Canadian Overseas Petroleum, Ltd (COPL) provided a positive update on its activities in offshore Liberia on Sept. 23.  COPL said its project which is mainly exploring the deep water Block LB-13 is on schedule for a well to be drilled in late 2016 in the 2nd Exploration Phase, with the primary goal of proving a commercial quantity of hydrocarbons in the Cretaceous Santonian-age reservoirs. Read More »

AGC Nigeria, a health care innovation startup, on Monday was named Startup of the Year at the Nigeriacom Entrepreneurs Hug held in Lagos, Nigeria. AGC Nigeria, a startup from Obafemi Awolowo University, was one of the scores of startups that vied for the critically acclaimed Pitch & Win event organized by Informa UK in collaboration with Wennovation Hub and Disrupt Africa. Read More »

Digital payment and commerce provider Interswitch has announced a corporate rebrand to reflect its leading market position and continuing ambition to increase its delivery of world-class service across the African continent. The new bold-but-simple design captures the Interswitch brand’s personality, drive and values of integrity and trust, according to the company Read More »

Guaranty Trust Bank of Nigeria announced last month that Haruna Musa has been selected to serve as the board's executive director. Musa's banking career began with the United Bank for Africa, and he has worked with FSB International Bank. Read More »

Millennium Development Goals Nigeria hosted a summit recently titled “The MDGs and the Socio-Economic Transformation of Nigeria: 2015 and Beyond." The purpose of the summit was to review implementation of the MDGs in Nigeria and highlight best practices, key achievements and the contributions of the development agenda to further national socio-economic transformation. Read More »