An American Retail Company, Pacsun has appointed Brie Olson as President and Member of its Board of Directors. Brie gave her heartfelt gratitude to the company for her appointment. “Pacsun aims to position its brand right alongside its customers, the cultural pioneers of the future. This means we live at the intersection of all things
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has elected Mr. Francis Meshioye as its new national president. He was elected during the association’s just ended 50th Annual General Meeting (AGM), which was held in Lagos. The newly elected president would serve as the 11th president of MAN. The election of Meshioye followed the completion of highly
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has launched the Afreximbank Academy (AFRACAD), a learning, knowledge, and networking hub designed to help advance African trade through capacity building and leadership. AFRACAD was launched on 3 October 2022 in Kampala, Uganda, on the sidelines of the three-day Afreximbank Trade Finance Seminar by Prof. Benedict Oramah, President and Chairman of
The Renewable Energy Association of Nigeria (REAN) has announced Mr. Ayo Ademilua as the new President of the association. Other newly elected executive committee members of REAN are: Mrs. Damilola Asaleye, Vice President; Mrs. Safiya Aliyu, Treasurer; Ms. Chioma Ewurum, Head of Communications and Mr. Bassey Obeten, Head of Programs and Partnerships. The Association also
GE has announced the appointment of Mohammed Mijindadi as President of GE Nigeria. In this role, Mohammed will focus on strengthening GE’s impact in Nigeria, building strong stakeholder relationships across Power, Healthcare, Aviation and Renewable Energy sectors, and supporting the businesses to develop and execute the market strategy. Mohammed brings over 20 years of deep
President Muhammadu Buhari today congratulated Nigeria’s Dr. Akinwumi Adesina on his reelection as the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), saying “he deserves it.” A statement by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, said Buhari received the news of Adesina’s victory while presiding over a virtual Council of
Ghana Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) President, Dr Nana Appiagyei Dankawoso 1 announced recently that it has donated some food and sanitary items worth GH¢20,000 to the Nsawam Prisons in the Eastern Region. According to the president, now is the time for Corporate Ghana to provide all the financial support for the fight against
The Executive Council of the African Union has supported Dr. Akinwumi Adesina’s candidacy for a second term as President of the African Development Bank. The decision was taken during the thirty-sixth Ordinary Session of the AU Executive Council, held during the AU Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 6-7 February 2020. Adesina was elected to his
Tony O. Elumelu, CON, has congratulated the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the President, Akinwumi Adesina, on their commitment to African entrepreneurship, with the disbursement of $2.5million seed capital to the AfDB-sponsored beneficiaries of the 2019 TEF Entrepreneurship Programme. According to the statement, about $2.5m was released recently, with the remainder expected to be disbursed
African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has told Nigerian students that agriculture is the most important profession and business in the world. He stated this recently at his conferment with an honorary doctorate by the Federal University of Agriculture in Abeokuta, Nigeria for his work in agriculture and food security across the continent.
