Heirs Holdings Appoints Two New Board Members

Leading Pan-African investment company, Heirs Holdings (HH) has announced the appointments of Chiugo Ndubisi and Victor Osadolor to its Board of Directors, effective August 26, 2022.

Visa Appoints Andrew Uaboi as New Head for West Africa

Visa has appointed Andrew Uaboi, as the new head of the West Africa region. Andrew will be responsible for the development and implementation of Visa’s growth strategy in the region and will be part of the Sub-Saharan Africa leadership team at Visa.

GTCO grows half year 2022 pretax profit by 11% to N103 billion

...Proposes 30 kobo dividend

Guaranty Trust Holding Co Plc has released its half-year 2022 financial statement, reporting a pretax profit of N103.249 billion for the 2022 half-year, a 10.95% increase year on year.

NBA Africa and Africell Announce Multiyear Collaboration to Engage Angolan Youth

NBA Africa and Africell, one of the fastest-growing mobile network operators in Africa, today announced a multiyear collaboration to engage thousands of Angolan youth through NBA watch parties, merchandise giveaways, a Jr. NBA league and clinics, “Her Time to Play” seminars, and co-branded marketing campaigns that will provide fans in Angola with the opportunity to win tickets to NBA games in the U.S.  The announcement makes Africell the Official Mobile Partner of NBA Africa in Angola.   

WorldRemit partners with Hello Paisa to ease money transfers to Zimbabwe

Leading international digital remittance companies WorldRemit and Hello Paisa, today announced a partnership to provide cash pickup services throughout Zimbabwe. This partnership, launched on 27 July 2022, enables Zimbabweans to collect remittances in US dollars at over 120 Hello Paisa payout locations across Zimbabwe. 

Liz Truss succeeds Boris Johnson as new British Prime Minister

Liz Truss has been elected as Boris Johnson's replacement as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, becoming the country's third female Prime Minister after Johnson's resignation on July 7, 2022. After two months of campaigning, she defeated Rishi Sunak, the former Chancellor of the Exchequer (Finance Minister).

Channel to success: how partners drive digital transformation

Skill sets also need to evolve and shift away from infrastructure to advisory and business value generation, in addition to expert knowledge and capabilities in deploying cloud solutions.

BabyFest Fetes Pregnant Women at Baby Shower

Expectant mothers in their third trimester were hosted to a Baby shower by the organisers of BabyFest as part of activities marking the 2022 edition of BabyFest a pregnancy, mother and child-focused fair held in Lagos at the weekend. The Baby shower was one of the other activities that brought the 3-day fair to a close alongside the baby crawling competition, and diaper changing competition all aimed at making the fair fun-filled.

IL Bagno Partners Etiwa Tech to Train, Upskill Labour Force

IL Bagno, the leading total interior solutions company in Nigeria, for the world’s leading manufacturers of sanitary fittings, kitchen, tiles, doors, and other interior solutions has partnered with Etiwa Tech, a not-for-profit technical vocational training institution to train and upskill plumbers in their craft.

Industry agog as founding President of ADVAN, Babatunde journey home September 1

Preparation is heightened as the family of the founding President of the Advertisers Association of Nigeria, (ADVAN), Olaniyi Stephen Babatunde and the integrated marketing communications industry get ready to celebrate the life and legacy of the late founding president Advertisers Association of Nigeria.

George Asamani appointed MD, Sub-Saharan Africa, Project Management Institute

Project Management Institute (PMI), the world's leading association for project professionals, announced today that George Asamani has been appointed as the Managing Director for Sub-Saharan Africa. Asamani takes over from Ashwini Bakshi, who leaves the company having steered the region during the pandemic. 

How BUA Cement Lost 29% of Market Valuation in 2-Month

BUA Cement Plc.’s market valuation has declined significantly in the past months. On June 22, 2022, the cement company’s share price peaked at N71.90, according to market data screened.

Access Corporation Acquires First Guarantee Pension

Access Corporation has completed the acquisition of a majority equity stake in First Guarantee Pension Ltd. (FGPL).