AFF, Access Bank foster tech diversity with female-centric Digital Academy.
Committed to fostering diversity in the African Tech Industry, the Africa Fintech Foundry (AFF) and Access Bank’s ‘W’ Initiative have collaborated to establish a Female...
Category : Press Releases
Nigerian e-health startup Field Intelligence expands into 11 new cities across East and West Africa.
Nigerian e-health startup Field Intelligence, which is digitising the supply chain and transforming access to essential, life-saving medicine, has announced its expansion into 11 new...
Internet Society: Internet Exchange Points Are Critical to Improving Internet Access and Lowering Connectivity Costs in Africa.
A new report published today by the Internet Society (www.InternetSociety.org) outlines the state of Internet interconnection in Africa and the critical role Internet Exchange Points...
UFC’s Kamaru Usman to build academy in Nigeria.
Nigeria’s Ambassador and multi-decked Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter, Kamarudeen Usman (aka, Nigeria’s Nightmare) has made plans to give back to the country, by setting...
Ogun takes delivery of Aquaculture Hub
The Ogun State Government in collaboration with the Federal Government has provided a state-of-the-art aquaculture hub at Ibiade in Ogun Waterside Local Government Area. The...
NAHCO Wins United Airlines’ Handling Contracts.
Nigeria’s foremost ground handling service provider, Nigerian Aviation Handling Company, (NAHCO) Plc, has won the handling contract for United States-based United Airlines for the next...
Unilorin Gets Molecular Lab For COVID-19, Other Infectious Diseases’ Testing.
The University of Ilorin has again raised the bar in public health provision in the country, with the flag-off of its ultra-modern Molecular Diagnostic and...
Facebook’s latest Community Standard Enforcement Report shows progress in preventing harmful content.
Facebook (www.Facebook.com) has released its industry-leading Community Standards Enforcement Report (CSER) (https://bit.ly/3fnFGGQ) for the first quarter of 2021. The report shares metrics on the progress made...
Sanwo-Olu commissions Mafoluku bus terminal.
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has delivered a world-class bus terminal for passengers distribution around the international gateway. Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, commissioned the Mafoluku...
ViacomCBS Networks Africa partners with Zero Malaria Starts With Me Movement ahead of this year’s Africa Day and Youth Month.
As an envoy for a reimagined Africa through content that is relevant and resonates with young audiences, ViacomCBS Networks Africa (VCNA) understands and recognises the...
Lagos captures database of 10,000 worship centres.
Lagos State Government on Sunday said it has captured 10,000 religious worship centres across the state in its website. Commissioner for Home Affairs, Prince Anofiu...
Gidi Box Office: Streaming Platform For Nigerian Content Debuts Worldwide For Africans In Diaspora.
Gidi Box Office, a new streaming and content distribution platform uniquely designed to offer convenient access to cinematic Nigerian films is available worldwide and can...
Sanwo-Olu unveils 500 mini buses for intra-city transportation
Gov: Buses Are Alternatives in Okada-Restricted Routes• Injects 100 High, Medium-Capacity Buses for Standard Routes• FLM Scheme Comes With Life Insurance for Passengers, DriversLagos State...
Lagos to launch 500 small new buses next week.
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has promised to introduce 500 small new buses to the state by next week Thursday in a bid to...
Afe Babalola Donates N50m For ’Emergency National Conference’.
Legal luminary and founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti (ABUAD), Chief Afe Babalola, has announced a self-sponsored national conference tagged, ‘Summit of Hope’ to...
World class Marcelle Ruth Cancer Centre opens in Lagos.
Purpose-built, fully equipped Marcelle Ruth Cancer Centre & Specialist Hospital (MRCC) has opened on Victoria Island in Lagos. It promises to be Nigeria’s first one-stop...
Sanwo-Olu Moves to create 6000 jobs as Lagos adopts waste Conversion.
Lagos State is transiting from traditional waste management to conversion of waste materials – an innovation that is projected to generate 6,000 jobs. The recycling...
Lagos launches helpline for mental health care support.
Lagos State Government has launched a mental health helpline tagged ‘The Lagos Lifeline’; which is a tele-Mental Health service that provides Lagos residents with access...
Innovation: Enugu govt partners Oxford University on students’ mentorship.
The administration of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, through the State Scholarship and Education Loans Board (ESSELB), in partnership with Oxford University (African Society),...
Innovation Challenge: FG presents N10m support to 5 start-ups.
The federal government on Wednesday presented a total of 10 million to five winners of the 2021 Creativity and Innovation Challenge organized by the National...
Access Bank buys BancABC of Botswana.
Nigeria’s Access Bank has agreed to buy a majority stake in BancABC, the African Banking Corporation of Botswana for cash. The new acquisition comes a...
Sanwo-Olu Flags Off Red Line Rail Project In Lagos.
Fresh facts have emerged that about 263 properties would be demolished in Lagos State to pave way for the construction of 37 kilometres Lagos Rail...
Sun Trust empowers 100 females driver with Hyundai Sonata vehicles.
One hundred female drivers have benefited from SunTrust Bank’s initiative to support women in the ride-hailing industry. The beneficiaries are women under the aegis of Women on Wheel,...
P+ Measurement Services unveils “Get-Reports” for the Nigerian PR Industry.
P+ Measurement Services, Nigeria’s leading Independent Public Relations (PR) measurement and evaluation agency, has introduced “Get-Reports” a product that allows the purchase of PR performance...
Omu Resort welcomes first zebra in Lagos
Omu Resort has scored another first in wildlife conservation and captive breeding. The resort located at Ibeju Lekki, Lagos recorded a landmark achievement with the...
Application Open for 2021 Africa’s Business Heroes Prize Competition.
Applications are welcomed from eligible entrepreneurs from all African countries to apply for the Jack Ma/Alibaba Foundation Africa’s Business Heroes Prize Competition 2021. It is...
Sanwo-Olu unveils body-worn cameras for security personnel.
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu Wednesday unveiled body-worn cameras for security agencies in an effort to enhance security and safety in the state. Sanwo-Olu...
Lasg Trains 1000 Accountants On Y2020 Finance Act.
Lagos State Government, through the State Treasury Office, has trained 1,000 Finance and Accounts Officers to acquaint them with the provisions of the Finance Act...
Respite for Lagos industries, as Effluent Treatment Plant comes on stream.
The Lagos State Government at the weekend gave respite to industries without capacity to test their effluents and industrial, hazardous wastewater as it commissioned a...
Benin bronze to return
University of Aberdeen approves the repatriation of bronze sculpture depicting an Oba (king) of Benin with return to happen within weeks The University of Aberdeen...