Transcorp Energy Presents Alternative Energy Solution to Nigeria

Transcorp Energy Limited, a subsidiary of Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc, one of Nigeria’s leading power producers, announced an alternative energy solution to Nigeria, as part of its broader integrated energy strategy. Unveiling Transcorp’s alternative energy plan at a meeting with the Honourable Minister of Science & Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, Peter Ikenga, the Head of Transcorp’s Energy […]

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Climate crisis, water-related disasters responsible for $2.97trn global economic loss – UN

UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, says the global climate crisis is exacerbating and intensifying water-related disasters, jeopardising lives and livelihood of four billion people, resulting to over 2.97 trillion dollars in economic losses. Guterres told the Fifth UN Special Thematic Session on Water and Disasters on Friday that climate-related disasters had doubled in the past two […]

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The world’s tallest building – Burj Khalifa, lit up by HUAWEI IdeaHub

As a leading global provider of ICT technology, Huawei (e.Huawei.com) unveils its award-winning productivity tool for the smart office – IdeaHub. HUAWEI IdeaHub is redefining a new style of collaboration and communication, especially during these times of work-from-home or learning from home since the pandemic outbreak. It ensures collaboration across devices and many different spaces, […]

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MainOne, West Africa’s Leading Carrier-neutral data center provider to unveil data center in Appolonia City, Accra

MainOne (www.MainOne.net), the leading provider of connectivity, cloud and data center solutions in West Africa is set to launch the  Appolonia Data Center of its subsidiary, MDXi. The new facility which is located 20 kilometers from the center of Accra, Ghana will expand MainOne’s already robust infrastructure and service profile in West Africa. It was […]

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TONY ELUMELU FOUNDATION TRAINS OVER 200,000 AFRICAN ENTREPRENEURS

The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading philanthropy empowering young African entrepreneurs from all 54 African countries, has successfully trained over 200,000 entrepreneurs in core business management skills as part of its 2021 TEF Entrepreneurship Programme. The Business Management training was conducted exclusively on TEFConnect,  the Foundation’s proprietary digital platform that provides capacity-building support, advisory and market linkages to over […]

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UBA, DEG Sign $50m Term Loan to Support Small Businesses in Nigeria

Pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, and Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH, the German Development Finance Institution, have entered into a partnership aimed at supporting small and medium scale businesses (SMEs) in Nigeria. To this end, both institutions have signed a USD 50m Term Facility Agreement. The facility with a tenor […]

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United Bank for Africa Group Appoints Caroline Anyanwu As New Board Member

United Bank for Africa (UBA), the leading pan-African financial services institution, today announced the appointment of Mrs. Caroline Anyanwu to its Board of Directors, effective May 19, 2021. Caroline Anyanwu holds a First-Class degree in Statistics from the University of Ilorin in Nigeria and has worked extensively in the fields of accounting, taxation, credit risk […]

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