Local Online Learning Platform Raises $3.5m Pre-Seed Funding Dec 21, 2021 0 Edukoya, an online learning platform, says it has raised $3.5m in pre-seed round to enable its live launch in 2022.…
Local Google Announces Investment In Tech Startup Dec 21, 2021 0 Google has announced its first investment from its Africa Investment Fund in SafeBoda, a tech firm that operates in…
Local Foreign Telcos To Pay $0.045 To Terminate Calls In Nigeria Dec 21, 2021 0 Foreign telecommunications companies, telcos who wish to terminate calls to their counterparts in Nigeria, will now…
World Japan’s Nikkei 225 Jumps 2% As Investors Assess Omicron Risks Dec 21, 2021 0 Shares in Asia-Pacific rose in Tuesday trade as investors continued to monitor the situation surrounding the…
World China Mobile To Raise Up To $8.8 Bln In Shanghai Listing Dec 21, 2021 0 China Mobile the world's largest mobile network operator by total subscribers, said on Tuesday it aims to raise up…
World Social Media App Parler Plans To Expand Into NFTs Dec 21, 2021 0 Social media platform Parler said on Monday it will expand its business into non-fungible tokens (NFT), in a move…
World Moderna Says Covid Booster Appears To Protect Against Omicron Dec 21, 2021 0 Moderna announced Monday that a third dose of its mRNA vaccine against Covid-19 appears to provide significant…
World Oracle To Enter Into It’s Biggest Acquisition Ever Dec 20, 2021 0 Enterprise software giant Oracle will buy electronic medical records company Cerner in an all-cash deal for $95 per…
World China Cuts Lending Benchmark, Market Sees More Easing In 2022 Dec 20, 2021 0 China cut its lending benchmark loan prime rate (LPR) for the first time in 20 months on Monday. The one-year…
World Tesla’s Musk Says He Will Pay Over $11 Bln In Taxes This Year Dec 20, 2021 0 Electric-car maker Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Sunday on Twitter that he will pay more than $11…
World Facebook Pays Fines To Russia Over Banned Content Dec 20, 2021 0 Facebook has paid 17 million roubles ($229,643) in fines owed in Russia for failing to delete content Moscow deems…
Local Togo, Benin, Niger Paid Nothing For Nigeria’s Power Supply, Says NERC Dec 20, 2021 0 The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has said the Republic of Benin, Niger Republic and Togo made no…
Local Nigeria’s External Reserves Fall By $440m In Two Weeks Dec 20, 2021 0 The nation’s external reserves fell by $440m in two weeks from $41.15bn at the start of this month, figures…
Local CBN Approves Appointment Of Ahmad Abdullahi As FBNH Chairman Dec 20, 2021 0 The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved the appointment of Ahmad Abdullahi as non-executive director and…
Local FBN Holdings Notifies NGX, Investors Of Remi Babalola’s Resignation Dec 20, 2021 0 FBN Holdings Plc has officially notified the Nigerian Exchange Ltd and the investing public of the resignation of…
Local Naira Slides Ahead Of Yuletide, Exchange For 570/Dollar Dec 17, 2021 0 The naira continued its downward trend as the dollar was sold for N570 in the parallel market on Tuesday. Some…
World UK Shares Head For Weekly Loss On Omicron Concerns, Inflation Risks Dec 17, 2021 0 UK's FTSE 100 slipped on Friday and was on course for a weekly loss, as concerns surrounding the fast-spreading…
World S&P Dumps Chinese Property Giant Evergrande Into Default Dec 17, 2021 0 The poster child of China's property crisis China Evergrande Group was officially declared in default by credit…
Local Paxful Launch Gift Card Hub Dec 17, 2021 0 Paxful has launched a gift card hub as a one-stop shop for trading gift cards on its platform. According to the…
Local Fintech Firm Unveils Budgeting Solution Dec 17, 2021 0 Fintrak Limited, an indigenous software development and financial technology firm, has launched a budgeting…
Local World Bank Rolls Out N329.53bn Cash Transfer Programme Dec 17, 2021 0 The World Bank is rolling out an $800m (N329.53bn at official exchange rate) facility designed to fund a…
Local Access Bank’s Shareholders Approve Proposed Holdco Structure Dec 17, 2021 0 Shareholders of Access Bank Plc have given the nod for the bank to proceed with its proposed restructuring into a…
Local FG To Stop Customs From Revenue Collection Dec 17, 2021 0 The Federal Government has proposed a legislative framework that would stop the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) from…
Local We’ve Uncovered Fresh $72.8m Linked To Diezani – EFCC Dec 17, 2021 0 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has discovered a fresh sum of $72.87 million allegedly…
Local Uber looking to sell Didi, China market has little transparency, CEO says Dec 16, 2021 0 Uber Technologies Inc (UBER.N) is looking to sell stakes in non-strategic assets, including its stake in Didi…
World Bank Of England Raises Interest Rate To 0.25% Dec 16, 2021 0 The Bank of England raised its main interest rate to 0.25% on Thursday as inflation pressures mounted in Britain.…
World Jack Dorsey Appoints Three Nigerians And A South African To Head Bitcoin Trust… Dec 16, 2021 0 Twitter founder, Jack Dorsey, has appointed three Nigerians and one South African to act as the board of his…
Local FG Approves €62m To Procure Transformers For Siemens Power Project Dec 16, 2021 0 The federal executive council (FEC) has approved $1.9 million and €62.9 million for phase one of the presidential…
Local Reps approve fresh $5.8bn loan, $10m grant for FG Dec 16, 2021 0 On Tuesday, the House of Representatives approved external borrowings amounting to $5,803,364,553.50 and a grant…
World World Bank announces $93bn package for Nigeria, 73 others Dec 16, 2021 0 On Wednesday The World Bank announced a $93bn replenishment package of the International Development…