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Airtel Africa Mulls IPO for $4bn Mobile Money Subsidiary

March 14, 2024
By Adedapo Adesanya Mobile network operator, Airtel Africa Plc, is considering selling the shares of its mobile money arm, Airtel Money, to members of the public through an Initial Public Offering (IPO). This transaction is expected to raise about $4 billion. According to Bloomberg, which first reported the move, the firm has been in talks with possible advisors for a
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Ogun Government Calls Dangote Cement Worthy Partner

March 14, 2024
By Aduragbemi Omiyale Dangote Cement Plc has been described by the Ogun State government as a worthy partner due to its efforts to complement the state’s poverty alleviation programmes. The company received this commendation at the graduation of 305 youths from the 17 host communities of the Ibese plant of Dangote Cement recently. The beneficiaries underwent training and were empowered
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Morgan Capital Confirms Technical Glitch

March 14, 2024
By Aduragbemi Omiyale One of the leading brokerage companies in the country, Morgan Capital Securities Limited, has confirmed that a technical glitch is responsible for the difficulty in accessing its training app for buying and selling stocks at the moment. Some users of the popular i-Trade app of Morgan Capital have not been able to access their dashboards to execute
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Flour Mills Rewards High-Performing Dealers, Others

March 14, 2024
By Aduragbemi Omiyale Some high-performing Business-to-Business (B2B) sales customers of Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc were recently recognised and rewarded for their pivotal role in the success of the company. At an event to end the multi-city tour on Tuesday, March 12 at the Marriott Hotel in Lagos, over 100 top customers and business partners, including dealers, direct-buying bakers, and
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AXA Mansard Equips 200 Female SMEs With Financial Literacy, Digital Skills

March 14, 2024
By Modupe Gbadeyanka No fewer than 200 female Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) were recently empowered with financial literacy and digital business skills by AXA Mansard. This is part of the company’s continued investment in advancing the inclusion of women’s social and economic endeavours, particularly at a period when the world celebrated the 2024 International Women’s Day. The AXA member,

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CANEX Prize for Publishing in Africa

Afreximbank Offers $20,000 CANEX Prize for Publishing in Africa

May 21, 2024
By Adedapo Adesanya Afreximbank has announced the launch of the $20,000 CANEX Prize for Publishing in Africa to promote a vibrant literary culture across Africa and encourage the development of a sustainable business ecosystem in the literary sector. The prize, which is open for submission, is a partnership between the CANEX Book Factory and Narrative Landscape Press Limited. The CANEX

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Osinbajo Inaugurates $136m Produce City In Benin

By Modupe Gbadeyanka An Integrated Produce City (IPC) project has been inaugurated in Edo State by the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo. The IPC, worth $136 million, was launched by the Vice President at a ceremony held at the location of the
August 29, 2016

Fayose Signs Anti-Grazing Bill Into Law

By Dipo Olowookere The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has finally signed the Open Grazing Prohibition Bill into law. The bill is fondly called anti-grazing bill. Mr Fayose signed the bill into law on Monday afternoon in the presence of more than
August 29, 2016

Cross River To Commission Garment Factory

By Dipo Olowookere The multi-billion Naira garment factory sited in Cross River State will soon be commissioned by the state government, Business Post has learnt. It is believed that by the time the project is finally commissioned, over 500 jobs would be
August 29, 2016

PHOTO NEWS: Goldberg Backs 2016 Ojude Oba Festival

By Modupe Gbadeyanka Goldberg has announced that it would fully support the 2016 Ojude Oba Festival in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State next month. The event holds yearly and it is attended by many sons and daughters of the town, both home and abroad, including
August 29, 2016

Coca-Cola Meets Water Replenish Target

By Dipo Olowookere Business Post has reliably learnt that the Coca-Cola Company and its global bottling partners (the Coca-Cola system) have met their goal to replenish, or in other words balance, the equivalent amount of water used in their global sales volume
August 29, 2016

2016 Cowbellpedia: Abia Cruises Into Semi-Final

By Modupe Gbadeyanka The ‘mental warfare’ among Nigeria’s young inventors in the on-going Cowbellpedia Mathematics Television Quiz Show continued last weekend as Onyedikachi Ukpabi of Britarch Secondary School, Umuahia, got a semi-final ticket for  Abia State. Abia is now the second state
August 29, 2016

What Causes Budget Padding—Ita Enang

By Dipo Olowookere Before now, the term ‘budget padding’ was alien to some Nigerians. The name became prominent when the National Assembly and the Presidency got involved in supremacy battle over the passage of the 2016 budget. After the National passed the
August 29, 2016

Ebonyi Governor Sacks Workers Of State Varsity

By Modupe Gbadeyanka Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has ordered the immediate sack of some non-academic staff of the state university and college of education. Mr Umahi gave the order in Abakaliki on Saturday while receiving the report of a committee
August 29, 2016

Indonesia, Nigeria Trade Volume Falls To $1.75b

By Modupe Gbadeyanka The Indonesian Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Harry Purwanto, said the volume of trade between Nigeria and his country reduced to 1.75 billion dollars in 2015 from four billion dollars in 2014. Mr Purwanto made this known in an interview
August 29, 2016