Virtual Events Platform Eventtus Is Acquired By US Firm Bevy
Egyptian virtual events platform, Eventtus has been acquired by Bevy, a Silicon Valley-based company that specialises in enterprise-grade virtual event…
Day: July 19, 2021
Africa-Focused Credit Fund, BluePeak, Hits The First Close Of Its Maiden $200 million Credit Fund
Africa-focussed alternative asset management firm BluePeak Private Capital has hit the first close of its maiden $200 million credit fund,…
Egypt-Based Elmenus Raises US$10 Million In A Pre-Series C Round
Elmenus, an Egyptian food discovery and ordering platform, has secured US$10 million in a new funding round from MENA- and…
Electric Vehicles Charging Station Debuts In Lagos
Vehicle electrification in Nigeria got a boost this week as the federal government commissioned another solar powered electric vehicle charging…
CBN Disburses N97.8b For Healthcare Projects
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disbursed N97.8 billion out of the N100 billion lifeline it approved for the…
Ecobank Announces Zero Fees For Transactions On Rapidtransfer
In commemoration of this year’s National Diaspora Day event, Ecobank Nigeria is joining the rest of the country to celebrate…
N1.3tn Laundered Between 2011 And 2015 – Report
A civil society, YIAGA Africa has disclosed that Nigeria lost at least $582 billion to endemic corruption since independence. The…
Nigeria Puts Six States On ‘Red Alert’ Over Virus Fears
Nigeria has put six states and its capital on “red alert” over rising coronavirus cases, the government said late on…
OPEC+ Set To Meet As Cartel Edges Toward End Of Standoff
OPEC and its allies will meet on Sunday, the latest sign that a bitter standoff between Saudi Arabia and the…