News Highlights: Former Power Minister and Geometric Power Chairman, Prof. Barth Nnaji, alongside NAICOM Commissioner Olusegun Ayo Omosehin, will headline the SUPERNEWS Conference. The conference will focus on leveraging local content and digitisation to strengthen collaboration between Nigeria’s oil & gas and insurance sectors. Former Minister of Power and Chairman of Geometric Power Limited, Professor Barth Nnaji, has been confirmed as a Special Guest of Honour at the forthcoming SUPERNEWS Conference and 10th Anniversary celebration slated for July 7, 2026, in Lagos. The conference, themed “Local Content and Digitisation: Building Synergy Between the Oil & Gas and Insurance Sectors for…
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News Highlights: Fidelity Bank launches SME-focused business forum Maiden edition to be held in Port Harcourt with expert-led sessions Fidelity Bank Plc is set to launch a strategic engagement platform aimed at promoting the growth and sustainability of small and medium enterprises across Nigeria. Known as the Fidelity Quarterly Business Forum, the initiative is designed to bring together SME business leaders, founders, policymakers, and industry experts to discuss business opportunities, economic trends, innovation, and sustainable growth strategies. Ugochi Osinigwe, Divisional Head, Small and Medium-scale Enterprises, Fidelity Bank Plc, said the forum reflects the bank’s commitment to delivering a wide range…
News Highlights: Konga launches its June Mid-Year Shopping Festival, offering significant discounts on electronics, appliances, fashion, groceries, and other products from top global brands. Expanded KongaNow same-day delivery service will enable verified orders to be delivered within hours, providing faster access to products for consumers, SMEs, and corporate organisations. Businesses and consumers across the continent are currently navigating a complex macroeconomic landscape marked by inflationary pressures and shifting market dynamics; strategic purchasing has become an absolute necessity. In response to this economic reality, e-commerce powerhouse Konga has officially announced its upcoming flagship campaign for June: the Konga Mid-Year Shopping Festival.…
News Highlights: Major industry stakeholders, including MTN Nigeria, ALTON, Upperlink Limited, and NiRA, have endorsed and backed the 16th Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum (NDSF) 2026. The June 11, 2026 forum, themed “Sustaining WSIS Vision with Multistakeholder Synergy in Nigeria,” will convene policymakers, regulators, tech leaders, civil society groups, and digital rights advocates. With internet governance, digital policy, and technology development taking centre stage in Nigeria’s digital transformation agenda, key stakeholders across the telecommunications, technology, and internet ecosystem have endorsed the 16th edition of the Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum (NDSF) on Internet Governance for Development (IG4D). The landmark annual forum, scheduled for Thursday,…
News Highlights: 25 young footballers aged 7 to 11 from across Ghana received world-class coaching, mentorship and life-skills training from official Manchester City coaches during a four-day football clinic in Accra. The initiative underscores QNET’s commitment to youth empowerment and sports development in Africa, leveraging its long-standing partnerships with Manchester City and CAF. Twenty-five young football talents from across Ghana have been given a rare opportunity to sharpen their skills under the guidance of Manchester City coaches, thanks to a youth development initiative spearheaded by QNET, the international wellness and lifestyle company and Official Direct Selling Partner of Manchester City…
By Sunday Afurobi As Dr. Alex Chioma Otti marks three years in office as Governor of Abia State on May 29, 2026, the story of Abia State has become one of renewal, restoration and responsible governance. Across the state, from Aba to Ohafia, from Umuahia to Umunneochi, the footprints of purposeful leadership have become increasingly visible in roads, healthcare, education, power infrastructure, transportation, security, digital economy, and economic reforms. When Governor Otti assumed office in 2023, Abia was weighed down by decayed infrastructure, crippling insecurity, weak public institutions and declining public confidence. Three years later, the narrative has changed significantly.…
By Bala Rabiu There is a particular genre of financial commentary that mistakes legal process for a factual verdict. A court delivers a first-instance ruling, procedural questions are raised, and before the ink is dry on the appeal filing, the narrative has already hardened: the regulator overreached, investor confidence is shattered, and Nigeria’s financial governance is on trial before the world. Much of the commentary currently circulating about Union Bank of Nigeria belongs to that genre. It is not without merit on certain procedural questions. But it is, at its core, incomplete — and incompleteness in financial journalism carries costs…
News Highlights: NITDA inaugurated a Technical Working Group to eliminate regulatory bottlenecks and create a coordinated national sandbox framework for emerging technologies. The new regulatory sandbox will allow startups to test innovations such as AI, fintech, blockchain, and health tech under multi-agency supervision. The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has stepped up efforts to remove regulatory bottlenecks that are slowing innovation in Nigeria’s digital economy by inaugurating a Technical Working Group (TWG) to deepen inter-agency collaboration and advance a coordinated national sandbox framework. The initiative is expected to create a more agile regulatory environment where startups and innovators can…
News Highlights: FAAN met with airline operators in Lagos to strengthen collaboration and improve protocol service delivery at airports. Airline operators raised concerns over inadequate signage, faulty lifts, staff bus issues, and poor airport markings. As part of efforts to strengthen collaboration and improve service delivery, FAAN’s Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Mr. Henry Agbebire, on Thursday, 21 May 2026, met with members of the Airline Operators Committee (AOC) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The meeting was a lively, interactive session that provided both parties with the opportunity to discuss issues of mutual benefit. Speaking during…
News Highlights: The Industrial Intelligence Report reflects input from over 275 senior leaders across 12 industry sectors It demonstrates that organizations are seeking to construct digital ecosystems to confront higher-order business challenges. AVEVA, a global leader in industrial software, and the leading global business school, IMD, have launched the inaugural Industrial Intelligence Report on Digital Ecosystems and the Future of Connected Industries at AVEVA World 2026 in Milan. Industrial intelligence, according to the report, is defined as an organizational capability that integrates operational technology (OT), information technology (IT), and artificial intelligence (AI) to enable connected, data-driven decision-making across entire industrial…