The coronavirus pandemic and ensuing lockdown wreaked havoc on Africa's economy and saw a lot of people lose their sources of income. Others, however, did just fine and even managed to perform even be...
Nigerian payment gateway SeerBit recently announced a partnership with Wix, a SaaS platform to create, manage, and grow a strong online presence to boost e-commerce in Africa.SeerBit is a subsidiary o...
More Nigerian companies have released dividends for the year 2021. You can check out previous companies here In the finance and banking sector, Access Bank is set to pay its investors N0.55,...
This week was a good one for Access Bank as it dethrones Zenith Bank from the position of the biggest bank in Nigeria by asset. Zenith, which has occupied the throne for 37 weeks, since February, disc...
Safaricom, Kenya's leading mobile network operator, has gone live with its 5G network. This makes Kenya the second country in Africa after South Africa to tap into the 5G world. It has launched trials...
Airtel Africa started the new month with a juicy deal – a $100 million investment from Mastercard to boost its mobile money business. Only two weeks ago, the African telecom giant received $200 in i...
Access Bank, Nigeria's biggest lender, has paid the sum of almost $60 million to acquire a stake in Grobank, a South African Bank. Herbert Wigwe, Access Bank's CEO, said on Tuesday that this move...
Applications for the third annual edition of Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) prize competition are now open to applicants. The ABH is a flagship philanthropic program of the Jack Ma Foundation that r...
Nigerian Banks continued their winning streak on the stock market this week, as 7 banks on the NSE gained while only 2 recorded losses. Unfortunately, Access and Sterling were not on the list of ...
Social media and tech giant Facebook, last summer said it has plans to open a new office in Lagos, Nigeria. “As part of our ongoing investments in Africa, today, we announced we’re opening a new F...