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African Beverage Brands Pivot to Culture, AI at New Pour Summit
African beverage leaders, investors, and creatives converged on Nairobi recently for The New Pour’, themed “Liquid Resilience: Future-Proofing Beverage Brands in Africa’s VUCA Markets.” Broadcast across five African markets, the
Ireti Bakare-Yusuf: Nigerian-Made Lace Should Be Recognised As Nigerian Product
Broadcast journalist and founder of the Purple Woman Foundation, Ireti Bakare-Yusuf, says Nigerian-made lace should be recognised as a Nigerian product, stressing Nigeria’s pivotal role in the lace industry. Speaking
Bioré Says Products Unavailable In Nigeria As Fake Goods Raise Concerns
Japanese skincare brand Bioré has said its products are currently unavailable in Nigeria, raising concerns about the authenticity and regulation of skincare products being sold through third-party vendors in the
Recapitalisation empowers insurers to protect manufacturing sector — Report
By Rosemary Iwunze Following the conclusion of the insurance industry recapitalisation exercise, the sector is now expected to protect Nigeria’s manufacturing sector against costly industrial risks. It is also expected
IPO: From fuel buyers to refinery owners —Dangote
By Udeme Akpan The planned Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Dangote Petroleum Refinery offers Nigerians a rare opportunity to move from being mere consumers of petroleum products to becoming shareholders
NUPRC threatens oil firms with sanctions over unutilised gas flare sites
By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has threatened to sanction companies awarded flare gas sites under the Nigerian Gas Flare Commercialisation Programme (NGFCP) if they
Stock Market Drops by N1.65tn Ahead of Dangote Refinery IPO
Kayode Tokede The Nigerian stock market yesterday extended its downward trend, shedding N1.67 trillion by market capitalisation days to the Initial Public Offer (IPO) of Dangote Refinery. The All-Share Index
Saviynt Appoints Heus VP Sales for Middle East, Africa
Saviynt, a leading provider of identity security solutions, has announced the appointment of Kamel Heus as Vice President of Sales for the Middle East and Africa (MEA). Based in Dubai,
Akano Named Global Finalist for 2026 Humanity Flourish Prize
Founder/CEO of New Horizons Africa Group and one of Africa’s technopreneurs, Mr. Timothy Olukayode Akano, has been named a finalist for the 2026 Humanity Flourishing Prize. The nomination places Akano
Airtel Africa to Invest $1.1bn for Network Expansion across Africa
Jessica Erobomhan The Chief Executive Officer, Airtel Africa, Sunil Kumar Taldar, has said that the company has earmarked $1.1 billion for expansion and upgrade of its network across its operations
