July 2022

Featured Standard Chartered acts as lead issuing house for Dangote’s debut bond

Goddie OfoseJuly 21, 2022July 21, 2022

by Goddie OfoseJuly 21, 2022July 21, 20220194

Standard Chartered has announced that it acted as Lead Issuing House on the landmark N187.6bn Series 1 Bond Issuance by Dangote Industries (“DIL”). The issuance...

Finance

Featured 9PSB, Seerbit partner to enhance financial service offerings

Goddy OfoseJuly 21, 2022July 21, 2022

by Goddy OfoseJuly 21, 2022July 21, 2022099

9Payment Service Bank (9PSB) and SeerBit, a pan-African enterprise payment platform, have entered into a strategic partnership that will facilitate seamless access to financial services...

Industry News

Featured UNIDO: FG should not take 90% MSMEs contribution to Nigerian economy for granted

Goddie OfoseJuly 21, 2022July 21, 2022

by Goddie OfoseJuly 21, 2022July 21, 20220266

The Regional Director of the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), Mr Jean Bakole, has opined that the current economic situation in Nigeria can be...

Tech

Featured Huawei, TD Africa launch digital power solutions for Nigerian market

Goddie OfoseJuly 21, 2022July 21, 2022

by Goddie OfoseJuly 21, 2022July 21, 20220150

Huawei Technologies, a global provider of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices has partnered with TD Africa, sub-Saharan Africa’s foremost distributor...

Tech

Featured TERAWORK launches mobile app for top talents recruitment

Goddie OfoseJuly 21, 2022July 21, 2022

by Goddie OfoseJuly 21, 2022July 21, 20220139

TERAWORK, a company creating economic opportunities through sustainable talent supply, has launched its iOS and Android mobile app to help employers and entrepreneurs hire, manage...

Tech

Featured Global Smartphone Shipments Slide 9% in Q2 as Market Share Drops in Nigeria

Goddie OfoseJuly 21, 2022July 21, 2022

by Goddie OfoseJuly 21, 2022July 21, 20220165

A report by Mobile World Live has revealed that global smartphone shipments slide by 9 per cent in the second quarter of 2022. Mobile World...

Industry News

Featured Suzuki, Automedics collaborate to empower female auto technicians

Goddie OfoseJuly 21, 2022July 21, 2022

by Goddie OfoseJuly 21, 2022July 21, 20220275

Graduands to be absorbed into service centres nationwide Suzuki by CFAO Nigeria and Automedics Limited have entered a strategic partnership with the recent signing of...

Industry News Others

Featured NCAA suspends Dana licence, carrier fails financial audit

Goddie OfoseJuly 21, 2022July 21, 2022

by Goddie OfoseJuly 21, 2022July 21, 20220191

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has suspended Dana Air’s Air Transport Licence and Air Operator Certificate indefinitely. The is said to take effect from midnight...

Foreign News

Featured Tunisian food crisis worsens as Russia holds grip on Ukrainian grain exports

Goddie OfoseJuly 20, 2022July 20, 2022

by Goddie OfoseJuly 20, 2022July 20, 20220234

In a piece from Tunis, Tunisia, CNN’s David McKenzie reports on the country’s ever-worsening food crisis as Russia’s blockade on grain from Ukraine drives up...

CSR/CSI Industry News

Featured Steve Babaeko’s X3M Ideas offers ₦1m to Idea Hackaton winner

Goddie OfoseJuly 20, 2022July 20, 2022

by Goddie OfoseJuly 20, 2022July 20, 20220235

Pan-African advertising agency X3M Ideas has announced the first edition of its novel creative contest, Idea Hackathon, with a prize of ₦1 million up for...