Dr. Harrison Eromosele Everyone agrees that 2020 was a peculiar year. Economies across the globe experienced turbulent economic challenges. In Nigeria, following two consecutive quarters (Q2, 2020 and Q3, 2020) of negative growth, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) officially announced that the country’s economy technically entered a recession. The recession has been characterized as …
Andrew Skipper, Partner, and Head of Hogan Lovells Africa Practice and Co-Chair of the UK’s Africa Investors Group (AIG) will be speaking at the Africa Investment Conference, hosted by The UK Department for International Trade and opened by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. This fully virtual event takes place today which is Wednesday, January 20, …
Annual remittances to Nigeria are estimated to be approximately $24bn, accounting for 6% of GDP, according to research by PwC. The importance of these overseas transfers has been amplified by the global pandemic and economic downturn. In response to the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Directive on international money transfers, WorldRemit was the first cross-border payments …
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Although there are a variety of options for raising capital and attracting investors, equity is one of the two most sorts after options. It allows a company to give a share of ownership of its business to an investor in expectation of a return as the business grows. Unlike public equity (stock market) with ownership …
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Samsung has unveiled the Galaxy S21 Series, the flagship device that pushes the boundaries of what a smartphone can do. Galaxy S21 is loaded with state-of-the-art innovations so you can make the most of every moment. The new flagship series debuts a head-turning, iconic design, an epic pro-grade camera for users of any skill level, …
STARS, YEMI ALADE AND ANGELIQUE KIDJO RECOGNISED FOR ‘SHEKERE,’ WIZKID AND H.E.R. FOR ‘SMILE,’ AND ‘ALREADY’ BY BEYONCÉ, SHATTA WALE AND MAJOR LAZER FOR BEST COLLABORATION AWARD BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT NOMINEES FEATURE GLOBAL ARTISTS, BEYONCÉ, DABABY, DJ KHALED, DRAKE, MEGAN THEE STALLION AND THE WEEKND The second list of nominees for the upcoming MTV Africa …
By Elvis Eromosele The COVID19 pandemic is not letting up. It continues to race and rage across the globe. With 92 million cases and almost two million deaths, one expects every hand to be on deck to curb the spread. The World Health Organisation (WHO) advises that if COVID-19 is spreading in your community, stay …
Ufoma Joseph Immanuel has been appointed as the Managing Director of Chappal Petroleum Development Company ‘Chappal’, effective January 2021. Ufoma is also one of the founding partners of Chappal, an ESG focused energy independent established to extract deep value from distressed brownfield Upstream opportunities in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Chappal Development Company will …
Crisis is inevitable and wise organizations know it is always a matter of when. When a crisis manager becomes the source of his/her own organization’s crisis, it is always a dicey situation. Around 10am on the 21st of December, 2013 shortly before embarking on a long flight from London to Cape Town, South Africa to …
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Nigeria’s most innovative and customer-centric telecommunications company, 9mobile, has announced a new Chief Technical Officer (CTO), Deputy Chief Technical Officer, and Director of Strategy within its Senior Management team. Juergen Peschel has been appointed as the New CTO, Baqi Salihu, Deputy CTO, and Karn Gulati as Director of Strategy. As CTO, Peschel, an experienced professional …
…debunks Myth that the Pandemic is Over It has been clear for some weeks that Nigeria is experiencing the second wave of the COVID-19 outbreak. There has been a rapid and steady rise in the number of positive cases reported daily as well as a rise in the positivity rate. The positivity rate rose from …
Tolaram Group, promoters of Indomie Noodles, Power Oil, Hypo, Kelloggs, Dano, Colgate, and other household brands in Nigeria has received the Community Hero Award at the Advertising Association of Nigeria Awards for Excellence 2020, popularly known as the ADVAN Awards. Tolaram Group received the coveted award following its intervention initiatives across the country during the …
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