Avanti anchors in Nigeria, promises rapid Africa expansion – Businessamlive

  By Mike Ochonma & Onome Amuge   Avanti Communications is set to accelerate growth across Nigeria and the African continent through local partnerships and the roll out of connectivity solutions, with the mission in Africa being to become its majority revenue source within the next two to three years. The global provider of agile,

Bolt #WomeninTech Internship Program 2023 for Young African Women

Bolt #WomeninTech Internship Program 2023 for Young African Women. Apply below. When is Application Deadline: 9th June 2023 Tell Me About Award: Bolt, the leading on-demand transport platform in Africa, has today announced the rollout of its #WomeninTech internship program for the third year running. This year’s internship program, dubbed ‘The Bolt Outternship’ is aimed at empowering

Africa Must Own Development Metrics – Dr Afriyie

Africa needs its own development metrics to enable the continent to grow at its own pace and effectively tackle its challenges the Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Kwaku Afriyie, has said. Opening the 3rdAfrica Economic Summit in Accra yesterday, he said the economic growth of the continent could be sped up if

Seychelles and Ghana renew commitment for Bilateral Cooperation

Seychelles and Ghana are looking forward to expanding their cooperation in educational and other areas. This was discussed during a courtesy call on the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism, Mr. Sylvestre Radegonde by the High Commissioner of Ghana to the Republic of Seychelles, H.E. Mr. Charles Owiredu, on Thursday 4th May 2023 at Maison Quéau

Matching crushers and screens for best results

The careful alignment of screens and crushers in processing makes for optimal throughput and efficiency, by ensuring that all settings and parameters are ideally matched. “The Kwatani product can now give their vibrating screen customers added benefits in this regard, being part of the global Sandvik Group – which is well known for its crushing

Airtel Africa appoints Unilever West Africa’s MD as CEO of Nigerian subsidiary

Airtel Africa has appointed Carl Cruz, the outgoing managing director of consumer goods company Unilever West Africa, as the new chief executive of its Nigerian unit. Mr Cruz, who gave up the top position at Unilever Nigeria on 4 May, resumes his new role on 5 May. He replaces C Surendran and will simultaneously hold

50% Nigerians are financially excluded despite digital growth – Experts

Industry operators in the financial technology (fintech) space say 50 percent of the Nigerian population are financially excluded from various financial services despite economic growth and technological advancement. At the CIO Club Award Summit 2023, on Thursday, themed “Digital Economy and the Nexus between E-identity, connectivity, and financial inclusion stakeholders highlighted that Africa’s most populous

Uganda has best environment for trade in EAC, says report 

The Africa Trade Index by South Africa’s Standard Bank, which also trades as Stanbic in some countries, indicates that Uganda has the best trade-enabling environment among East African member states.  The index, which was compiled between August and September 2022 to provide a comparative view of enablers and challenges to trade across 10 African markets,

21st century Africa and role of Nigerians in the diaspora in its trajectory

The millennium saw the emergence of Africans in the diaspora as a force with which to be reckoned. Some diasporans serve in the highest levels of government and many returned to Africa, particularly in Kenya, Ghana and Nigeria. Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the current Director General of the World Trade Organisation; Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, the current

Airtel Nigeria appoints Unilever big shot, Carl Cruz, as CEO

Airtel Nigeria has appointed a new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Carl Cruz, to replace C Surendran, effective on Friday, May 5. The telecommunications company disclosed that Cruz will bring his 31 years of experience in the private sector, which comprises companies across Africa and Asia. Cruz will report to Airtel Africa Group Chief