
Africa's top bankers gathered in Arusha, Tanzania, to celebrate the 6th edition of the
African Banker Awards, under the patronage of the African Development Bank (AfDB). Olusegun Agbaje, managing director of Guaranty Trust Bank, Nigeria scooped the prize for African Banker of the Year.
31 May 2012 13:20President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday, 25 May 2012, assured members of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) that the freedom guaranteed to media practitioners in the discharge of their constitutional responsibility, would not be tempered with by his administration of the freedom of the press as enshrined in the country's constitution.
28 May 2012 12:55
Brand Africa in association with Brand Finance on Friday, 25 May 2012, named South Africa as the Most Valuable African Nation Brand. The event was hosted by Brand Kenya at the Intercontinental Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya.
28 May 2012 11:29Airtel Nigeria has partnered with Global Youth Awareness & Development Initiatives (GYADI), a non-governmental organisation, to host an Information Communication Technology (ICT) Summit which takes place today, 25 May 2012 at the Golden Royal, Independence Layout, Enugu State, Nigeria. The summit aims to empower youths in Enugu to succeed in their chosen career and business endeavours.
25 May 2012 09:37
Airtel Uganda has announced its new harmonized calling rates to all African destinations, cutting costs for Ugandans who communicate with family, friends and business associates across the continent.
24 May 2012 14:03
CNBC Africa, a CNBC International franchise owned by Africa Business News, has entered into a joint venture with Mozambique's state broadcaster, Televisão de Moçambique (TVM), and will open a bureau in Maputo. CNBC Africa's country bureau representative will be Sunnyboy Mshengu.
24 May 2012 11:35
Orange, the telecommunications corporation has launched the second edition of its Orange African Social Venture Prize. The goal is to promote social innovation that supports development through information and communication technology (ICT).
23 May 2012 13:32The National Press Commission (CNP), the print media regulatory body has suspended
Notre Voie, a privately-owned pro-opposition daily newspaper for four publications. The suspension took effect from 19 May 2012.
23 May 2012 10:57
Max Ahouéké, minister of communication and information and communication technologies of Benin, will this week present the results of the
eLearning Africa Report, which shows the impact of new technology and improved connectivity on education throughout Africa.
22 May 2012 14:46
The finalists in the 17th CNN MultiChoice African Journalist competition were announced on 18 May 2012, by
Ferial Haffajee, chair of the independent judging panel. This year the competition received entries from 42 countries across the continent, including French and Portuguese speaking Africa.
18 May 2012 11:49
CNBC Africa, the pan-African financial and business channel, will celebrate five years of continental business broadcasting across Africa on 1 June 2012.
16 May 2012 11:42JOS, NIGERIA: Journalists in a restive state in central Nigeria said on Monday [14 May 2012] they would halt coverage of government activities in protest at the failure of the authorities to stop years of deadly violence.
15 May 2012 11:28
Telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria has been ranked the best operator for good quality of service by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) based on the Commission's Audit Report for March and April 2012.
11 May 2012 14:39