Nigeria’s Onyemihia shines at Pan African Re-insurance journalism awards
Businessam Staff
May 28, 2020
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 […]
Nigeria auto journalists express shock over Globe Motors CEO’s passing
Businessam StaffApril 22, 2020
The Nigeria Auto Journalists Association (NAJA) says it is shocked by the news of the death of William Anumudu, chairman and chief executive of Globe Motors Holdings Limited, one of the largest automobile franchise owners in the country. Globe’s franchise dealerships include Mercedes, Toyota, Hyundai and the Higer brands. Anumudu died in the early hours […]
Dioud replaces Oladokun at AfDB as acting director, communications and external relations
Businessam StaffApril 11, 2020
The African Development Bank Group (AFDB) has appointed Nafissatou N’diaye Dioud as acting director for communications and external relations department, effective April 1, 2020. He replaces Victor Oladokun who recently retired from the organisation. Dioud, a Senegalese national, was until her appointment a division manager in the same department. She has been a dedicated and […]
Taxaide introduces new technology to aid tax compliance, data protection
Businessam StaffFebruary 26, 2020
Ahead of the March 30 deadline for personal income tax (PIT) returns, Taxaide, a leading tax management and technology firm, has unveiled technological tools aimed at enhancing a more effective tax administration for Nigerians and tax authorities. Bidemi Olumide, CEO of Taxaide, said the firm, through its technology development subsidiary, Taxtech, produced PITApp® to serve […]
Telecoms investments in Nigeria, SSA face threats
Omobayo AzeezJanuary 20, 2020
By Omobayo Azeez Investments in the Nigerian telecommunications industry and those of other sub-Saharan African countries are threatened by many challenges, experts have alerted. They also disclosed that due to these threats, investors are losing interest and confidence in the markets, a development that, according to them, portends great dangers for the industry. One […]
Opeke, MainOne CEO, chairs committee on new 5-year national broadband plan for Nigeria
Omobayo AzeezDecember 17, 2019
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NCC to sensitise Nigerian minors on safe use of Internet
Omobayo AzeezOctober 16, 2019
By Omobayo Azeez The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has disclosed that it has underway an awareness project aimed at sensitising the Nigerian child on the safe use of the Internet. The was expressed by Umar Danbatta, the executive vice chairman (EVC) of the commission, in his opening remark at a joint workshop on child […]
NNPC adopts proactive strategy in information management
Businessam StaffAugust 29, 2019
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), the country’s state-owned oil company, appears to have adopted a proactive strategy in the management of information it emerged from the corporation’s quarterly meeting of its public affairs officers in Abuja, Wednesday. The strategy, according to a statement by the corporation, is being driven by a need to reposition NNPC […]
NCC earmarks N500m for development of educational infrastructures
Afolabi OluwaseunJuly 31, 2019
The Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC) has earmarked N500 million as special social intervention fund for renovation projects and provision of infrastructure in universities, polytechnics, Government Colleges and secondary schools. According to Umar Garba Dambatta, executive vice chairman, NCC, the project is aimed at aiding the development of education in the country and create a learnable […]
Experts at ITW harp on terrestrial fiber infrastructure investments to enable growth of Africa’s digital economy
Samson EchenimJuly 10, 2019
By Samson Echenim Experts at the 2019 ‘Africa Panel Session’ of the International Telecoms Week (ITW) held recently in Atlanta, USA discussed the importance of infrastructure investments in local internet exchanges and terrestrial networks as being instrumental to facilitating the development and growth of Africa’s digital economy. Presenting on the theme “Enabling Africa’s Digital Economy”, […]