NIGERIA / WEST AFRICA

First company to introduce a five-year best-in-class standard warranty on its entire commercial vehicle range in Africa The year 2022 marked a milestone in the journey of Tata International as the company reached 60 years since its inception and 45 years on African soil. Tata International Africa (TIA) has become ...

ARTSPLIT, the pioneering African art trading platform, has announced the January edition of ARTSPLIT’s monthly auctions from January 2 to 25, featuring two iconic works by Nigerian artists Peju Alatise and Abayomi Barber. See Me I (2015) by Peju Alatise and Untitled (1978) by Abayomi Barber are available for Split ...

Germany’s decision to return its collection of Benin Bronzes to Nigeria could provide a template for dealing with other cultural restitution claims The head of the foundation that controls Berlin’s state museums stated this on Sunday. “Where there is a clear context of illegality, the procedure used with the Benin ...

Nigeria has welcomed back some of her stolen artefacts as German officials returned 20 of the treasured looted Benin Bronzes on Tuesday at the Nigerian capital Abuja, a move that has attracted international attention amid a debate about returning art looted in the colonial era. The valuable objects were handed ...

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock is  currently in Nigeria to personally hand back the first items from the precious Benin bronzes looted by colonial powers in the 19th century. Baerbock and Minister of State for Culture Claudia Roth  travelled to Nigeria on Sunday and will be there till  Tuesday to ...

Ninety-two Benin Bronzes from Cologne’s Rautenstrauch-Joest Museum now officially belong to Nigeria again. The mayor of the western German city, Henriette Reker, and the director general of Nigeria’s National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Abba Isa Tijani, signed an agreement on the transfer of ownership in Cologne on Thursday. “This ...

Emerges as the first company in Nigeria to introduce progressive policy to support female employees  Klasha Inc., a San Francisco and Lagos-based technology company building cross-border commerce solutions for Africa, has announced a new menstrual leave policy for Klasha’s female employees – a first-of-its-kind for a technology company operating in ...

Heritage Bank has been commended for being an agent for the actualisation of Sustainable Development Goals SDG 5 – Gender Equality, as well women empowerment for socio-economic growth. The commendation was given at the Women Must Conference 2.0, titled “The Woman and Her Must” organised by The Kilali Tribe which held ...

Heritage Bank has been awarded the 2022 United Nations Award for Humanitarian Service by the Widows & Orphans Support Society of Nigeria (WOSSA), as no fewer than 500 widows and orphans in Lagos State benefitted from the Bank’s support.  This was made known during the award ceremony held in Lagos ...

ARTSPLIT, the pioneering African art trading platform, has closed their contemporary masters split and lease auction featuring the iconic works of Yusuf Grillo and George Pemba  with a VIP Dinner to honour the two artists in Lagos.  Recall that the auction was held from November 4 to 30 and it  featured ...