Nearly every week, we hear reports of startups in Africa raise funds. But what do the different types of funding rounds mean? Well, a funding round is anytime money is raised from one or more investors for a business. They’re given a letter, such as A Round, B Round, C Round, etc. because each round follows…
It is not the best of times for the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc, NBET, Dr Marilyn Amobi, According to a report by The Witness, the woman has been accused of flagrant disobedience to extant circulars and the desperation to allegedly amass wealth illegally thereby leading to her deployment…
Nigerian digital music distribution company, Publiseer, has just received a congratulations message from the officials of Africa’s Young Entrepreneurs Empowerment Nigeria (AYEEN) program. The digital publisher has qualified for the final stage of the program to defend its business in front of the AYEEN officials on Thursday, July 5th, 2018, at the TVC Television Compound…
Golden Anchor Of God Bible Ministry a.k.a. Anchor Bible Quiz – Interdenominational and non-denominational has given the season 2 competition winner the sum of twenty thousand naira after standing out among twenty other contestants. President of the ministry Mr. Adekunle Abraham explained that the Ministry which has been in existence since 2014 has just started…
Leading chain of hypermarket stores, SPAR, in this spirit of the global football festive season, has introduced its football challenge. Called the SPAR Football Challenge, the innovative platform is aimed at engaging its shoppers, their families and friends. SPAR Football challenge is a unique platform around basic skills of football and gives a nice opportunity…
Mr Obeahon Ohiwerei is the Group Managing Director/CEO of one of the fastest growing financial institutions in Nigeria, Keystone Bank Limited. In this interview with INTERNATIONAL BANKER MAGAZINE, UK, the banking guru speaks on the achievements of the bank in the last few months since assuming office. In less than one year of AMCON’s divestment…
Ahead of the primary elections, an Isoko group, Isoko Political Revolutionary Force (IPRF) has thrown its weight behind the candidature of ex-Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan for the Delta South Senatorial district. The group led by its National Coordinator, Comrade Austine Ejabulor made the declaration in an open campaign while canvassing for the support of its people…
As part of activities linedup for the 2018 Armed Forces Remembrance Day, officers of 192 Battalion, Owode-Yewa, Ogun State on Saturday embarked on environmental sanitation. Nigerian Army day is an annual event typically held on every 6th of July in honour of members of the Nigerian army especially those that lost their lives during the…
Heritage Bank Plc, Nigeria’s most innovative banking services provider, has partnered with the Nigeria Electronic Fraud Forum (NEFF) on the prevention of fraud in the Nigerian banking system. MD/CEO of the bank, Mr. Ifie Sekibo said at unveiling of the 2017 NEFF annual report in Lagos recently that the bank was very proud of successes…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has kicked against the arraignment of two of its chieftains at a court in Lagos, describing it as abuse of power by the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Chairman of the PDP in Ondo State, Engineer Clement Faboyede,and DG of the Jonathan Campaign Team, Tokunbo Modupe, were arraigned last week…