Jobberman brings 250 employers, 10,000 jobseekers in Nigeria’s first virtual career fair
Charles Abuede
September 10, 2020
Charles Abuede Jobberman, Nigeria’s single largest online training and job placement platform is bringing together 250 employers and 10,000 job seekers in what is billed as Nigeria’s first and largest ever virtual career fair at the end of September as part of its ‘champions’ campaign. The one-day event, Jobberman said during a live web media […]
Nigeria’s 9mobile appoints Udovicic, business growth veteran, new chief commercial officer
Businessam StaffSeptember 2, 2020
Stjepan Udovicic, an experienced business growth executive, has been named as the new 9mobile chief commercial officer, Business A.M can confirm. The new CCO was appointed by the board of Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services Limited, which trades as 9mobile, the company said in a statement made available to Business A.M. Udovicic’s main focus […]
KAM Steel buys SMC’s plant, to create 10,000 jobs in months
David Onome AmugeSeptember 2, 2020
By Onome Amuge KAM Steel Integrated Company Limited, the Nigerian indigenous steel and allied manufacturing company has purchased a steel plant along with other of its assets in Sagamu, Ogun State. Before the recent acquisition, the steel plant and assets formerly belonged to Standard Metallurgical Company Limited (SMC), a locally owned company based in Igbafa […]
BUA inks deal for 3 new flour milling plants in Nigeria
Businessam StaffAugust 28, 2020
Will add 2400tpd to raise existing capacity to 4000tpd Will deepen BUA’s food processing footprint Milleral, Turkish firm, promises efficient, advanced, world class facility BUA Group, the foods and manufacturing conglomerate founded by billionaire businessman, Abdul Samad Rabiu, is looking to expand its foods processing footprint across West Africa with the announcement over the weekend […]
IHS Holdings talk up $7bn potentially largest African firm US listings via IPO
Aderemi OjekunleAugust 19, 2020
IHS Holding Limited, Africa’s wireless towers operator, has given hint yet that it is exploring a potential registered initial public offering in the U.S, a deal which could be regarded as the biggest listing ever by an African company in the United States, shareholder Wendel SE said on Tuesday. IHS Holdings on August 14, 2020, […]
Acquisitions, equity listing, 4G infrastructure aid telecoms’ 725% FDI growth
Azeez OmobayoMarch 27, 2020
As sector attracts $944m foreign capital in 12 months By Omobayo Azeez Olusola Teniola, president of Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has explained the impetus that propelled a 725 per cent growth in foreign direct investment into the telecoms sector in 2019. His explanation came as a reaction to report by […]
Pantami to deliver keynote at ATCON national dialogue
Omobayo AzeezMarch 4, 2020
By Omobayo Azeez The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has confirmed Ali Pantami, minister of communication and digital economy as the keynote speaker at it forthcoming national dialogue on telecoms and ICT. In a statement signed by Ajibola Olude, its executive secretary, the minister address is will bother on topics such as […]
Huawei to build French factory regardless of 5G decision, executive says
Businessam StaffMarch 4, 2020
Huawei will build a factory in France regardless of the government’s decision on whether to use its equipment in a new 5G network, an executive at the Chinese telecoms giant said. The world’s biggest telecom equipment maker said last week that it planned to build a manufacturing plant in France to ease worldwide concerns stoked […]
Nigeria attracts satellite operators to bridge connectivity gaps
Omobayo AzeezFebruary 18, 2020
By Omobayo Azeez As the need to deepen broadband penetration in Nigeria presses on, operators of commercial satellite have sighted the opportunity to come in and provide broadband access in the country. Just last week, Viasat, a commercial satellite operator, visited the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to give an update on its readiness to […]
Galaxy Backbone moves to secure own fibre optic cables
Omobayo AzeezFebruary 5, 2020
By Omobayo Azeez Information technology and shared services provider of the Federal Government, Galaxy Backbone, on recently took steps to secure its fibre optic cables for internet services on some road construction sites in Nasarawa state. Some management staff and a team of engineers from the company embarked on a field trip to some […]