By Jemimah Wellington, JKNMedia Reporter CHALLENGES IN financing Micro, Small, and Medium Scale Enterprises (MSMEs) will take center stage at the Africa Social Impact Summit (ASIS), thanks to a new partnership with the Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN). The summit, scheduled for July 25-26, 2024, at the Eko Convention Centre in Lagos, aims to ...
TO RECOGNIZE and reward exceptional employee performance, the Union Bank of Nigeria (UBN) has promoted 337 staff members across various departments. During a recent town hall meeting, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO), Yetunde Oni, UBN, emphasized the bank’s dedication to fostering a culture of excellence and growth. Oni p...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNMedia Reporter PARTNERING WITH the Nigeria Conservation Foundation (NCF), a tree planting initiative for environmental restoration kicked off at Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED), Ijebu Ode, Ogun State. The event, held at the university’s council chamber, received accolades from Prof. Olumide Banjo, repre...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNMedia Reporter THE FEDERAL government and the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) are set to host a national manufacturing policy summit from July 2 to 4, 2024, aiming to reshape the future of the country’s manufacturing sector. This significant event, themed “Rethinking Manufacturing,” will take pl...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNMedia Reporter REACTING TO a viral video circulating on social media, specifically on platform X, that shows a fuel pump attendant at one of their filling stations, NNPC Retail Limited has labelled as false, the claims being made in it. The footage alleges that customers were forced to buy lubricants or engine [&helli...
By Joke Kujenya WITH MOVES aimed at fostering economic empowerment among Nigerian youths, the NNPC Foundation has selected 2,659 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members to advance to the final phase of its Business Pitching Exercise. Scheduled from July 2nd to 10th, 2024, this initiative is part of the NNPC Foundation’s broader effort to e...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNMedia Reporter  GHANAIAN SENSATION Wendy Shay, known for her dynamic presence in the music industry, will be spotlighted on this week’s episode of African Voices Playmakers, a 30-minute magazine show on Cable News Network (CNN), sponsored by Globacom. Wendy Shay, born Wendy Asiamah Addo on February 20, 1996, tr...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNMedia Reporter OVER THE weekend, the Africa Technology Expo (ATE 2024) saw a convergence of innovators and entrepreneurs showcasing their technological prowess. The event which held at Landmark Event Center in Victoria Island, Lagos, highlighted the increasing potential of African businesses in the tech industry, offe...
A LEADING pan-African group, Ecobank Nigeria Limited, has expressed its commitment to enhancing the export potential of Adire, a traditional Nigerian textile, leveraging the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). This initiative was revealed by Kola Adeleke, Executive Director of Commercial Banking at Ecobank Nigeria, during the th...
OPENING OF nominations for the 7th Edition of the Gani Fawehinmi Impact and Integrity Awards (GFIIA 2024) has been announced by the Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA) Resource Centre. GFIIA is prestigious event named after the late renowned human rights activist and legal expert Chief Gani Fawehinmi, and aims to recognize and ho...
