One of the leading players in the automobile sector, Groupe PSA, has posted historic results in the 2017 financial year. In its financial statements for the period under review, the Group recorded 15.4% increase in its sales at 3.63 million vehicles, while the revenue grew by 20.7% to €65.2 billion. In 2017, Group revenue amounted…
Travelers expect quite a bit from the hotel experience. Not only is it important to have a comfortable place to sleep, amenities such as ice, hair dryers, irons, and breakfast are expected as well. This said, there are some things guests are expected to do when they stay in a hotel. Jumia Travel, the leading…
Most people think that the only way they can get a good and smooth skin is by using creams which can sometimes damage the skin. This is actually wrong. You can still improve your skin through food by simply eating healthy. In line with this, Jumia Food, Nigeria’s no 1 food ordering platform shares ways to…
A Nigerian artiste based in the United States of America, Chris Akinyemi, has followed up his collaboration with Niniola on Ja’Soro with a banging new song entitled Culture. In this new catchy tune, Chris Akinyemi again teamed up with kindred spirit, Mr Labz, and is bound to get lovers of Afrobeat music dancing. The song…
In a major boost to its Corporate Social Responsibility profile, Dangote Cement Plc, Ibese Plant has announced a multi-million Naira educational scholarship award for 115 students from its 15 host communities for the 2017/2018 academic session. The company said the scholarship has become an annual event meant to contribute to the educational development of the…
All is now set for the sixth anniversary of Freedom for all Nations, a ministry operated by South Africa-based Nigerian cleric, Prophet Samuel Akinbodunse. The ceremony is taking place in South Africa this month and would also be used to launch the 50,000 seat auditorium of the church. The ministry, fondly called FANO, is one…
A Nigerian start-up, Publiseer, a digital publishing platform, has been shortlisted among 14 finalists of the 2018 Harvard Business School’s New Venture Competition, taking place in Boston, MA, United States, on March 2, 2018. The Africa Business Club at Harvard Business School will be hosting the competition to showcase the diversity of entrepreneurs making a…
As part of its efforts towards breaking the silence on endometriosis, The Endometriosis Support Group Nigeria (ESGN) in partnership with Nordica Fertility Centre and Diamond Bank will be on March 10, 2018 holding its annual Endo Walk. Speaking at a press briefing organized by the ESGN led by Dr. Abayomi Ajayi, Chief Executive Officer of…
One of the CSR programmes of GTBank, YouREAD Initiative, which was launched in 2017 to rekindle the interest in reading, has thrown its weight behind a 40-year old Nigerian, Olubayode Treasures Olawunmi, who is attempting to break the Guinness World Record for the Longest Marathon Read Aloud. The current record holder, Deepak Sharma Bajaan, attained…
Pan-African banking group, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, and the world’s largest development finance institution, China Development Bank (CDB) have signed a $100 million seven-year loan agreement to finance the development of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Africa. The deal was signed on February 27, 2018 by executives of the two financial institutions…