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May 2 (Reuters) – Google (GOOGL.O) of Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O), announced on Monday that any U.S. company with over $100,000 in revenue can receive free online courses. In data analytics,…
DUBAI, May 2 (Reuters) – After a rare strike by foreign delivery employees in the Gulf Arab state, over working conditions which disrupted services on Sunday, Deliveroo (ROO.L) has halted…
May 1 (Reuters) – Netflix Inc (NFLX.O) announced on Sunday that it had opted to halt production on Meghan Markle’s family series; “Pearl” while it assessed animation content. The company…
(Source: Reuters) Harsh Grewal and his wife settled on a place in a San Francisco suburb in mid-April, months into an increasingly frustrating house quest, and were preparing a bid,…
(Reuters) – DAKAR, May 1 (Reuters) – On Sunday, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for debt relief and increased investment in African countries to assist their economies recover from…
Reuters, MILAN, May 2 – Concerns over economic growth lingered ahead of an expected U.S. rate hike this week. After data revealed COVID-19 lockdowns hindered China’s manufacturing activity. Stocks dipped…
Fears regarding China’s growth are increased by the country’s declining industry activity. (Reuters) – LONDON, May 2 (Reuters) – On Monday. Oil prices dropped as concerns about slowing economic growth…
Paying rent on time can mean the difference between having a place to live, and well, not. Circa believes there is a simpler way to help renters keep a roof…
OpenSea, the largest NFT marketplace, acquired Gem.xyz (Gem) to “better serve” its more experienced users. The deal will allow OpenSea to “learn from Gem’s expertise and intuition about the advanced…
It’s official: a fully electric Chevy Corvette is coming with new battery technology to boost its range, acceleration and efficiency. When it arrives, the battery-electric sports car will benefit from…
Everything old is new again. Someone leaves a prototype in a bar, prototype makes its way into some blogger’s hands, chaos ensues. It’s hard to imagine another device coming along…
Apple has confirmed that the App Store and Apple Music are currently experiencing some issues. The company’s system status page indicates that “users may be experiencing a problem” with the…
Norfund, a Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries, has invested $8 million South Africa-based raisin processor and distributor Redsun Dried Fruit and Nuts (“Redsun”), a portfolio company of One Thousand…
DBH operates a hospital in Diani Beach with three satellite clinics in Kwale Town, Likoni Town, and Ukunda Town. The financial details of the deal were not immediately disclosed. Ascent…
Umba, a Nigerian digital banking startup, has raised $15 million in Series A funding to offer financial services to the underserved market. The new funding will allow the company to…
Union54 is a fintech company offering card issuing services in partnership with licensed card issuers in their respective countries. Union54’s API allows software companies from the African continent to issue…
A number of currency traders and importers says that banks have imposed a daily cap on dollar purchases. This is because firms struggle to obtain adequate forex to meet their…
Latest industry statistics show the State-owned pension fund has grown its stake in Treasury bonds and bills to Sh170.9 billion last year from Sh83.2 billion in 2017.The government debt instruments…
The Federal Government recorded N2.23tn fiscal deficit in the fourth quarter of 2021. This was revealed by figures obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria’s economic report for the fourth…
Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), says Africa should prepare for the inevitability of a global food crisis occasioned by the Russia-Ukraine war. Adesina said this while…
The Food Lab (TFL), has announced the completion of a significant $4.5 million pre-seed fund raising round. This round includes investors from across the world and was co-led by Nuwa…
The board of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved an equity investment of €9.8 million to support venture capital investments in African startups. The development finance institution announced…
The average prices of food items in Nigeria recorded significant increases within a one-year period spanning between February 2021 and February 2022, data from the National Bureau of Statistics show.…
The number of functional crude oil production rigs in Nigeria decreased by 37.5% to just 10 operational rigs in March 2022, the OPEC said. OPEC’s latest Monthly Oil Market Report…
The International Monetary Fund says the impact of the war in Ukraine is likely to sustain pressure on commodity prices. The Washington-based lender disclosed this in its ‘World Economic Outlook:…
The global benchmark for crude oil, rose marginally in price on Thursday. The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries projected that the demand growth for oil would continue this year. Industry…
Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, yesterday defended the apex bank’s managed-float exchange rate system. According to him, it was adopted to address the peculiar challenges the country…
The average retail price for cooking gas increased by 83.62% in March 2021, according to a new report by the National Bureau of Statistics. The report titled, “Cooking Gas Price…
Independent power producers revealed on Thursday they were yet to receive invitations for talks on cutting wholesale power prices and ultimately lower consumer bills. The State is yet to open…
Safaricom had sought to cancel the contract on allegations that Iristel Kenya will engage in SIM boxing which is a threat to national security. SIM boxing is a malpractice where…