BUSINESS

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED ILARO-YEWA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA -No fewer than 1,500 Dangote Cement truck drivers have undergone intensive screening to determine their mental, psychological, and physical fitness for safe driving. Group Managing Director of Dangote Cement Plc, Arvind Pathak, disclosed this to journalists shortly after his presentation at the 2025 …

LAGOS, NIGERIA – There’s a moment we all wait for. The shift from almost to finally, from planning to doing, from dreaming to living – that moment when it’s your turn. At Oxygen X Finance Company, that moment has a name: You Are Next. In a country where access to …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED LAGOS, NIGERIA – Amidst pomp and pageantry layered with a mixture of glitz and glamour, Zenith Bank Plc marked its 35th anniversary with a commemorative Chairman’s Dinner at the Eko Convention Centre, Eko Hotels & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, on Friday, August 15, 2025. In recognition of …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED ILARO-YEWA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The management of Dangote Cement Plc has said that it is irrevocably committed to the training and retraining of its drivers to ensure safe and smooth driving across the length and breadth of Nigeria. Speaking during the 2025 Annual Driver’s Retreat themed …

LAGOS, NIGERIA – Every year on August 19, the world pauses to recognise the extraordinary courage and compassion of people who dedicate themselves to humanitarian service. According to the Access Holdings, “World Humanitarian Day is more than a symbolic moment on the calendar; it is a global reminder that the …

LAGOS, NIGERIA – AUGUST 18, 2025: Access Bank has announced that it has been certified under ISO/IEC 27701:2019, the global standard for Privacy Information Management Systems. This award demonstrated Access Bank’s consistent commitment to the highest levels of data privacy, security, and compliance. The certification affirms that Access Bank operates …

IPERU-ILISHAN-REMO, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), on Friday, granted approval to the Gateway International Agro-Cargo Airport, Ilisan-Iperu, Ogun State, to begin commercial flight operations. The approval given in line with Part 12.15.17 of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Regulations (Nig.CARs) granted an Interim Aerodrome Operational Permit …

LUSAKA, ZAMBIA – Access HoldingsPLC has pledged its continued support for Zambia’s energy and agriculture sectors, following a courtesy visit and high-level discussion with Zambia’s President, President Hakainde Hichilema at the State House in Lusaka. During the meeting, President Hichilema noted that Zambia currently faces a shortage in power generation …

LAGOS, NIGERIA – August 14, 2025 – HAVAS Africa today announced the launch of HAVAS Red Nigeria, expanding the global merged media agency’s presence in West Africa and further strengthening its position across the continent. This follows HAVAS Red’s initial expansion into South Africa in October 2023, Côte d’Ivoire in …

LAGOS, NIGERIA – Oxygen X Finance Company Limited, the digital lending subsidiary of Access Holdings Plc, is redefining access to credit in Nigeria through bold innovation, sustainable growth, and a clear purpose: to make a positive impact in Africa.  Established as the first standalone digital lending business by a major …