ABCHealth bags SERAS award for impact in Africa’s health sector
Chris Ikosa
December 23, 2021
The African Business Coalition for Health (ABCHealth), a not-for-profit health advocacy driven organisation, emerged the “Not for Profit of the Year” at the 2021 Sustainability, Enterprise and Responsibility (SERAS) CSR Africa awards held in Lagos, Nigeria. ABCHealth was also nominated in three other categories including the “Social Enterprise of the Year”, “Best New Entry” and […]
FCMB shareholders approve N2.79bn dividend pot, applaud bank efficiency
Businessam StaffApril 22, 2021
Shareholders of FCMB Group Plc (www.fcmbgroup.com) have restated their confidence in the financial institution to sustain its impressive performance and deliver more value. The shareholders gave the commendation at the 8th annual general meeting (AGM) of the group held on April 21, 2021 at its corporate head office in Lagos. They also unanimously approved the […]
Dangote denounces fraudulent recruitment, empowerment scheme
Onome AmugeFebruary 19, 2021
By Onome Amuge Nigerian multinational industrial conglomerate, Dangote Industries Limited, has disclaimed reports of a fraudulent recruitment exercise scheme circulating on Whatsapp and other social media channels titled, “2021 Dangote Empowerment”, purported to be approved by the Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF). In a public statement signed by Francis Awowole-Browne, director, Corporate Communication Department, Dangote […]
Aig-Imoukhuede Institute partners Oxford University for public leaders programme
Ben EguzozieFebruary 6, 2021
50 Nigerian public servants to benefit from £11,500 scholarship each Competitive selection to be done by Oxford’s Blavatnik School Programme a 7-week world-class leadership training Aig-Imoukhuede Institute (AII), with a mission to work towards continuous improvement of the Nigerian public service, has announced the commencement of its AIG Public Leaders Programme in […]
Georgia’s Kutaisi International University targets Nigeria to bolster multinational relevance
Onome AmugeFebruary 2, 2021
By Onome Amuge Georgia’s Kutaisi International University (KIU), has set in motion a major recruitment drive aimed at attracting Nigerians to boost its international student numbers. The €1billion western-style campus university,courtesy of a donation from the Cartu Foundation, the charitable arm of BidzinaIvanishvili, former prime minister of Georgia, has been purposefully designed as an […]
ICCO, CIRAD set for second edition of international symposium on cocoa research
Onomev AmugeJanuary 28, 2021
By Onomev Amuge The International Cocoa Organisation (ICCO) in partnership with the French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD) has announced its readiness for the second edition of the International Symposium on Cocoa Research (ISCR) themed “Innovations to Support Market Development and Promote Sustainability in Cocoa Farming to Improve Farmers’ Incomes,” slated for […]
Fireboy DML,Sauti Sol, ShoMadjozi lead Nigerian, South African, Kenyan creators in inaugural #YouTubeBlackVoices grant
Charles AbuedeJanuary 15, 2021
By Charles Abuede YouTube to invest directly in more than 500 creators, artists from across the world YouTube on Tuesday released its inaugural class of African content creators who are set to receive a grant for the development of their channels from the global #YouTubeBlackVoices Fund. The Alphabet owned music and video streaming platform also […]
SunTrust Bank appoints Shittu, chairman, Datti-Yola, non-executive director
Businessam StaffNovember 27, 2020
The board of directors of SunTrust Bank Nigeria Limited, has announced the appointment of Olanrewaju Shittu as chairman of the board to succeed Jibril Aku. Shittu was a director at the Central Bank of Nigeria prior to his retirement in 2018. He holds a MBA degree, and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), and has an Associate certificate of the institute, […]
Africa Initiative for Governance scholarship enters selection stage for 2021-2022 awards
Hamid AyodejiNovember 26, 2020
By Hamid Ayodeji Africa Initiative for Governance (AIG) has officially announced it is set to commence the 2021-2022 AIG scholarship award following the conclusion of its aptitude tests in Nigeria and Ghana. The selection process for next year’s scholarships kicks off just as the six recipients of the 2020-2021 AIG Scholarships depart West Africa […]
SEPLAT PEARLs Quiz: Edo, Delta schools win top prizes
Businessam StaffNovember 26, 2020
Two schools in Edo State and one in Delta State have won top prizes in this year’s SEPLAT PEARLs quiz, one of the educational, social programmes of Seplat Petroleum Development Company, for its host states of Edo and Delta States, which it jointly organises with its joint venture (JV) partner, Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC). […]