Advertising Sectoral Groups (HASG), an umbrella body that makes up marketing, media, advertising activation as well as out-of-home media companies in addition to transmitting firm teams, yesterday called for more …
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Radarr Africa Business Desk
The Radarr Africa Business Desk reports daily on companies, markets, banking, energy, technology and policy across Nigeria and Africa. Stories are reviewed and edited by The Radarr Africa Editorial Team in Lagos. Story tips and corrections: business@radarr.africa.
- BusinessSpotlightWestern Africa
- AirtelBusinessEntrepreneurship
Airtel Africa receives additional $100m for its mobile money business from Mastercard
Two weeks ago, TPG’s Rise Fund invested $200 million in Airtel Mobile Commerce BV (AMC BV) — the mobile money business of London-listed telecom Airtel Africa. After closing the deal, …
- Adloyalty Business NetworkAfricaNigeriaPress OfficeReal EstateWestern Africa
Dr. Freeman Osonuga Breaks Ground for Halleyvine Residences, Sangotedo, Ajah
On Thursday the 25th of March 2021, all roads led to Sangotedo, Lekki-Ajah, the fastest-developing, prime residential side of Lagos for the ground-breaking ceremony of yet another contemporary estate development …
By 2025, e-commerce will expand by an additional $1.4tn, and account for half the growth in the global retail sector, according to global market research company Euromonitor International. In a …
- Access BankBanking, Finance & InvestmentSouthern AfricaWestern Africa
Nigeria’s Access Bank acquires the controlling interest in Grobank
Nigeria’s biggest lender Access Bank has bought a controlling interest in South Africa’s 74 year-old Grobank for around $60 million (R896-million) its CEO said the acquisition signals the culmination of …
Pine Kazi, a women-led shoe design house based in Kenya, is the winner of Fashionomics Africa’s sustainable fashion competition. The fashion company, which converts pineapple leaf and recycled rubber into …
The number of eSIMs installed in devices will increase from 1.2 billion in 2021 to 3.4 billion in 2025, mostly thanks to Apple and Google devices, according to a study …
Earlier this month, the EU’s vaccination rollout took a sharp U-turn, when 13 European countries briefly suspended the rollout of the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine. This came after dozens of people …
- Eastern AfricaSpotlightTransportation & LogisiticsUBER
Bolt Food launches in Kenya to take on UberEats, Jumia Food
Bolt, the Uber competitor in Europe and Africa, has officially launched its food delivery service, Bolt Food, in Nairobi, Kenya to give users access to a huge variety of restaurants …
NCBA Bank has partnered with the developer, Mi Vida homes to provide mortgage finance for the purchase of apartment units at their Garden City project. The units being financed will …