booking platform within the Jumia ecosystem, has said that investors in the company’s ventures are happy with the achievements of all the companies under the Jumia brand name. Dutta made the disclosure while responding to a question on…

It is very important that parents know about the new trends on social media so as to guide their children on the proper use of these social media apps. On of the popular apps among kids and teenagers is Snapchat, which is centred on making pictures and messages available for a…

Though Patrick Makokoro came from very humble beginnings, he was inspired to make the lives of children in Zimbabwe better by championing the needs of these children, ensuring that they go to school, ensuring that they have food and also that they have access to health services. In 2007, Patrick…

Following the news last week that Etisalat Nigeria Chairman has resigned, the CEO, Matthew Willsher, and the chief financial officer, Olawole Obasunloye, have stepped down. Mr Bello-Osagie resigned after news that Mubadala Group, the major investor from the United Arab Emirates, has pulled out of Nigeria’s fourth largest mobile operator…

OLX, Nigeria’s number one online classifieds site announced that users can now pay for its premium services, Do-It-For-Me and Top Ads using the Interswitch platform. Partnering with Interswitch to launch paid products is a strong strategic fit leveraging the two leading companies respectives strengths: Trust and safety which are both…

Visa Inc., the global leader in payments, and Interswitch, Africa’s leading integrated payments and transaction solutions company, have announced that they will partner to accelerate mobile payments adoption across the region. The partnership will see Visa and Interswitch upgrade the digital banking applications of leading banks to include mVisa, as well…

Running a small business can be great, especially as you are able to manage your very own company. You can have hands-on interaction with day to day customers, work for yourself, and ultimately find a niche market or service that you can proudly provide to people. Unfortunately, many small businesses…

Nigeria’s economy may be in a difficult period, but with digitalisation at the core of the national banking strategy, financial inclusion has been given room to grow. “There are so many people in Africa that are outside the banking system”, said Segun Agbaje, Managing Director and CEO of Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank),…