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<p>The Global Goal live; Nigeria Policy Forum, was an exclusive event at which Global Citizen presented the policy of the Global Goal Life. On the sidelines of the event which held in Lagos – CNBC Africa’s Wole Famurewa caught up with Vice Chairman of Global Citizen Nigeria, Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede on preparations towards the 2020 Global Citizen to be hosted by Lagos state.</p>


Achieving Global Citizen’s SDGs target in Nigeria

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<p>Zenith Bank says it is prepared to support Nigeria’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and creative ecosystems with funding, which the bank calls a critical tool for participating in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). GMD and CEO of the bank, Ebenezer Onyeagwu discussed this with CNBC Africa’s Christy Cole at the bank’s Tech Fair in Lagos.</p>


Lagos Tech Fair: Zenith Bank’s Onyeagwu: Funding is critical for the 4IR

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<p>Chairman and Founder of Zenith Bank, Jim Ovia says Nigeria&#8217;s economy is becoming digitised as many Nigerian youth are creating solutions to solve local problems. CNBC Africa&#8217;s Christy Cole caught up with him at the Zenith Bank’s Tech Fair in Lagos.</p>


Lagos Tech Fair: Zenith Bank’s Jim Ovia on how digitisation is helping solve local problems

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<p>Google&#8217;s Country Manager for Nigeria, Juliet Ehimuan-Chiazor says emerging technological innovations provide growth acceleration opportunities for Nigeria as well as solutions to Africa’s problems in radically different ways. CNBC Africa&#8217;s Christy Cole caught up with her on the side-lines of Zenith Bank’s Tech Fair in Lagos.</p>


Google’s Ehimuan-Chiazor on how technology affects everyday life in Nigeria

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<p>First Bank&#8217;s FirstGem initiative seeks to empower women and enable them to build personal wealth. At the third edition of the event in Lagos, Chairman of First Bank of Nigeria, Ibukun Awosika joins CNBC Africa on the idea behind the initiative.</p>


First Bank of Nigeria hold third FirstGem to empower women

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<p>The joint border patrol team set up by Nigeria, Benin and Niger republics to tackle smuggling will hold their first meeting on the 25th and 26th of this month. CEO of Multimix Group, Obiora Madu joins CNBC Africa to discuss developments around Nigeria&#8217;s closed borders.</p>


What outcome will Nigeria border-closure meeting yield?

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<p>In an exclusive interview on CNBC Africa today, South Africa&#8217;s President Cyril Ramaphosa says the country is working to get to the root cause of poverty in order to address the challenges of inequality in South Africa. He said this while responding to questions from guests in Lagos during this interaction. Bismarck Rewane, CEO of Financial Derivatives and Member of Nigeria&#8217;s Economic Advisory Council and George Etomi, Principal Partner of Etomi and Partners joins CNBC Africa to engage with South Africa&#8217;s President.</p>


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<p>LAGOS (Reuters) &#8211; Global ride-hailing firm Uber Technologies Inc on Friday launched a pilot test of a boat service in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos to attract commuters seeking to avoid the megacity’s notoriously congested roads.</p>



<p>The United Nations predicts that Nigeria’s population will more than double to 400 million by 2050, which would make it the third most populous country in the world after China and India.</p>



<p>The combination of population growth and congestion has made Nigeria, and more broadly West Africa, attractive to foreign transport companies.</p>



<p>Uber’s chief business officer told Reuters in June the company planned to launch the service to carry travellers in the Lagos megacity of around 20 million people that is built on a lagoon.</p>



<p>The waterway service, UberBOAT, is operated in partnership with local boat operator Texas Connection Ferries and the Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), said the ride-hailing firm.</p>



<p>“This initiative is aimed at providing commuters with an easy and affordable way to get in and out of the city’s business districts,” Uber said in a statement.</p>



<p>The pilot phase will operate on weekdays from 0700 GMT to 1600 GMT on a fixed route between two locations in the city.</p>



<p>Passengers will be charged a flat fare of 500 naira ($1.39) per trip, compared with about 300 naira by minibus for a similar journey in the commercial hub of the West African country where most people live on less than $2 a day.</p>



<p>At a press conference on Friday, Uber officials said there would be four trips a day, carrying up to 35 people on a boat, during the two-week pilot.</p>



<p>Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the governor of Lagos state, said the Uber boat service, and the use of waterways in general, were part of a raft of initiatives aimed at easing congestion that include a programme of road repairs.</p>



<p>“We want ferries that carry 60 to 80 people,” he said, referring to his hopes for the future use of waterways, on Thursday at a forum with businesses.</p>



<p>Uber’s boat initiative follows a number of motorcycle ride-hailing firms that have targeted West Africa as an area for expansion in the last few months.</p>



<p>Technology giant Google also launched a new feature in July that allows Nigerians to hear travel advice in a local voice on Google Maps. Another feature allows users in Lagos to seek directions from “informal transit” services, such as private minibuses.</p>



<p>Reporting by Alexis Akwagyiram and Nneka Chile; Editing by Emelia Sithole-Matarise</p>


