• Russia

    Putin signs law allowing him 2 more terms as Russia’s leader

    Russian President Vladimir Putin on April 5 signed a law allowing him to potentially hold onto power until 2036, a move that formalizes constitutional changes endorsed in a vote last year.

  • Nigeria

    SeerBit, Wix Partner To Boost e-Commerce In Africa

    BY OLUSHOLA BELLO, Lagos SeerBit said it has partnered Wix, a global SaaS platform to create, manage and grow an online presence, to empower and scale e-Commerce businesses in Africa. SeerBit is a product of Centric Gateway, an innovative Pan-African tech solutions company enabling seamless and secure payments across East ...

  • Nigeria

    Firm Develops App To Grow Nigeria’s E-commerce Market

    BY CHIMA AKWAJA, Lagos A Nigerian digital ecosystem firm, Roaddo, has developed a mobile app which connects buyers and sellers and offers instant delivery of goods and services in the electronic commerce segment of the economy. The Roaddo app which goes live today, April 6, 2021 is conceived to ensure ...

  • Nigeria

    Danbatta, El-Rufai, Others To Address Nigeria’s Infrastructural Revolution

    BY SIVOWAKU ABIODUN, Lagos The executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Professor Umar Danbatta, minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed, Kaduna state governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai and other prominent Nigerian governors and leaders have been penciled down as speakers at this year ‘Business Hallmark Periodic Townhall Meeting.’ The ...

  • Nigeria

    Iyin Aboyeji Joins JA Nigeria Board

    BY OLUSHOLA BELLO Junior Achievement Nigeria has announced the appointment of Iyinoluwa Aboyeji to the board of the organisation. This brings the number of JA Nigeria board members to 11. Iyinoluwa is the Founder & General Partner, Future Africa – a platform that connects mission-driven innovators and investors looking to ...

  • Nigeria

    FG, P&G Partner To Promote Dental Checks For 10m Nigerians

    BY KINGSLEY OKOH, Lagos The federal government through the ministry of health has formed partnership with Procter and Gamble (P&G) to promote free oral health checks and dental hygiene in Jiwa community outreach in Abuja. The company stated that the Oral B mobile dental clinic programmes would be reaching out ...

  • Nigeria

    NAICOM To Bridge Insurance Knowledge Gap With Academy

    BY ZAKA KHALIQ, Lagos The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) said its Academy was created to bridge insurance knowledge gap in the regulatory system of the insurance industry. The commissioner for Insurance, Mr. Sunday Thomas, who stated this recently at the commissioning of the College of Insurance and Financial Management (CIFM) ...

  • Nigeria

    African Alliance Gets Recertification For Business Continuity Mgt

    BY ZAKA KHALIQ, Lagos African Alliance Insurance Plc has been recertified by Professional Evaluation and Certification Board (PECB) on ISO 22301 for its business continuity management(BCM). This certificate was first awarded to the life insurer in 2020 by PECB, which signified that African Alliance Insurance Plc met all the requirements ...

  • Nigeria

    SON Pledges Support For Local Manufacturers Of Health Care Equipment

    BY OLUSHOLA BELLO, Lagos The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has promised to partner stakeholders in the health care delivery sector to enhance the quality of equipment, machinery and services being offered in the sector. The director-general of SON, Mallam Farouk Salim, made the offer recently in a goodwill message ...

  • Nigeria

    Nigeria: Nigeria As Global ICT Investment Hub

    [Daily Trust] Abuja -- Nigeria took a turn for an exciting and refreshing phase in November 2019 when President Muhammadu Buhari launched the 10 year National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy, NDEPS 2020-2030.