Heritage Bank partners NANTA to launch Nigeria Travel Practitioner Identification card

Heritage Bank Plc, Nigeria’s most innovative banking services provider, has partnered with the National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA) to launch the Nigeria Travel Practitioners Identification Card (NTPIC).

L-R: MD/CEO, Visa Travels & Tours Limited, Alhaji Aminu Agoha; Group Capt. Edem Oyo-Ita (Rtd.), Dir. Air Transport Regulation (DATR) representing the DG of NCAA, Capt. Muhtar Usman; President, National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA), Bankole Bernard; Divisional Head, Corporate Communications of Heritage Bank Plc, Fela Ibidapo and Area Manager, South-West Africa, Samson Fatokun, during the official launch of Nigeria Travel Practitioners Identification Card (NTPIC), sponsored by Heritage Bank in Lagos on Tuesday.

Head of corporate communications of Heritage Bank, Mr. Fela Ibidapo said the bank partnered with the travel agencies in a bid to help to sensitize and sanitise the industry.

AXA Mansard Health Named HMO of the Year

The nation’s leading health insurance company, AXA Mansard Health, duly regulated by NHIS, has emerged as the Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) of the year at the 2018 Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Awards (NHEA). The awards ceremony which took place in Lagos on Friday, was presented to AXA Mansard Health in recognition of its contribution to the Nigerian health care sector.

Communication Professionals To Present Research Report On Nigeria’s 2015 Presidential Election

Communication professionals under the auspices of Association of Communication Scholars and Professionals of Nigeria (ACSPN) have concluded plans to unveil a research report on “Understanding Nigerian Media and Elections Through Research: Analysis of the 2015 Presidential Election Campaign Messages.”

Mastercard Foundation Appoints New Member to its Board of Directors

On Tuesday, 26 June 2018, the Mastercard Foundation announced the appointment of Jennifer Fonstad to its Board of Directors.

Jennifer Fonstad, Managing Partner at Aspect Ventures, Mastercard Foundation Board of Directors.

"I'm thrilled to welcome Jennifer to the Foundation," says Jim Leech, Chair, Mastercard Foundation Board of Directors. "Technology continues to revolutionize the future of work around the world. Jennifer's insight will be invaluable in our effort to achieve our goal of enabling 30 million young people in Africa to secure dignified and fulfilling employment."

Development Bank of Nigeria launches Lagos office

The Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) has opened its Lagos office on Idejo Street in Victoria Island to service Participating Financial Institutions (PFIs) domiciled in the commercial city of the country.

Loeries Appoints Brand Communicator As Media Partner In Nigeria

As part of effort to make the 2018 Loeries edition bigger and better, The Loeries, Africa Middle East one of the Africa’s largest gathering of creatives and organisers of the prestigious Loeries Creative Week, has appointed Nigeria’s most consistent brands and marketing magazine, Brand Communicator, as its Media Partner in Nigeria.

Osinbajo, Elumelu, Speak at the Redeemer’s University/BrandiQ Youth Leadership Forum

It will be a packed session as Redeemer’s University Ede, Osun State, in conjunction with BrandiQ host young people and eminent personalities at the 2018 Redeemer’s University/BrandiQ Youth Leadership Forum, billed to take place at the exclusive and prestigious Metropolitan Club Hall, Victoria Island, Lagos. The event holds on Saturday, July 7, 2018. The Vice President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has confirmed his attendance to deliver the keynote address at the forum.

Nestlé’s MAGGI deepens brand affinity with new online series: Yelo Pѐppѐ

In a bid to promote healthy lifestyle and deepen brand affinity, Nestlé’s MAGGI has launched MAGGI Yelo Pèppè a unique online nutrition education series to celebrate contemporary African cuisine. The thirteen-week programme highlights the numerous challenges that modern African women face when trying to balance providing nutritious and healthy food for their family, with all the other demands of a modern life.

29 Consumers Win N3m in ‘My Indomie My Remix” Video Contest

Nigeria’s number one noodles brand, Indomie has rewarded online sensation, David B-Online, from Lagos as winner of the N1 million grand prize from the final stage of “My Indomie My Remix” Video Contest that saw ace musicians: Sound Sultan and Vector the Viper as judges for the final round.

Aim Higher Africa Skills Acquisition Centre opens in Lagos

Another branch of the innovative entrepreneurship development and skills acquisition non-profit, Aim Higher Africa has been opened by CNN, Media Entrepreneur and Head of Digital Media and Partnership for Forbes Africa, Peace Hyde in Lagos.

Full Life Christian Centre Holds her 18th Annual Gathering of Warriors Convention in Uyo

The annual international conference of Full Life Christian Centre, also tagged Gathering of Warriors Convention will hold next month in Uyo, The Akwa Ibom State capital from Sunday, 1st July, to Sunday, 8th July, 2018. The convention which is in its 18th edition is expected to attract a record attendance of worshipers from various parts of Nigeria and other areas of the world. 

The mobile mind- shift in today's African consumers

Today's consumers rely on their mobile devices not just for communication but to perform a growing range of functions online; provided they get a seamlessend-to-end experience.

Sherry Zameer, Senior Vice President, IoT solutions for CISMEA Region at Gemalto

In recent years, mobiles have become an identification device. Almost half (48%) of consumers globally, including South Africa, expect their mobile devices to become their main form of ID by 2025, according to a global survey conducted by digital security leader, Gemalto. Mobile devices are slowly but surely emerging as promising replacements for traditional ID cards due to new technologies like biometrics, with a single means of authentication to securely access online services, confirm transactions and sign documents. Gemalto's survey finds that 70% would use their mobiles as passport or national ID if security was guaranteed.

UNDP Launches Pan-African Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Catalyser Called YAS!

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Tuesday, June 26, 2018 launched a Pan-African Entrepreneurship Portal-Platform, facilitated by Accenture.  The YAS! (Youth for Africa and SDGs) Portal-Platform is designed for young African entrepreneurs with the intent of cultivating an ecosystem that will promote mentorship, funding, information-sharing and networking.