Uber launches boat service in Nigeria’s megacity Lagos, what you need to know

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<p>As the world gears up for the African Development Bank&#8217;s (AfDB) Africa Investment Forum 2019, AfDB President, Akinwumi Adesina says one of the distinct additions to this year&#8217;s forum is that the African Development Bank will work with all commercial banks across Africa, development finance institutions, global Sovereign Wealth Funds as well as pension funds. On the side-lines of the Hallmarks of Labour event in Lagos, where he won the Emeka Anyaoku Lifetime Achievement award, Dr. Adesina joins CNBC Africa&#8217;s Christy Cole for more.</p>


AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina on upcoming Africa Investment Forum, winning lifetime achievement award

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<p>On the sidelines of the 2019 Global Citizen Festival, CEO of Access Bank, Herbert Wigwe speaks to CNBC Africa’s Wole Famurewa on how the forthcoming 2020 Global Citizen festival scheduled to hold in Lagos is likely to impact Nigeria&#8217;s drive towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in the country. He joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Access Bank CEO, Wigwe urges all to take the Global Goal Life initiative seriously

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<p>Nigeria’s Commercial Capital, Lagos state will host the 2020 Global Citizen Festival. On the side-lines of the 2019 Global Citizen Festival in New York, and on how Nigeria emerged as the destination for next year’s festival, CNBC Africa’s Wole Famurewa caught up with Vice-Chairman of Global Citizen Nigeria, Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede for more.</p>


Nigeria’s Lagos State to host 2020 Global Citizen Festival

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<p>Nigeria’s equities market closed bearish in today’s trading for the third consecutive session this week. Temitope Jolaoso, Analyst at Financial Derivatives joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Nigerian equities continue downward trend: A closer look at Nigerian markets

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<p>At the on-going 2019 Akwaaba African Travel Market in Lagos, Dubai is looking to position itself as the top destination for African tourists. For this discussion, Issam Kazim, CEO of Dubai Corporation for Tourism and Commerce Marketing joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


How Dubai plans on being most visited city by attracting more African tourists

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<p>Chief Executive of Stanbic IBTC Bank, Demola Sogunle, says financial inclusion in Nigeria is a national agenda. At the bank&#8217;s ongoing West Africa Investor&#8217;s conference in Lagos, he spoke to CNBC Africa&#8217;s Christy Cole for more.</p>


Demola Sogunle of Stanbic IBTC Bank on deepening financial inclusion in Nigeria

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<p>Lagos and London-based digital-only retail bank, Kuda says it has raised $1.6 million in pre-seed funding. To discuss their plans going forward, Co-founder and CEO of Kuda, Babs Ogundeyi, joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Digital-only retail bank Kuda raises $1.6mn, aims for Q4 live launch in Nigeria

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<p>Nigeria’s equities market today reversed the marginal gains from Wednesday’s trading session. To discuss some stories making the rounds in the Lagos bourse, Ajike Taiwo, Research Analyst at FSDH Merchant Bank joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


NSE reverses gains as macro concerns persist

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<p>Over 650 runners from 60 companies took part in the 6th edition of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) Corporate Challenge at the Muri Okunola Park in Lagos. The NSE Corporate Challenge was created to raise awareness for the early detection of cancer and raise funds to support the fight against the disease. CNBC Africa’s Debbie Movoria Reports.</p>


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Achieving Global Citizen’s SDGs target in Nigeria

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Lagos Tech Fair: Zenith Bank’s Jim Ovia on how digitisation is helping solve local problems

Google’s Ehimuan-Chiazor on how technology affects everyday life in Nigeria

First Bank of Nigeria hold third FirstGem to empower women

What outcome will Nigeria border-closure meeting yield?

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Uber launches boat service in Nigeria’s megacity Lagos, what you need to know

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Access Bank CEO, Wigwe urges all to take the Global Goal Life initiative seriously

Nigeria’s Lagos State to host 2020 Global Citizen Festival

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Demola Sogunle of Stanbic IBTC Bank on deepening financial inclusion in Nigeria

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Lagos

Achieving Global Citizen’s SDGs target in Nigeria

Lagos Tech Fair: Zenith Bank’s Onyeagwu: Funding is critical for the 4IR

Lagos Tech Fair: Zenith Bank’s Jim Ovia on how digitisation is helping solve local problems

Google’s Ehimuan-Chiazor on how technology affects everyday life in Nigeria

First Bank of Nigeria hold third FirstGem to empower women

What outcome will Nigeria border-closure meeting yield?

Ramaphosa on tackling unemployment, inequality & poverty

Uber launches boat service in Nigeria’s megacity Lagos, what you need to know

AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina on upcoming Africa Investment Forum, winning lifetime achievement award

Access Bank CEO, Wigwe urges all to take the Global Goal Life initiative seriously

Nigeria’s Lagos State to host 2020 Global Citizen Festival

Nigerian equities continue downward trend: A closer look at Nigerian markets

How Dubai plans on being most visited city by attracting more African tourists

Demola Sogunle of Stanbic IBTC Bank on deepening financial inclusion in Nigeria

Digital-only retail bank Kuda raises $1.6mn, aims for Q4 live launch in Nigeria

NSE reverses gains as macro concerns persist

Nigerians race against cancer in 6th NSE Corporate Challenge

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