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FirstBank Launches Single-Digit Loan for Women-Owned Businesses

—–Reinforces Its Role in Strengthening Gender Inclusion in Nigeria July 1, 2022/FirstBank of Nigeria The FirstGem fund (FirstGem loan) is a single-digit loan scheme, exclusively designed to put women at an advantage in contributing to the socio-economic development of the country. The loan scheme covers female-owned or partnered SMEs in […]

Africa No Filter Launches the Tony Elumelu Storytellers Fund to Empower Emerging African Creative Talent

●     The $30,000 fund is powered by Heirs Insurance and Heirs Life Assurance ●     Open to journalists, filmmakers, content producers, visual and performing artists ●     Projects must amplify entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship in Africa June 30, 2022/Africa No Filter Africa No Filter, a donor collaborative working to transform stereotypical narratives of […]

Klasha Names Nile Younis Former Mastercard VP as Chief Commercial Officer

June 30, 2022/Thoburns San Francisco, USA – 30 June 2022. Klasha Inc, a San Francisco and Lagos-based technology company transforming cross-border African commerce, announces the appointment of Nile Younis as Chief Commercial Officer. Nile will be based in Dubai, and joins Klasha after a successful 10-year career at Mastercard, where […]