Category Business

IWG collaborates with bank on new workspace

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The International Workplace Group and The Alternative Bank have partnered to meet the rising demand for flexible workspaces in Lagos, with the opening of a new workspace on the bank premises in Lekki, Lagos State. At the recent signing of…

AfDB approves $30m for solar power plants, others

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The board of directors of the African Development Bank has approved a $30 million equity investment in Africa Finance Corporation to enable AFC to finance climate action projects across Africa. Parties in the deal said the fund would be used…

Nigeria repays $1.22bn to IMF in nine months – Report

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Nigeria has serviced its debt to the International Monetary Fund with not less than $1.22 billion over nine months, data from the Debt Management Office’s external debt service reports has shown. The payments were made as part of principal repayments…

Technology adoption can tackle SMEs’ funding challenges

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The Chief Technology Officer of a financial technology company, Payaza, Mr Philips Akinyele, tells LAOLU AFOLABI the technological strategies to address challenges faced by Small and Medium Enterprises What key technological strategies are you spearheading to address the challenges SMEs…

Personal care brand sensitises students to personal hygiene

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Personal care brand, NIVEA, has sensitised Nigerian students on the importance of personal hygiene, especially as they approach adulthood. A statement made available to PUNCH Online on Saturday, quoted the Marketing Activation Manager, Oluwadamilola Adeyemi, to have said that the…

Most SMEs lack data to improve operations – BudPay

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Despite millions of digital transactions occurring daily across Africa, 73 per cent of small businesses lack access to critical data insights needed to transform their operations, payment infrastructure company BudPay has said. This disclosure was made in a statement on…

Firm gets approval to package HIV test kit

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A healthcare firm, Codix Group, has received World Health Organisation approval to package a prequalified Rapid Diagnostic test kit locally. In a statement, Codix Group, a subsidiary of Colexa Biosensor Ltd, noted its approval signalled a breakthrough for healthcare in…