United Kingdom And Lagos State Government Formalise Partnership Programme
The Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office has partnered with the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund…
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Nigeria Broadband Penetration Experienced Significant Increase In August
Broadband penetration in Nigeria increased by 1.21 percent from July to August. Data from the Nigerian…
Amazon Extends Its General Store To Outside Of The U.S.
Amazon has opened its first general store in the UK, selling items including books, technology…
Anyone Below 18 Years Cannot Register And Own A Sim Card In Nigeria : NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission has disqualified anyone below the age of 18 from registering and…
Uber New Plan Allows Booking Of Ride In Advance
Uber is trying to make it less of a hassle to get a ride home from…
Nigeria Exchange Limited Stock Market Gain N247 Billion
The stock market of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) yesterday ended trading activities for the…
Telehealth: Study Shows Increasing Adoption By Patient in 2021
By all accounts, telehealth has transformed healthcare delivery over the past 18 months as droves…
Google Says It Will Invest And Back Africa Startups To Support Its Digital Transformation
Google plans to invest $1 billion in Africa over the next five years to ensure…
Interstellar Partner With Interswitch Group To Develop Blockchain-Powered Infrastructure
Interstellar Inc. has partnered with Interswitch Group to develop blockchain-powered infrastructure services and solutions. Both…
Airtel Africa New Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Begin Role Officially
Airtel Africa Plc has announced the resumption of duties of its new Managing Director and…
PenCom And EFCC To Work Together In Eradicating Fraud
The National Pension Commission has said it is working with the Economic and Financial Crimes…
Nokia Unveil First Tablet “T20” With 15 Hour Long battery life
The company that makes Nokia-branded phones on Wednesday unveiled its first tablet, the Nokia T20, in…
Nigeria Government Approves Payment Of Stipend To Student In The Department Of Education
The Federal Government has approved the sum of N75,000 as a stipend per semester for…
U.S. Hedge Fund Coatue Management Is Planning To Set Up Office In Europe
U.S. hedge fund Coatue Management is planning to set up a new office in Europe…
BluePeak Private Capital Raise Capital For Flagship Private Credit And Mezzanine Fund
BluePeak Private Capital, an alternative investment firm with a strong focus on Africa, announced that…
Crypto Exchange “Yellow Card” Raises $15 Million In Series A Funding
Cryptocurrency exchange, Yellow Card, has announced a $15M Series A, the largest ever by an…
Development Partners International (DPI) Sells Stake In Food Concepts To ACA
Private equity firm Development Partners International (DPI) said on Thursday it has sold about a…
Africa Startup “Andela” Attains Unicorn Status
Andela, a startup that connects African software engineering talent to global companies has raised $200…
Russia Move To Make First Space Movie
In a historic first, Russia has launched an actor and a film director into space…
1000 Additional Worker Needed For Nigeria Rail Line
The Lagos-Ibadan rail line will employ 1,000 additional workers at the cost of N567.45m per…
Tesla To Pay Former Worker For Damages
A San Francisco federal court decided that Tesla must pay a former worker, Owen Diaz,…
Airtel Nigeria To Buy Back 8.27% Minority Shareholdings
Airtel Africa has announced that its subsidiary, Airtel Networks Ltd. (Airtel Nigeria), has initiated a…
Pressure On Cost Leads To Purchase Price Inflation
Unfavorable exchange rate movement exerted pressure on cost, leading to a rise in purchase price…
Facebook Lost Billions After Outage
The global economy lost billions of dollars as Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram went down at…
Nigeria Spent N1.47tn On Debt Servicing
Nigeria spent N1.47tn on debt servicing payments in the first half of 2021, data obtained…
Evergrande Crisis Is Affecting China’s Property Market
On the heels of Evergrande’s debt crisis, there are increasing signs of stress in China’s…
Evergrande Set To Sell Part Of Its property Services Unit Stake
Indebted developer Evergrande is set to sell part of its stake in its property services…
Monzo Withdraws Application For U.S. Banking License
British financial technology firm Monzo has withdrawn its application for a U.S. banking license following…
Jaiz Bank Net Revenue Funds To Reach N5.07 Billion By End Of Q4
Jaiz Bank Plc has projected a net operating income of N4.68bn in the fourth quarter…