BrandArena: August 2022

Friday, 26 August 2022

Heritage Bank tasks youth on saving toward target goals

Heritage Bank Plc, Nigeria's most innovative banking service provider has tasked the youth with the need to adopt approach of setting specific savings goals that would help them to set timelines to attain their goals.

As the rapid growth of fintech continues and the birth of decentralised finance (DeFi) grows across Africa, leading fintechs, investors, crypto platforms, ventures and digital finance stakeholders will connect at the Africa Money & DeFi Summit.

Today, the Federal Government of Nigeria demonstrated its commitment to a clean and sustainable future with the global launch of the country’s Energy Transition Plan. At the launch event, hosted by His Excellency, The Vice President of Nigeria Prof. Yemi Osinbajo SAN, announcements amounting to about USD 3 billion were made in support of this plan by The World Bank and by US Exim Bank through Sun Africa.

Founder and CEO of African Media Agency and Academy, Eloïne Barry has been selected to join a panel of renowned global business leaders to speak at the upcoming AFSIC – Investing in Africa Conference and Expo 2022.

The Bigi carbonated soft drink (CSD) brand of Rite Foods Ltd; producers of Sosa Fruit Drink, Fearless Energy Drink and Rite Sausages has recommenced its enormously loved 'Watch & Win' promo where participants stand the chance of winning a brand-new car amongst other consolation prizes as part of its effort to excite movie lovers, their families and friends in Lagos and Abuja by offering them rewards for their viewing experiences whilst being revitalised with the fantastically refreshing array of the brand’s 13 flavours ( Bigi Cola, Bigi Orange, Bigi Apple, Bigi Tropical, Bigi Lemon and Lime, Bigi Bitter Lemon, Bigi Chapman, Bigi Tamarind, Bigi Cherry Cola, Bigi Ginger Lemon, Bigi Ginger Ale and Bigi Zero Cola) thereby offering extensive value for money.

Canon has finally introduced its much-anticipated R-tour to Nigeria, in line with the company's commitment to introduce innovative and technology-led imaging solutions in Africa. The tour sheds light on the company's upcoming products, customer-centric strategy, the rise of content creation as an industry in the country, and much more.

Africa’s Business Heroes Announces the 20 Finalists for its 2022 Edition

The top 20 finalists for Africa's Business Heroes (ABH) Prize Competition, the Jack Ma Foundation's flagship philanthropic program to highlight and support African entrepreneurs, have been announced.

Alphabet Inc, the parent company of Google, has launched Google Wallet in South Africa. It was officially made available on Android and Wear OS devices in 39 countries in July of this year. South Africa has now joined the list of countries that offer Google Wallet.

Gone are the days when the customer purchasing journey was a simple, neat linear one from point A to B. Indeed, the process between these two points has become a great deal more complex with the wide array of technologies and purchasing channels available to modern customers.

The Creative Equity Scholarship Fund for Africa (CESF) will provide financial assistance to Africa's future generation of storytellers.

First Primus Nigeria appoints Vikas Parihar as Chief Digital Officer

First Primus Group, the WPP Partner agency in Nigeria, has appointed Mr. Vikas Parihar as Chief Digital Officer at the group level. Mr. Parihar will drive digital transformation and business for the group, partnering individual agency MD’s and country managers, implementing global digital practices, providing strategic leadership for digital integration, and paving the digital roadway for the group.

Meta on Monday, August 22nd, 2022, announced that applications for the AR/VR Africa Metathon, in collaboration with Imisi 3D and BlackRhino VR, are now open. The AR/VR Africa Metathon is a series of programs and activations organized by the Meta global XR fund to assist African XR talents in developing innovative solutions that demonstrate various use cases of the metaverse in Africa.

Recognition of the Fund’s 20-year track record mobilising long-term blended finance to deliver transformative infrastructure in sub-Saharan Africa.

Rating affirms EAIF’s strong capital position, moderate leverage, diversified portfolio, and strong shareholder base.

