Jonathan Oppenheimer (South African billionaire businessman and conservationist) Jonathan Oppenheimer, son of South African billionaire Nicky Oppenheimer, has acquired full control of Nigeria’s biggest beverage can-maker, GZI, a supplier of cans to companies including Coca-Cola Co. GZI has about two-thirds market share of Nigerian drinks cans Oppenheimer Partners Ltd. bought the shares in GZ Industries Ltd. from Private Equity firm Affirma Capital (formerly known as Standard Chartered Private Equity), for a 37.5% stake, according to a recent statement from Affirma. The private equity firm had held a 37.5% stake in GZI, which it sold to Oppenheimer. GZI, engaged in competition with Nigeria’s loss-making Nampak…
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Ifeoma Uddoh (M) – Founder & CEO, Shecluded Meet Shecluded, founded by social entrepreneur, Ifeoma Uddoh, as a Nigerian fintech credit company whose mission is to power financial freedom for African women by facilitating entrepreneurship and simplified access to financial services, through technology. Shecluded’s FINWOMEN project provides financial products, training, and support to 1000 women aged 18-35 across five states in Nigeria. “Our FinWomen project, supported by Challenge Fund for Youth Employment, will not only support 1000 Nigerian women to gain meaningful self-employment, but will also create up to 3,500 direct and indirect jobs for skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled Nigerian…
(L-R): Theresa Ribera (Vice President of the Government of Spain & Minister for Ecological Transition and Demographic Change), Tony Elumelu CFR (Founder, Tony Elumelu Foundation); US Secretary Hilary Clinton Day 02 at the ongoing COP28 in Dubai sees Tony O. Elumelu, C.F.R (Founder, the Tony Elumelu Foundation) serving a panelist at the Clinton Global Initiative Discussion. He was joined by Theresa Ribera (Vice President of the Government of Spain & Minister for Ecological Transition and Demographic Change), in a session moderated by Secretary Hilary Clinton, titled “Taking Action Together for the Most Vulnerable on the Climate-Health Nexus”.
The team from the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) have only just arrived Dubai for the 2023 United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP28), and they have been quick to make things memorable. Watch the videos of TEF Founder, Tony Elumelu and Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (Director-General, World Trade Organisation), speaking succinctly about what can be done to support young entrepreneurs in the Green space, across Africa. 🎥 TEF #BoldMission #AmplifyingImpact #GreenEconomy #Africa
Lanre Oyedotun (Co-Founder & CEO, B54) B54, a Lagos-based business-lending fintech organisation, is connecting capital to startups, especially those in the high growth-stage desperately seeking to raise increasingly scarce venture capital. Co-Founded by Lanre Oyedotun and Babawole Akin-Aina in 2022, B54 is building an alternative and flexible source of funding for businesses in Africa that are powered by technology. This means that they specialise in aggregating idle cash from both wealthy Africans and financial institutions, and lending onwards to fast-growing businesses in West Africa that need working capital. Typically, B54 acts as a digital private bank that sources funds from…
Siblings, Dr. Sophie Chandauka and Dr. Tinashe Chandauka (Co-Founders, Nandi Life Sciences LLC) Rare disease, oncology and auto-immune biotechnology company, Nandi Life Sciences LLC, was this month voted by investors as #3 in the Top 10 “Most Promising” early stage life science companies at the prestigious Texas Life Science Forum, the leading life science conference in Texas, USA. Nandi is an immuno-oncology biotech working with scientific founders, backed by Texas Medical Center Innovation, and enrolled in the elite Accelerator for Cancer Therapeutics, which is within the same ecosystem as MD Anderson Cancer Center, the number one cancer research center in the US.…
Marking a 20-year relationship: Martin Yeomans (SVP, AVEVA presents a commemorative award to Dr. Ibilola Amao (Founder, Lonadek); In a landmark celebration, Lonadek Global Services (a pioneering woman-owned company that specialises in Engineering Technology, Asset Performance Improvement, and Information Management) is celebrating 20 impactful years of partnership with the AVEVA Group (a British IT consulting giant with 50+ years’ experience in delivering solutions that optimise engineering, operations and performance). This milestone was marked at AVEVA’s London Headquarters, where Dr. Ibiloa Amao (founder, Lonadek) received an award, signed by Casper Herzberg (CEO, AVEVA), and presented by Martin Yeomans (SVP, AVEVA). Lauding…
The London Africa Network is calling on all founders, innovators, investors, creatives, media, corporate and government leaders building the UK-Africa 🇬🇧 🌍 tech ecosystem for a night of celebrations, on December 13, 2023!The invitation is extended to the community for founders and their ecosystems who operate in the UK-Africa corridor to come join everyone as London Africa celebrate their 2nd Anniversary 🎉 which is shaping up to be a big evening, with a great opportunity to meet the new London Africa 🇬🇧🌍 committee members, Blessing, Peace and Anas (who are joining Anthony, Dario, and the community in shaping what’s next).…
Ashleigh Ainsley (Co-Founder, Cololorintech & Balck Tech Fest) 🎥 Ashleigh + 1000 Voices As a co-founder of Colorintech, Ashleigh Ainsley has been at the forefront of advocating for diversity in the tech industry. Under his leadership, Colorintech has not just thrived financially but has also significantly contributed to making Europe a more inclusive tech hub. This video includes his journey from an ex-Googler to leading one of the most influential social enterprises in tech. Ashleigh says: “Not every day you get to sit down in depth, with good lightingđź’ˇ share your story đź“–, drop some gems đź’Ž ! “Just a…
The 3rd Ambassador Walter Carrington Annual Symposium will be holding on December 05, 2023 at the J. F. Ade Ajayi Auditorium (University of Lagos, Akoka, Yaba-Lagos). Former (late) U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Walter Carrington and his wife Dr. Arese Carrington The annual symposium is named in memory of former U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Walter Carrington, who was a champion of civil liberties, democracy and closer ties between the U.S. and Nigeria. Taking off promptly at 10AM, the 2023 event will focus on the innovation, creation and sustainability of Youth Entrepreneurship for a Better Future. During the occasion, a business pitching…