First Edition of the Tastemakers Wine Series Hosted by Vendease

Brands & PeopleTechnology

TechPreneur: Get To Know Folayemi Agusto Of tix.africa

Agusto is the CEO and a co-founder of tix.africa, a self-service ticketing platform for event organisers to list, manage, and collect payment for live and virtual events. The platform makes it easy for organisers to create and monetise live or virtual events, create customisable event pages, and secure payment collection via Paystack. It also gives guests a seamless way to book and attend live…
Read more
Brands & PeopleTechnology

TechPreneur: Get To Know Damilola Odufuwa Of Binance

Damilola Odufuwa is a tech executive and women’s rights advocate whose work intersects cryptocurrency, communications, and women’s rights. She currently leads Public Relations and Communications for Africa at Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. Odufuwa is the co-founder and CEO of Backdrop, an app and social network that lets people find and share beautiful spaces…
Read more
Transportation

2023 Toyota Sienna gets a 25th Anniversary Edition

The 2023 Toyota Sienna will be celebrate its nameplate’s 25th anniversary. The original model, designed as a U.S.-specific replacement to the (always fascinating) Toyota Previa, went on sale in 1997 as a 1998 model. And naturally, Toyota has a 25th Anniversary Edition…
Banking

Airtel commences Financial operations in Nigeria

Airtel Africa Plc has announced that its payment service bank subsidiary, SmartCash, has commenced operations in Nigeria. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the company’s secretary, Simon O’Hara and filed with the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX). The statement…
EntertainmentTechnology

Netflix sacks 150 employees amidst slowing revenue

Video streaming company, Netflix has laid off 150 of its employees as its subscriber base and revenue slows down. This is coming less than a month after it disengaged at least 10 full-time staff and contractors in its editorial and marketing divisions. The sacked workers represent two percent of its workforce, largely in the U.S. The company is also eliminating 70 roles from its animation unit, as…
Read more
BankingRanks & Rate

TOP MICROFINANCE BANKS

Small loans enable entrepreneurs to start or expand micro, small and medium enterprises. Microfinance also called “microcredit” is a way to provide small business owners and entrepreneurs access to capital. Often, small and individual businesses don’t have…
StartupsTechnology

Nigerian startup, Topship secures $2.5 million

Nigerian logistics startup Topship has raised a US$2.5 million funding round as it continues to build the “Flexport for Africa”. Launched in June 2020, Topship allows African businesses to export and import cargo, freight and parcels to their suppliers, distributors…
Banking

Access Bank set sell its pension custody business to First Pension

Access Holdings Plc has announced plans by Access Bank to divest from its pension custody subsidiary. The Group released a statement signed by the company secretary, Sunday Ekwochi and filed with the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX). According to the statement, the group is already in the process of divestment from this part of its business. The group announced that its subsidiary, Access Bank Plc…
Read more