Dangote Group from Nigeria has for the second year emerged as the most admired African brand, of African continent origin, by consumers ahead of the telecommunication giant, MTN in a survey of 100 Africa best brands announced in Johannesburg at the weekend. According to the South Africa based Brand Africa in a survey carried out in …

Ivory Coast’s public broadcasting company, the Société Ivoirienne de Télédiffusion (SIDT) has selected SES as its digital partner in a major move to meet the country’s 2020 deadline for switching over from analogue to digital broadcasting. Under this multi-year agreement, 60 analogue turned digital channels will be broadcast with brighter, …

  The governments of Japan and Austria have approved a $1 million fund to strengthen the participation of the private sector in combating climate change. The funding will be channeled to the Africa Private Sector Assistance (FAPA) grant, which aims to expand the role of the private sector in the …

GE Healthcare and Medhold have announced the launch of CARESCAPE ONE in South Africa. The announcement was made during the Africa Health 2019 themed The future of healthcare today: Re-envisioning Africa’s healthcare system. Today’s intra-hospital patient transport has become an important part of healthcare delivery. It is a complex and highly …

Temenos (SIX: TEMN) , the banking software company, recently announced that ARB Apex Bank has chosen to renew its contract with Temenos to continue its mission to provide banking and non-banking services for Ghana’s Rural and Community Banks (RCB’s) and their customers. Using Temenos banking software, ARB Apex Bank serves …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has commenced the process of expanding the nation’s Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) market through the selection of reputable companies to off-take Natural Gas Liquids (NGLs) for domestic and international markets. The exercise which took place at the NNPC Towers in Abuja saw 223 companies …

National Energy Services Reunited Corp  (NASDAQ: NESR) , a national, industry-leading provider of integrated energy services in the Middle East and North Africa (“MENA”) and Asia Pacific regions, today announced the appointment of Christopher “Chris” L. Boone as Chief Financial Officer, effective May 28, 2019. Mr. Boone will lead all …

 The rating carried out by the Fortune Magazine, an American multinational business magazine headquartered in New York City, United States was released recently and focused mainly on the businesses run by the men and how they have used it to impact their society positively. The time-tested magazine, which first edition …

Nigeria’s foremost deep-water oil and gas company, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo), paid N366 billion in 2018 as revenue to the federal government from its exploration activities, while it made another N2.1 billion as statutory payment to the Niger Delta Development Commission, SNEPCo’s Managing Director, Bayo Ojulari, …

 The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) posted a total export sale of crude oil and gas of $490.03million in February 2019 which is 32.45 per cent higher than the previous month’s sale. NNPC Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Mr. Ndu Ughamadu, in a release of the February 2019 …