NIGERIA / WEST AFRICA

  Since Nigeria joined the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in 2018 at a summit in Beijing, Nigeria has recorded tremendous success, resulting in being the Africa’s largest economy and the most populous nation in Africa. BRI — a Chinese proposal to build a silk road economic belt and 21st ...

Azuri Technologies,  al leading provider of pay-as-you-go solar home solutions for off-grid Africa, has been named by Cleantech Group in the prestigious 2020 Global Cleantech 100. Contested by over 8,000 innovators from 80 countries, the Global Cleantech 100 is an annual guide to leading companies in sustainable innovation. Only the top ...

By Florence Onuegbu (NAN) Lagos State Government has announced the restriction and ban of commercial motorcycles (Okada) and tricycles (Keke) in six local government areas of the state with effect from Feb. 1. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, made this known in Ikeja while addressing newsmen ...

  Stallion Motors, Nigeria’s largest auto dealership,  is surely living up to its  number 1 position. The strong positioning of the Changan SUV right from the time of its introduction into the market was undoubtedly a development which enabled the leading Chinese brand emerge as the ‘Fastest Emerging Brand of ...

President Muhammadu Buhari   Nigeria lost a whopping $9.7bn to transport infrastructure deficit spending in 2018, according to a report just released by a Dubai, United Arab Emirates- based Think-thank, Oxford Business Group, titled,  Nigeria: Year in Review 2019, quoting a March 2019 report by the research group, African Centre for ...

    Two of Africa’s biggest music stars, Nigeria’s Queen of Afrobeats,  Tiwa Savage and South African rapper, Nasty C, made history, Saturday, as they performed at UMG Chairman & CEO’s exclusive 2020 Artist Showcase in Los Angeles on the  night before the Grammy Awards. The exclusive show was attended ...

Zenith, the historic Swiss watchmaker,  has collaborated with Land Rover to create a special edition watch celebrating the reimagining of the Defender as a motoring icon for the 21st century. Like the legendary SUV that inspired it, the Defy 21 Land Rover Edition is modern, durable and highly desirable. Timed ...

  Stallion-Hyundai and LG, last week in Lagos,  rewarded a loyal customer with an LG Dual cool high end AC Unit following a raffle draw of a promotion initiated earlier by both companies. The lucky customer , Mr. Ebun Sofunde, won the prize from the raffle and the airconditioner unit ...

  Weststar Associates Limited, authorized general distributor of Mercedes-Benz in Nigeria, has brought the new Mercedes-Benz V-Class to the market, positioning it specially for the comfort of all travels. The V-Class is the Mercedes among MPVs. Since its introduction, the Mercedes-Benz V-Class has gone on to revolutionize the multi-purpose vehicle ...

(Olaolu OLUSINA) Nigeria, South Africa and Egypt have been identified as three African countries currently benefitting from the booming global Marine Lubricants Market, according to a report just released by Market Research Store., a research think-thank based in India. According to the report tagged, Global Marine Lubricants Market Insights, Forecast ...