Tag: Africa
Burna Boy becomes first African singer to hit 2bn streams in...
Grammy Award-winning Nigerian singer, Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, has become the first African artiste to hit 2 billion streams mark in...
Nigeria beats 5 countries to host $5bn African Energy Bank headquarters
Nigeria has won the bid to host the headquarters of the $5 billion African Energy Bank, after a keenly contested bid with five other...
EFCC chairman: $88.6bn lost to illicit financial flows annually in Africa
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Olanipekun Olukoyede, has disclosed that $88.6 billion is lost to illicit financial flows in...
Tinubu to int’l financiers: See Africa as destination for growth
President Bola Tinubu has urged international development financiers to see Africa as a destination for growth and prosperity.
Tinubu made the call at a meeting...
Zenith Bank’s Onyeagwu named best CEO in Africa
The Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Zenith Bank Plc, Dr Ebenezer Onyeagwu, has been named the ‘Best Banking CEO of the Year in Africa’.
Onyeagwu bagged...
Dangote calls for investments to boost Africa’s economic growth
President of Dangote Industries Limited Aliko Dangote has called for increased investments in Africa to foster its rapid growth and development.
Speaking at the gathering...
FIRS chair tasks African tax administrators on local solutions
The Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zacch Adedeji, has urged African tax administrators to look inward for local solutions to the...
Nigeria seeks joint West Africa protection of undersea cables
Following recent undersea cable cuts that challenged connectivity in many countries in West Africa, Nigeria has called for a coordinated and multilateral approach by...
Tinubu to Meta: Nigeria wants to lead in Africa digital tech
President Bola Tinubu says his administration is sustaining investments in digital technology to enhance the sustainability of small businesses, expand opportunities across sectors, and...
Sanwo-Olu: My govt’ll make Lagos premier digital hub in Africa
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says his government is committed to positioning Lagos as a premier digital hub in Africa.
Sanwo-Olu said this at the...
