Nigeria, the biggest economy on the continent, is behind Mauritius, South Africa, Morocco, Tunisia, Botswana, Kenya, Ghana, Namibia, Senegal, Tanzania, Rwanda, Madagascar, Zimbabwe, and Cote D’Ivoire. The countries are ranked ahead of Nigeria because they grew investments in research and development and intellectual property fillings.
According to the latest Global Innovation Index, scientific…
The Nigerian economy will continue to slump in 2023 due to activities leading to the general elections next year, but would likely pick in 2024, with growth rising to 3.3 per cent, a Fitch Solutions Country Risk & Industry Research report has predicted.
An affiliate of…
Following receipt of the necessary regulatory approvals, Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc (Stanbic IBTC), a member of Standard Bank Group, has announced the appointment of new directors throughout the Group.
These nominations were in accordance with Stanbic IBTC’s history of…
VerifyMe receives ISO certifications
January 3, 2023
Leading identity and Know Your Customer (KYC) technology company, VerifyMe Nigeria, has been awarded two ISO certifications by the International Organization for Standardization.
The certifications are: QMS ISO 9001:2015 (Quality Management System) and ISMS ISO/IEC 27001:2013 (Information Security Management Systems).
ISO 9001: 2015 entails an organisation’s structure together with the planning…
Real estate development firm Veritasi Homes and Properties Limited has reported the successful maturity and redemption of its first series 1 and 2 Commercial Paper issued as part of its N10 billion issuing program.
Tobi Yusuff, partner and head of marketing communications…
Phyna, the winner of BBNaija Season 7, debuts her clothing line.
January 3, 2023
Ijeoma Josephina Otabor, often known as Phyna, has demonstrated her ability to achieve goals by introducing her clothing line in a distinctive manner.
It is clear that Phyna is here to stay with further success after the success she had last year and the way she is currently…
Dakore Egbuson-Akande has launched an all-natural line of beauty products for women of colour.
January 3, 2023
DakoreBeauty is a premium aromatherapy-based skincare line created in Lagos, Nigeria. Its Founder / CEO is Dakore Egbuson-Akande an A-list Nollywood Actor, Multiple Brand Ambassador, and Humanitarian.
Being in a highly visual industry spanning over 2 decades, Dakore Egbuson-Akande knows what it takes to keep looking good in front and behind the camera (naturally) and she has decided to share…
Afreximbank's FEDA purchases a stake in Geregu Power
December 28, 2022
The African Export-Import Bank’s (Afreximbank) Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA) has announced that it has received internal approvals to acquire a strategic minority stake in Geregu Power Plc.
FEDA is the development impact investment platform of Afreximbank…
The Radisson Hotel Group opens its first resort in Zambia.
December 28, 2022
The launch of the Radisson Blu Mosi-oa-Tunya Livingstone Resort in Zambia has been announced by the Radisson Hotel Group.
The resort, which is tucked away on the Zambezi River’s banks, is the Group’s first safari lodge in both Africa and Zambia.
The…
Propcrowdy launches crowdfunding intermediary platform
December 28, 2022
Propcrowdy, Nigeria’s property technology (Proptech) firm, has launched a crowdfunding intermediary (CFI) platform into the Nigerian market. This is following from the approval of the platform by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
With this approval, Propcrowdy becomes the first and only platform in Nigeria today authorized to perform crowdfunding business under the rules and…