Category: BUSINESS

Africa Prudential, Nigeria’s Leading Registrar, Digital Tech and Investor Services Firm, Develops Cloud-Based Solution for Africa’s Hospitality Industry

Ayo Olowo

Africa Prudential has demonstrated its digital capabilities, with the launch of “Aura by Transcorp Hotels”, an innovative commercial cloud-based product launched in the Nigerian market. “Aura by Transcorp Hotels” is an online platform that curates accommodation, staycations, cuisines and memorable lifestyle experiences.  The platform was created for Transcorp Hotels, the hospitality subsidiary of Transcorp.  It was launched on Thursday 8th of July in Abuja, by Nigeria’s Vice President, […]

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US$345 billion loss in trade for Commonwealth countries due to pandemic

Ayo Olowo

Commonwealth countries are estimated to have lost up to US$345 billion worth of trade in 2020, including $60 billion in intra-Commonwealth trade, according to 2021 Commonwealth Trade Review on “Energising Commonwealth Trade in a Digital World: Paths to Recovery Post-COVID”. Released today, the Commonwealth Trade Review provides a timely and comprehensive analysis of the impact of […]

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Transcorp Hotels to unveil “Aura” in Abuja in an event tagged #TheAuraExperience

Ayo Olowo

Transcorp Hotels Plc., as part of its commitment to continue to redefine hospitality, will on 8th July 2021, host #TheAuraExperience at Transcorp Hilton Abuja, one of its choice properties in Nigeria.   The leading hospitality Company which softly launched Aura by Transcorp Hotels earlier in the year is using the experiential event in Abuja to officially […]

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Transcorp Energy Presents Alternative Energy Solution to Nigeria

Ayo Olowo

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

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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

Ayo Olowo

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

Ayo Olowo

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

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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

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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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