Olamide, Davido, Sean Tizzle Win Big at The Headies 2013

Nigeria’s prestigious music awards, The Headies, which held Thursday 26th December 2013, saw Yoruba hip-hop rap artiste, Olamide, emerge as the biggest winner of the night. Olamide took home four awards: Best Rap Album, Street Pop Song of the Year,

Arik Launches Mobile Booking App

Good times are here for Nigerian air travelers as Arik Airlines has launched a mobile and tablet booking app through which passengers can book and make payments for its tickets. According to a statement released by the airline’s spokesperson, Ola

2013 In Review

Hmm! It’s the very final week of this remarkable year 2013. Thankfully it wasn’t a year of several national disasters. There weren’t high casualty plane crashes or widespread flooding for which we remember 2012. Generally, the year was indeed a

D’Banj Signs Endorsement Deal; Becomes Glo Ambassador Again

DB Records boss, D’banj, yesterday made a return to telecom giant, Globacom, as its brand ambassador. The pop star was revealed at the Mike Adenuga Towers yesterday, 23 December 2013 at a press gathering. Although news filtered in weeks ago

Chimamanda’s ‘Americanah’ Named BBC’s 2013 Best Book

The book ‘Americanah’ by Nigerian author, Chimamanda Adichie, has been named by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) as the 2013 Best Book. Chimamanda Adichie, whose work recently got sampled on American R&B queen, Beyonce’s new album which hit the market

Corporate Affairs Commission Plans Reduction of Company Registration Time to 3 Hours

The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has announced plans to reduce the amount of time it takes to register companies down to three hours by the first quarter of 2014. CAC said this would be possible due to the deployment of

Microsoft Offers Educational Institutions Free Access to Office 365 Pro Plus

Microsoft recently launched Student Advantage, a program intended to make Microsoft Office 365 Education more accessible to students globally, thus enabling their preparation for the workforce by giving them the necessary skills in the use of technology. The Student Advantage

Google Nigeria Top 10 Searches in 2013

What did Nigerians search for in 2013? Knowing the answer to such question isn’t a tall order anymore. Google, the search engine company that enables internet users to access information anywhere in the world, has released a list of terms

Western Union’s PASS Initiative Reaches 250,000 Pass Milestone

The Western Union Company, a leader in global payment services and a Global Partner of the UEFA Europa League has announced that, as the Group Stage in this season’s competition comes to an end, over 250,000 successful passes have been

AfDB Approves $187 Million to Stimulate Private Investment in the Nigerian Power Sector

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) approved an African Development Fund (ADF) Partial Risk Guarantee (PRG) program of US $184.2 million , and an ADF loan of US $3.1 million, for capacity building, to support

AfDB Gathers Partners in Tunis to Advance Sustainable Energy for All in Africa

The African Development Bank as host of the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) Africa Hub organized a two-day workshop in Tunis with representatives of partner institutions. The workshop was organized in collaboration with the Global Facilitation Team headed by

FXTM Celebrates a Year of Landmark Achievements

Global broker Forex Time Ltd (FXTM) has much to celebrate this festive season, ending a year of successful operations that has elevated the company’s status to that of a leading player in the forex world. Since the start of its

D’Banj to Celebrate 10 Years in the Entertainment Industry in 2014

Dapo Oyebanjo, popularly known as D’banj, is gearing to celebrate his 10th year in the Nigerian Entertainment Industry in year 2014. In the past years, the musician, songwriter and businessman has received many accolades and has accomplished a lot to

Will Bernanke Finally Announce a Scale Back of US Asset Purchases?

The market is on edge this week as it awaits the crucial news from the US on Wednesday as to whether the Federal Reserve will begin to scale back its $85 billion asset purchases programme. This week’s FOMC meeting will

Samsung Galaxy Note II Enters Nigerian Market

The highly anticipated Galaxy Note II has been released in the Nigerian market by Samsung Electronics’, the world’s largest maker of mobile handsets. The device, a hybrid of a smartphone and tablet, was launched in Nigeria on Thursday, December 12

US Banking Firm, JP Morgan, Recommends UBA Shares to Investors

According to a report by the United States-based banking giant, JP Morgan, investors in one of Nigeria’s financial institution, United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA), can make a possible return of 45 percent over the next 12 months. The

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