Brands & People

Institute appoints MD for S’Sahara Africa’s branch

Project Management Institute has appointed George Asamani as the managing director for Sub-Saharan Africa. A statement said “Asamani takes over from Ashwini Bakshi, who leaves the company having steered the region during the pandemic.” Asamani, previously the business development lead for Africa, is highly accomplished with a proved track record of growth. Together with the team, Asamani…
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Real Estate

Firm begins 236 luxury housing project in Abuja

Property World Africa Network has commenced the construction of a luxury estate located in the Centenary City of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. PWAN’s Max Grove Estate is a 9.1 hectare cosmopolitan residence encompassing 236 units of four to five-bedroom houses. Speaking at the groundbreaking of Max Grove in Abuja, the Chairman, PWAN Group, Augustine Onwumere, described the housing scheme…
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Brands & People

NBC empowers 22,000 youths in five years

The Nigerian Bottling Company said it has empowered over 22, 000 youths across 10 cities, seven campuses within the digital space in partnership with international business machines, between 2017 when the company started its youth empowerment program till date. In a…
Brands & People

Workers fake deaths to get pension benefits

The National Pension Commission has vowed to go tough on relatives, workers and retirees who fake deaths of contributors to the Contributory Pension Scheme in order the get the benefits entitled to deceased persons. To ensure that a worker is truly dead apart from other…
Business ExplorerEconomy

Experts explain why inflation won’t drop now

Economists have advised Nigerians to brace for higher inflation in the coming months. They said that political spending as preparations for the 2023 general elections heightens, worsening exchange rate and other factors would keep inflation high. As the country prepares for the 2023 general elections, they predicted that political spending worsening exchange rate and other factors would keep…
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StartupsTechnology

Aidi, a female-led Venture Extends its Early-Stage Support Fund to $1.5 MillionAccelerator

Aidi, a female-led venture builder has announced an increase in its early-stage accelerator support fund to $1.5 Million. Aidi already supports over 200 founders across emerging markets, with notable names like Termii (YC W20), Payhippo (YC W21), Dash (Techstars 21), Raise (500 Startups 21), Moni (YC S21), Bumpa and many more. According to Toluoba Obademi (Head of operations & Investments)…
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