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Nigerian fintech startup Lidya is on a drive to become the world’s biggest non-bank lender to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the world. “The idea is to more or less become the biggest non-bank financier to SMEs, in the world. That’s what we’re building towards,” Lidya’s Co-founder, Tunde Kehinde told Ventureburn […]
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The organisers of the Oscars have disqualified Lionheart – Nigeria’s first-ever entry for consideration in the International Feature Film category for “having too much dialogue in English.” “Lionheart”, the first Nigerian submission to the U.S. award ceremony in five years, has segments in the local Igbo language but is mainly […]
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Somalia’s Oil Minister Abdirashid Mohamed Ahmed, has said that the country will announce its first-ever oil licensing round in December. Ahmed made this known in an interview with Reuters on Tuesday, November 5. The Minister explained on the sidelines of an African oil and gas conference in Cape Town, South […]
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Jumia is targeting about 16 million visits from Kenyans to its platform in the 2019 Black Friday shopping season. The Black Friday sales which will run from the 8th – 29th of November offers shopping deals for buyers is tagged ‘The Biggest Save of the Year. The 2019 Black Friday by Jumia […]
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Odunayo Eweniyi has stood out to become a dominant force in Nigeria’s FinTech industry. Having started off by developing entrepreneurial concepts while at the tertiary institution with two of her friends, they came back together after graduation and founded a number of startups including PushCV – one of the largest […]
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Chevron is set to sell off its stake in the Nigerian oilfields in a bid to juggle its portfolio as it focuses on growing its U.S. shale output. According to Reuters, banking and industry sources say the global oil will sell off several of its oilfields in the West African […]
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After acquiring Diamond Bank seven months ago, Access Bank PLC is set to acquire the Transnational Bank Limited of Kenya. As confirmed in a telephone chat with Thisday by the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank Plc Mr. Herbert Wigwe yesterday, October 29th, the CEO anticipated that the deal […]
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The organisers of the Oscars have disqualified Lionheart – Nigeria’s first-ever entry for consideration in the International Feature Film category for “having too much dialogue in English.” “Lionheart”, the first Nigerian submission to the U.S. award ceremony in five years, has segments in the local Igbo language but is mainly […]
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Although Nollywood films are widely viewed across Africa, they are best known for their urban rom-coms and modern dramas. Animations and films rooted in African mythology are two missing genres. Roye Okupe, founder of YouNeek Studios, a comic book publisher, hopes to bring the two together. After years of publishing […]
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When a man found the almost forgotten Ben Enwonwu portrait of his mother at home in Texas, he did not know how his discovery would change his life. The portrait, Christine, was directed by one of the most revered African artists of the 20th century, Ben Enwonwu. Christine Elizabeth Davis, […]
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Nigerian fintech startup Lidya is on a drive to become the world’s biggest non-bank lender to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the world. “The idea is to more or less become the biggest non-bank financier to SMEs, in the world. That’s what we’re building towards,” Lidya’s Co-founder, Tunde Kehinde told Ventureburn […]
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Somalia’s Oil Minister Abdirashid Mohamed Ahmed, has said that the country will announce its first-ever oil licensing round in December. Ahmed made this known in an interview with Reuters on Tuesday, November 5. The Minister explained on the sidelines of an African oil and gas conference in Cape Town, South […]
28 total views, 28 views today
Jumia is targeting about 16 million visits from Kenyans to its platform in the 2019 Black Friday shopping season. The Black Friday sales which will run from the 8th – 29th of November offers shopping deals for buyers is tagged ‘The Biggest Save of the Year. The 2019 Black Friday by Jumia […]
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The program will involve the transfer of all assets, liabilities, and undertakings of Savannah Sugar Company Limited to the Dangote Sugar Refinery. Savannah Sugar is currently a private entity with processing capacity to produce 50,000 tonnes of sugar per year. Aliko Dangote, the richest man in Africa, is merging his […]
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