MTN Nigeria has reaffirmed its commitment to building a resilient, digitally enabled, and future-ready supply chain through collaboration, innovation, and technology-driven transformation at the 2026 GSSC Supplier Forum. Held under the theme, “Supplier Collaboration in a Digital Age: Leveraging Automation, AI & Big Data Analytics” the forum brought together over 500 suppliers and partners, both physically […]
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NECLive, the Nigerian Entertainment Conference, today announced the first confirmed lineup for its 11th edition. The lineup brings together award-winning actors, filmmakers, music executives, entrepreneurs and award-winning DJs. The three-day annual conference takes place in November with a flagship event on Thursday, 12 November 2026, at Alliance Française de Lagos, Ikoyi. This year’s show is […]
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BHM extends prayers and deepest condolences to the family, friends, the Ogbunike community of Anambra State, and the media industry during this deeply difficult time. Before his untimely passing on Saturday, October 3, 2026, Mr. Chuks Nwanne served as the General Manager of Abuja and Northern Operations for The Guardian. He was an unwavering champion […]
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By Royal Ibeh, BusinessDay Nigerian banks and high-volume fintechs are approaching the Central Bank of Nigeria’s January 1, 2027 data-localisation deadline with an architectural challenge that goes beyond moving databases into the country. Some financial institutions may consider keeping applications and business logic on foreign public clouds while hosting regulated payment data on infrastructure in […]
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On Saturday, October 3, 2026, we lost a very dear friend. Mr. Chuks Nwanne, Art and Culture journalist and general manager, northern operations at The Guardian Nigeria, passed on, sadly, following an illness. I was still a music journalist when I first met Chuks. We were all hungry, passionate reporters travelling the country, collaborating and […]
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MTN Nigeria, WWF/NCF, UNDP and Deloitte Shortlist Top 100 Innovators for 2026 Nigeria PachiPanda Challenge 3.0
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MTN Nigeria, in partnership with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) through its local partner, the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Nigeria, and Deloitte Nigeria, has shortlisted 100 young innovators to advance to the second stage of the 2026 Nigeria PachiPanda Challenge 3.0. The innovators were selected from the […]
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MTN Foundation and UNICEF Partner With First Ladies to Bring Learning Supplies and Digital Skills to 18 Schools
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According to data from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Nigeria faces a severe out-of-school crisis, with approximately 18.3 million children currently out of the classroom, including 8.1 million at the junior secondary school level. The research highlights the lack of fundamental learning resources and economic poverty as the primary drivers of school dropouts, with […]
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Interview With Lynda Saint-Nwafor, Chief Enterprise Business Officer, MTN Nigeria, On Data Localisation And Nigeria’s Digital Future
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Every time you tap your phone to pay, transfer money or use a POS, a record of that transaction is created. Where that record is stored is now a matter of national policy. In June, the Central Bank of Nigeria directed banks, fintechs, mobile money operators and other payment service providers to store and manage […]
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‘Exporting Raw Commodities Without Local Processing Is An Outdated Strategy’, Ashiru Declares
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For institutional investors navigating emerging markets, cross-border execution remains a complex undertaking. At the fourth edition of Africa Breakfast Convos (ABC 2026), convened on Friday, September 25, 2026, at the World Trade Center in New York, Otunba (Dr.) Bimbola Ashiru offered a masterclass in converting regional policy frameworks into sustainable corporate earnings. Against the backdrop […]
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Hackim Abdul, Director of Citi’s Public Sector Group for Africa, has warned that weak trust between governments and citizens remains one of the biggest obstacles to Africa’s financial growth. He spoke on Friday at the Africa Breakfast Convos (ABC) 2026 in New York, held on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA81). […]