Nowadays the importance of cleanliness cannot be overstated. Frequent hand-washing greatly eliminates the possibility of spreading infectious pathogens. Consumer Electronics leader LG Electronics, always at the cusp of innovation, is taking the idea of cleanliness a step further. The LG brand introduces new technology to fight with you in keeping harmful bacteria and viruses at bay in the new InstaView Refrigerator. LG’s UVnano is a breakthrough that represents the future of personal care. This innovative sanitization technology works to eliminate 99.99% of harmful germs in just a few minutes using ultraviolet light.

TNBA Will Make Nigerian Broadcasting Formidable - Murray-Bruce, Alumona

Chairman, Steering Committee, The Nigeria Broadcasting Awards (TNBA), Mr. Guy Murray-Bruce, has declared that the awards, billed to hold in November, will make the Nigerian broadcasting sector a formidable force in the black world. Murray-Bruce, who is President of the Silverbird Group, made the declaration on Monday during an interview on Wazobia FM.

Emirates Airlines has announced that it will cease flying into Nigeria on September 1, 2022, having lost faith in the Federal Government after several attempts to recover $85 million of the over $600 million funds belonging to foreign carriers trapped in Nigeria failed.

DLM Asset Management, a DLM Capital Group subsidiary, has launched its Child Education Plan. This aligns with the firm's commitment to providing opportunities for parents/guardians to secure the education of their children or wards through effective planning and sustainable investments.

Bolt brings back Driver’s League competition to recognise top-performing drivers

...To reward drivers with prizes of an overall value of N20 million

As part of its recognition and appreciation for service excellence, leading mobility platform Bolt has brought back its Driver’s League competition for new and existing drivers on the platform across Nigeria. The Bolt Driver’s League competition in its third edition is a driver support initiative aimed at celebrating top-performing drivers on the platform by rewarding winners with brand-new cars and other prizes.

Old English Supermarket Opens New Outlet in Surulere

With four branches already booming and servicing its teeming customers, the novel superstore, Old English Supermarket has opened another outlet in Surulere, Lagos.

Leading culture and art centre, Terra Kulture, in partnership with Mastercard Foundation, has announced the launch of a new learning cohort for its art academy, TAFTA (Terra Academy for the Arts). Applications for the free-to-attend training would commence from the 15th of August till the 15th of September 2022.

Verdant Capital through its Verdant Capital Hybrid Fund has invested $10 million in Watu Credit Uganda, one of Uganda's leading asset financing companies.

Egyptian food ordering technology startup BONBELL has secured $350000 in an initial funding round through a Canadian angel investor.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says the Capital Market Master Plan (CMMP) initiatives have helped in promoting transparency, protecting investors and enhancing market confidence.

Two Boxers to Share N1.5million at GOtv Boxing Night 26

Sports promotions company, Flykite Productions, has introduced an additional cash reward category for boxers participating at GOtv Boxing Night, the boxing show it organizes.

Mitsumi Distribution, one of the leading IT distributors in the Middle East and Africa, on Friday, August 12th, 2022 announced that Seagate has signed Mitsumi as strategic distribution partner for PAN Africa. Under the accord, the leading distributor aims to further drive and promote Seagate`s complete range of storage solutions across PAN Africa.

SpecSMART Set to Open Office in Nigeria

A top-class optometry clinic, SpecSMART, is set to offer its high-quality primary eye care, quality frames, quality lens variants, and contact lens fitting to Nigerians, as it debuts in Lagos on Friday, 12th August, 2022.

Verdant Capital has raised USD 10 million of debt funding for Zeepay. The medium-term debt raise, which is part of its A.5 series, will help Zeepay expand its fast-growing remittance to wallet business.

Ayman Jawhar has been named Chief Product Officer of Klasha, a Lagos and San Francisco-based technology startup that is redefining cross-border African trade.

Delivering on our promise to be a global leader in the Beauty and Wellness Industry, NW Tech Capital (OTC: NWTT) and TROPICSLAB have announced the appointment of award-winning Nollywood celebrity Stella Damasus, as lead Consultant for talent acquisition of the Company’s Beauty and Wellness division in its African expedition.

People in Kajuru and Kachia districts in Nigeria’s Kaduna state are receiving support after a timely response by Start Network, an innovative humanitarian actor that typically disburses funds within 72 hours of a crisis alert. Through a Start Fund alert raised by Start Network members, £274,780 in funding has been released to ameliorate displaced people’s needs, exacerbated by the ongoing conflict in these areas.

