Category: Entrepreneurs

Google launched a network of free Wi-Fi hotspots in Nigeria on Thursday, part of its effort to increase its presence in Africa’s most populous nation. The US technology firm, owned by Alphabet Inc, has partnered …

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, will deliver a keynote address at the Christ Redeemers Friends International (CRFI), Middle East-UAE Chapter Professional Business Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday, July 21, 2018. At …

Founder Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) and chairman of United Bank for Africa (UBA), Tony Elumelu has pledged N500 million to create an entrepreneurship programme exclusive to indigenes of the state. Elumelu who hails from Delta …

French President Emmanuel Macron has bestowed France’s highest honour on Dr Mike Adenuga for his commitment to promoting French language and the French culture. Adenuga received the “Commander of the Legion of Honour” from Macron …

While in Lagos this week, H.E. Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic will engage with over 2,000 Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) alumni, together with other significant members of the African entrepreneurial ecosystem, in an …

German ambassador to Nigeria Bernhard Schlagheck has confirmed to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo that the west African country is “a more investor-friendly destination”. Schlagheck who was attesting to the developmental strides of President Muhammadu Buhari’s …

The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) has commended the federal government’s decision to shut down a neighbouring country through which rice is smuggled on a large scale into Nigeria. Alhaji Aminu Goronyo, President Rice …

By Amaechi Agbo “In a society in which nearly everybody is dominated by somebody else’s mind or by a disembodied mind, it becomes increasingly difficult to learn the truth about the activities of governments and …

The Federal Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme (GEEP) MarketMoni scheme has successfully reached over 350,000 micro enterprises in all 36 states of Nigeria, and the Federal Capital City. This was revealed on Thursday, at the …

Compared to their US and European peers African tech startups are minuscule but they are finally gaining momentum and attention in some of the world’s most promising economies. “There are little glimmers of light everywhere” …