The folks at One Wild Card, a new creative agency led by Kayode Olowu have finally gotten their hands on a Whatsapp conversation that happened exactly this day in 1960. The Whatsapp chat which occurred between the principal political actors of the time including Queen Elizabeth, Governor-General Robertson, Ahmadu Bello, Nnamdi Azikiwe, and Tafawa Balogun among […]
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Interswitch Hosts Over 2000 Tech/Payment Stakeholders At 1st of Its Kind Conference – Interswitch Connect
15
Sep
Sep
Recent statistics published by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), highlight a greater diffusion of Internet technology in Nigeria, signified by a sharp increase in the use of mobile, which has risen to 91.6 million in 2016. The report also stated that Nigeria’s internet penetration percentage now stands at 51%. The foregoing outlook presents an auspicious landscape for […]
05
Sep
Sep
BHM today announced the appointment of two new Executive Directors, Femi Falodun and Moruff Adenekan to its Board of Directors. The new board was strategically constituted in line with the company’s corporate governance structure and is expected to steer BHM in the right direction towards realizing its corporate mission and vision. Femi Falodun is currently […]
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Brett King, John Chaplin, Iyin Aboyeji, Shola Akinlade, others Set To Speak at #InterswitchConnect
25
Aug
Aug
Come September 14th and 15th 2017, Landmark event centre Lagos will be bustling with the crème of the crop of Africa’s tech/payment ecosystem for the maiden edition of Interswitch Connect. Themed “Digital Transformation Imperatives: Innovative Evolution or Disruptive Innovation”, the 2 day conference organized by Interswitch, promises to be tech/payment event of the year with a lectures and keynote speeches from […]
27
Jul
Jul
Lagos-based Reputation Management and Marketing Communications company, BHM has announced the appointment of Mr. Moruff Adenekan as its General Manager/Chief Operating Officer. Before his new appointment which takes effect August 1, 2017, Adenekan was the Head of Operations at C&F Porter Novelli Lagos, the affiliated agency of the London based global PR/Reputation firm –Porter Novelli. […]
04
Jul
Jul
Following the strategic partnership earlier sealed between Interswitch, Africa’s leading integrated payments and transaction switching company and EVSL, developers of FuelVoucher (fuelvoucher.com.ng) in 2015, the distribution network of the electronic fuel purchasing solution has been further broadened considerably in further partnership with 3 of the leading downstream oil marketing firms, OVH Energy Marketing, Forte Oil & RainOil in […]
02
May
May
16 year old Spoken word artiste, Sunrise Ushie was just a volunteer who left her home on April 29th 2017 to assist with logistics for the God’s Children Great Talent competition in Lagos. Little did she know that something greater than her expectation awaited her at the audition venue. Getting to the venue at 8am, Sunrise started […]
01
May
May
Contestants in their hundreds from all over Lagos and other parts of the western region attended the final leg of the regional auditions for the seventh of God’s Children Great Talent (GCGT) held on 28th & 29th April, 2017 at Ultima Studios in Lekki. As contestants arrived the audition venue, they respectively went through accreditation process followed […]
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Interswitch and Fio Join Forces to Bring Automated, Mobile Malaria Detection to Millions of Nigerians
30
Apr
Apr
Interswitch, Africa’s leading integrated digital payments and commerce company, has unveiled a new agreement with Toronto-based Fio Corporation to ramp up distribution of the company’s healthcare technology services in Nigeria. Representatives from the two companies announced the news together during a joint press conference commemorating World Malaria Day and its theme for 2017: End Malaria […]
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Benneth Ogbeiwi ‘Uncle Ben’, Enitan Adaba, Odunayo Aboderin, Gloria Maduka Set for Great Talent Auditions in Lagos
28
Apr
Apr
Following the success of Abuja and Port Harcourt auditions, God’s Children Great Talent (GCGT) season 7 has announced the scouts for Lagos auditions which is scheduled to hold on the 28th and 29th of April 2017 at Ultima Sudios, Lekki. The scouts include Vocal expert, Benneth Ogbeiwi (Uncle Ben), Nigerian Gospel artiste, Enitan Adaba, Nigerian […]