P&G advocates strengthening intra Africa trade at American Business Council’s AfCFTA webinar

June 4, 2020

P&G advocates strengthening intra Africa trade at American Business Council's AfCFTA webinar

Proctor and Gamble, the American multinational consumer goods company with a strong presence in Nigeria, says it is a firm believer in strengthening intra Africa trade and that small and medium enterprises (SMEs), as the bedrock of any economy, it was imperative to enable interventions that support their competitiveness and strengthen industrialization in Nigeria and among […]

Ecobank counsels parents on remote learning

May 29, 2020

Ecobank counsels parents on remote learning

Patrick Akinwuntan, the managing director, Ecobank Nigeria, has called on parents to ensure that their children study online and stay on top of their education despite the current closure of schools occasioned by the Covid -19 pandemic. Akinwuntan, in a message to mark this year’s Children’s Day, observed that though the coronavirus may have disrupted […]

Nigeria’s Onyemihia shines at Pan African Re-insurance journalism awards

May 28, 2020

Nigeria’s Onyemihia shines at Pan African Re-insurance journalism awards

Nigerian broadcast journalist, Destiny Onyemihia of Voice of Nigeria, has been named winner of the 2020 award for Best re-insurance Broadcast Article (English category) at this year’s Pan African Re-insurance Journalism Award sponsored by Continental Reinsurance, the composite private pan-African reinsurer that has been on the continent for more than 30 years writing business in […]

ABCHealth head-hunts ex-PwC, EY executive, Mories Atoki, as CEO

May 28, 2020

Mories Atoki, a former executive of the Nigerian offices of two of the Big 4 global financial and auditing services firms, PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and Ernst & Young (EY), has been headhunted by African Business Coalition for Health, a not-for-profit advocacy driven organisation, to join it as its chief executive officer (CEO).  Atoki worked in tax […]

Dangote, MTN, most admired African brands, GTB comes tops in financial services

May 26, 2020

Dangote, MTN, most admired African brands, GTB comes tops in financial services

Dangote Group, the self-named conglomerate founded by Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has for the third consecutive year emerged as the most admired brand of African origin, by consumers. This year, it is sharing the accolades with African multinational telecommunication giant, MTN following a survey involving 100 Africa best brands. The results of the survey […]

CBN, others donate medical equipment to Kogi

May 25, 2020

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The private sector-led Coalition Against COVID-19 said it had donated health equipment worth millions of naira to a new isolation centre established in Lokoja by the Kogi State government. CACOVID said the donation of the equipment was a joint initiative between the Central Bank of Nigeria and the leaderships of other private sector groups in […]

Edo State says video on Dangote truck inaccurate, misleading

May 21, 2020

The Edo State government on Thursday described as misleading and inaccurate a social media trending video that linked a purportedly impounded Dangote truck with allegedly conveying arms and other contraband materials. The truck had been alleged to be recently impounded by the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Benin City. But the state government, […]