Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

AFRIMA 2025: AS ENTRY SUBMISSIONS PORTAL CLOSES AUGUST 8, INTERNATIONAL JURY IMPRESSED BY TURNOUT AFRIMA 2025: AS ENTRY SUBMISSIONS PORTAL CLOSES AUGUST 8, INTERNATIONAL JURY IMPRESSED BY TURNOUT The international 13-man jury of All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) is excited over the high number of entries submitted so far in the 4th week of submission of works for the 2025 edition of AFRIMA. Since the entry submission portal opened on Monday, May 27, music professionals and recording organisations from all over Africa and the diaspora have been sending in their works. The entries are coming from artists, songwriters, music producers,…

Africa Youth Conference 2025: Dr. Godspower Oshodin Makes Case For Digital Footprint Awareness Dr Godspower Oshodin Makes Case For Digital Footprint Awareness Dr. Godspower Oshodin, a celebrated media consultant and President of the Nigerian Bloggers Forum, took centre stage at the Africa Youth Conference 2025 to deliver a powerful message about the critical importance of digital reputation management for young professionals. Speaking at the prestigious United Nations House in Abuja during the fourth edition of this UNESCO-hosted conference, Dr. Oshodin emphasised how digital footprints can make or break career opportunities in today’s interconnected world. His presentation, delivered under the conference’s…

Bank Customers Association of Nigeria rejects CBN excess charges CBN logo Bank Customers Association of Nigeria rejects CBN excess charges The Bank Customers Association of Nigeria has revealed that it has written to the Central Bank of Nigeria about the charges being deducted from customers’ accounts. This was disclosed by the president of BCAN, Uju Ogubunka, on Thursday at the 2025 Artificial Intelligence conference organised by SuperNews under the theme ‘Power of AI: Enhancing Efficiency and Customer Satisfaction for Better Financial Services Experience’. This disclosure comes amid an increase and a migration to the end-user billing model for unstructured supplementary…

Telecom sector recovery will enhance GDP — NCC Aminu Maida NCC Vice Chairman Telecom sector recovery will enhance GDP — NCC The telecom industry of Nigeria is making a strong recovery, contributing significantly to the country’s Gross Domestic Product, following a foreign exchange crisis that impacted the sector about two years ago. The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Dr Aminu Maida, highlighted the industry’s resilience during an interactive session with newsmen in Abuja on Thursday. Represented by the acting Head of Public Affairs, Mrs Nnenna Ukoha, the NCC boss said the sector has overcome massive forex-related losses…

Paga sets up retail platform for business support Paga sets up retail platform for business support Paga Group, one of Africa’s payments and financial services companies, has launched Doroki, a new retail business management platform aimed at helping large-scale, small, and medium-sized enterprises streamline operations, reduce inefficiencies, and accelerate growth. The launch event in Lagos on Thursday brought together Doroki’s merchant clients and industry leaders to witness the unveiling of what the company described as a revolutionary solution for retail business management in Africa. The General Manager of Doroki, Arike Okunowo, said the platform consolidates order management, inventory tracking, payments,…

REA, FCMB sign N100bn renewable energy deal Rural Electrification Agency REA, FCMB sign N100bn renewable energy deal The Rural Electrification Agency and First City Monument Bank have signed a landmark agreement to launch a N100bn renewable energy financing facility. The agreement supports the implementation of distributed access through the Renewable Energy Scale-Up initiative. It will enable the deployment of decentralised renewable energy projects aimed at delivering reliable power to approximately two million households in unserved and underserved areas nationwide. The partnership, formalised on Thursday at FCMB’s headquarters in Lagos, will drive the scale-up of private sector-led renewable energy deployment, particularly…

USSD: Telcos rake in N170bn from banks Chairman, Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria, Gbenga Adebayo USSD debt: Telcos recover N170bn from banks • Only three banks still indebted. • All banks have committed to structured repayment plans. The long-term dispute between telecommunications operators and commercial banks over unpaid Unstructured Supplementary Service Data fees appears to be drawing to a close, as telecom companies confirm the recovery of 95 per cent of the N180 billion owed. Chairman of the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria, Gbenga Adebayo, announced the progress on Thursday, stating that only three banks remain…

Dangote’s crude shortage, dependence on surge from US imports Aliko Dangote Dangote’s crude shortage, dependence on surge from US imports * Commends the naira-for-crude swap deal on the Nigerian economy. The President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, says his 650,000-barrel capacity refinery is “increasingly” relying on the United States for crude oil. This came as findings showed that the Dangote Petroleum Refinery is projected to import a total of 17.65 million barrels of crude oil between April and July 2025, beginning with about 3.65 million barrels already delivered in the past two months, amid ongoing allocations under the Federal…

PALMPAY, GLO UNVEIL ‘‘RECHARGE AND WIN BONANZA 2’’ PALMPAY, GLO TEAM UP TO UNVEIL ‘‘RECHARGE AND WIN BONANZA 2’’ For the second year running, Nigeria’s leading fintech, PalmPay, is collaborating with digital Solution provider, Globacom, to unveil the second edition of the “Recharge and Win Bonanza” which gives Nigerians who purchase Glo airtime and data via the PalmPay app the chance to win amazing prizes. The promotion, according to a joint statement from the companies will run from June 19th to August 8th, 2025. The statement explained that, “A weekly live raffle draw will be held and streamed on PalmPay’s…

Guidelines for managing sickle cell in pregnancy – WHO Guidelines for managing sickle cell in pregnancy – WHO The World Health Organisation has released its first-ever global guideline on the management of Sickle Cell Disease during pregnancy. In a statement issued on Thursday in commemoration of the 2025 World Sickle Cell Day, the organisation said that the guideline would address critical and growing health challenges that could threaten both women and babies. The theme of the 2025 WSCD, annually celebrated around the world on June 19, is “Global Action, Local Impact: Empowering Communities for Effective Self-Advocacy.” SCD is a group…