Heritage Bank Plc has entered a partnership with the 301 Heavy Airlift Group Cooperative Multipurpose Society, Nigerian Airforce (301 HAG CMS) to leverage impactful digital banking solutions that will enhance HAG CMS’ financial wellbeing and take its members’ experiences to a new level.

American multinational technology company, Microsoft Corporation says it is willing to partner with the Nigeria Digital Identification for Development (ID4D) project in the areas of capacity development and data protection.

Mouka, the market leader in Nigeria’s sleep industry and a new member of the Dolidol International group, has appointed Dr Adesegun Akin-Olugbade as its new Vice Chairman.

NDLEA Chairman Visits CADAM, Calls For More Private Sector Participation In War Against Drug Abuse

...Showers Encomiums On Students, Management

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd.) has called for more participation by NGOs and well-to-do individuals in the fight against the endemic drug abuse crisis in the country.

Why UBA Appointed Oliver Alawuba as New GMD

United Bank for Africa Plc, has announced the appointment of Oliver Alawuba as its new Group Managing Director (GMD) to oversee all the Group’s banking operations across its twenty African country network and globally as its erstwhile Chief Kennedy Uzoka bows out after six years stint.

Five Facts About The Metaverse You Need to Know

Technology has always enabled people to connect and express themselves. As communication became faster, video became a richer way to share experiences. We’ve gone from desktop to web to mobile; from text to photos to video. But this wave of innovation isn’t slowing down, so what is the metaverse about and how will it change how we connect?

FGCKADOSA Unveils 50th Anniversary Logo, Set to Launch N1bn Fund

The Old Students Association of Federal Government College, Kaduna (FGCKADOSA), recently unveiled the 50th-anniversary logo of the school and is set to launch an endowment fund of about N1 billion for infrastructural development and alumni welfare.

The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) is set to launch its Whistle-Blower initiative, a state-wide project, introduced to provide a platform for employees, stakeholders and the general public to report any observed violation, misconduct, or unethical behaviour across the state on Friday, August 5, 2022.

Application for the AIMS African Master's of Machine Intelligence is now open for all qualified candidates to apply.

Leading innovators, investors, and policymakers from around the world will converge in Cape Town, South Africa, in November 2022, for the 8th edition of the Africa Fintech Summit (AFTS). The summit will be held in the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) from November 2nd to 4th, 2022.

Canon a pioneer of innovative imaging products, Pro Series Gaming, and NRG Radio, have collaborated on the PSG Fatalis Mortal Kombat tournament. The qualifying round of Pro Series Gaming’s (PSG) Africa Mortal Kombat Tournament took place on July 9th, 2022, at NRG Studios in Nairobi, Kenya.

WhatsApp tests new feature that allows group admins to delete "any message" for everyone

Whatsapp is making it much easier for group admins to properly moderate their WhatsApp groups.

WABetInfo has just revealed a new update that WhatsApp is releasing a new feature that would allow group admins to remove any message for everyone.

R-Jolad Hospital opens new, modern facility in Agege

...To offer accessible and quality medicare to Lagos residents

To accelerate healthcare delivery to residents of Lagos State, R-Jolad Hospital, a private multi- specialty healthcare enterprise, has opened a new, modern facility in Agege. The facility, which is strategically located at 23, Omotoye Estate Road, off the popular Mulero Bus Stop, Agege, combines high standard of care with the latest treatments and technology in comfortable surroundings designed to improve healthcare delivery to our devoted and loyal patients in Lagos State.

Nigeria’s caring telecom service provider, 9mobile has reaffirmed its support for the Nigerian news media by facilitating various avenues for journalists to upskill in developing creative news content to expand their audience footprint. The telecom company gave the assurance during the 6th edition of its Media Capacity Building Workshop with the theme “leveraging video content to reach new audiences”.

Meta hosted creators in Lagos at an exclusive dinner aimed at celebrating their impact and creativity, as well as introducing them to the various technologies that are paving the road to the metaverse. Held at GAIA Africa club, this included a mix of content creators and technical creators who represent a variety of interests from Music, Comedy and Augmented Reality Specialists.