Year: 2018

Elumelu Opens Digital Economy For Africa Forum With World Bank President, LinkedIn CEO

Chairman, Heirs Holdings and Founder, The Tony Elumelu Foundation, Tony O. Elumelu will join Jim Yong Kim, President, World Bank Group and Jeff Weiner, LinkedIn CEO at the opening debate of the ‘Digital Economy for Africa’ Forum in Washington, D.C organised by the World Bank Group. The event, which will hold on April 19, 2018,…

ONGA Begins ONGAcious Show to Promote Nigeria’s Rich Culture

A new weekly magazine family TV show called ONGAcioushas started showing on selected television channels across the country. ONGAcious is sponsored by Onga, a brand from the stable of Promasidor Nigeria Limited, which also manufactures Cowbell Milk, Loya Milk, Top Tea and other quality products. The educative programme, which premiered on Saturday, April 7, 2018,…

UBA Meets NSE’s Stringent Corporate Governance Conditions, Lists On NSE Premium Board

On Monday, the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) migrated the ordinary shares of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc to its Premium Board, in what capital market analysts described as an attestation to the Bank’s strong adherence to international best practices on corporate governance. The Premium Board is the newly created platform for elite companies that…

How NollyFlix Plans to Fight Piracy, Solve African Film Distribution Issues

Two issues that have almost wrecked the African film industry are the distribution of movies and piracy. These problems have even brought the Nigerian movie industry fondly called Nollywood to its knees and filmmakers have remained helpless despite crying their eyes out to government without solution. But information reaching us indicates that these issues may…

Ládélé’s Classic Yoruba Literatures Return To Bookshelf

The classic Yoruba literatures, Je n lo gba temi and Igbi Aye Nyi of the renowned Yorùbá author, late Chief TAA Ládélé, has returned to the bookshelf. The works of the author is currently available for purchase by cultural and Yorùbá literary enthusiasts across the globe. This was recently unveiled by the children of the…