Month: July 2022

Dangote Cement to Reward Consumers with N1b in New Promo

  Consumers of Dangote Cement Plc, a leading cement brand in Nigeria, stand the chance of winning over N1 billion cash prizes in the Dangote Bag of Goodies Season 3 promo, tagged ‘Spell Dangote and become a multi-millionaire.’ The promo, which was launched in Lagos yesterday in the presence of regulators from the National Lottery…

Corpreneurship Challenge: Unity Bank Announces Agric, Fashion Entrepreneurs, Others as Winners

Nigerian lender, Unity Bank Plc has doled out a N10 million business grant to 30 corps members who emerged the winners of the eighth edition of its flagship Entrepreneurship Development Initiative, known as Corpreneurship Challenge. The winners emerged after a business pitch that took place across 10 states – Rivers, Delta, Sokoto, Edo, Abuja, Akwa-Ibom,…

LIRS Optimizes Payment Procedure On eTax for Taxpayers

The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) is currently optimizing its payment procedures for utmost efficiency and taxpayers’ convenience. The Executive Chairman of the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service, Mr Ayodele Subair, in a statement issued on Sunday, said the Agency, as part of its digitalization process, is discontinuing all previously used bill references effective…

When J Martins Thrilled Guests at Part Vega Waterpark

West Africa’s international standard waterpark, Park Vega Waterpark, played host to prolific Afro Hip-hop singer, songwriter, and producer, J. Martins, who performed some of his hit songs which had guests screaming and singing along as they swam and slid at the attractions. The top Nigerian artist has over the years collaborated with other great musicians…

How Women’s Participation Can Bridge Digital Gender Divide – Adeniyi

With growing concern over the participation of women in the tech industry, it has become imperative to establish a roadmap that will help draft more women into the sector. Speaking recently at the 2022 edition of SheCan Conference in Lagos, the Chief Digital Officer of Wema Bank Plc, Mr Olusegun Adeniyi identified various areas where…

Dangote Cement’s Past Consumer Promo Winners Recount Gains

  Past winners of the Dangote Cement consumer promo have commended the company’s Management for the positive economic and social impact of the promo on their livelihoods and wellbeing. Some of the winners, who spoke on the impact of the cars and millions of Naira won during the previous seasons, described the promo as a…

Union Bank Releases 2021 Citizenship, Sustainability, Innovation Report

Leading financial institution, Union Bank, has today released the 6th edition of its annual Citizenship, Sustainability and Innovation (CSI) report, which provides an update on the bank’s initiatives across environmental, social and economic areas during 2021. Like previous editions, this year’s report highlights Union Bank’s continued efforts toward positively impacting the people and communities it…

Africa No Filter Launches the Tony Elumelu Storytellers Fund to Empower Emerging African Creative Talent

Africa No Filter, a donor collaborative working to transform stereotypical narratives of Africa, has launched the Tony Elumelu Storytellers Fund.  Named after African business leader and philanthropist Tony O. Elumelu, the Fund will award grants to emerging artists and storytellers, whose work shines a light on entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship in Africa. The $30,000 fund is…