Nokia To Launch Cloud-Based Software Subscription Service
Nokia said on Wednesday it plans to launch a cloud-based software subscription service targeting telecom companies for providing software around…
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Amazon To Stop Accepting Visa Credit Cards Issued In UK
Amazon.com Inc will stop accepting payments made using Visa Inc credit cards issued in the United Kingdom starting next year.…
US Launches Project To Empower 300 Osun Schoolgirls
The United States Consulate General has launched a project aimed at empowering 300 high school girls in Osun State to…
Nigeria, Eight Others Top African Countries With High Airport Charges – Report
Nigeria and eight others have been ranked as African countries with high airport taxes, a new report has revealed. Niger,…
UNICEF, Jumia Plan Internet For Nigerian Schools
The United Nations Children’s Fund and Jumia, an African e-commerce platform, have partnered in support of Giga’s work in Nigeria…
Crypto Firms Practise High-Level Illegality, Alleges Emefiele
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeira, Godwin Emefiele, has again expressed the apex bank’s disapproval for cryptocurrency transactions…
ENaira May Reduce Deposits In Commercial Banks, IMF Warns CBN
The International Monetary Fund has said the eNaira wallet may function as a deposit at the Central Bank of Nigeria…
Vodafone Raises Free Cash Flow Guidance After ‘Solid’ First Half
Mobile operator Vodafone raised its forecast for this year’s free cash flow on Tuesday after it reported 6.5% growth in…
Tesla’s Musk Sells $930 Million In Shares To Cover Stock Option Tax – Filings
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has sold $930 million in shares to meet tax withholding obligations related to the exercise of stock…
U.S. States File Updated Antitrust Complaint Against Alphabet’s Google
A group of U.S. states led by Texas have filed an amended complaint against Alphabet Inc’s Google accusing the tech…
ALERT: Iranian Hackers Targeting Telcos In Nigeria, NCC Warns
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has alerted Nigerians about the existence of a hacking group orchestrating cyber espionage in the…
Amazon Settles With California Over Claims It Concealed Covid-19 Cases From Warehouse Workers
Amazon on Monday reached a settlement with California’s attorney general over claims it concealed Covid-19 case numbers from its warehouse…
JPMorgan Sues Tesla For $162 Million In Warrants Dispute Around Elon Musk Take-Private Tweets
JP Morgan Chase filed suit against electric vehicle maker Tesla in a dispute over warrants, according to court filings out…
Bitcoin Drops Nearly 7% Toward $60,000 As Major Cryptocurrencies Plunge
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies fell sharply on Tuesday retreating from near-record highs. Bitcoin fell toward $60,000 during late morning trade…
WeWork Shows More Losses In Its First Quarterly Report As A Public Company
WeWork shares were up more than 2% Monday after the company announced third-quarter earnings, the company’s first report since going…
African Fintech Startup Chipper Cash Raises $30M Backed By Jeff Bezos
African cross-border fintech startup Chipper Cash has raised a $30 million Series B funding round led by Ribbit Capital with participation…
Fidelity, Visa And Kingsway Back South African Fintech JUMO In $120M Round
JUMO, a South Africa- and London-based company that offers financial services to entrepreneurs and businesses in emerging markets, has raised…
Nigerian E-Health Pharmaceutical Distribution Startup DrugStoc Secures $4.4 Million Series A Funding, Embarks On Expansion Drive
The pharmaceutical supply chain across Africa has for decades remained fragmented leading to sourcing and distribution challenges as well as…
Telenor And Google Cloud Partner Up To Digitalise Telecom Operations
Telenor and Alphabet Inc’s Google Cloud have formed a partnership to digitalise the Norwegian telecom company’s global operations and are exploring ways…
Apple TV+ hopes to build on rivals’ success with first Korean series
Hot on the heels of Netflix’s breakout South Korean hit “Squid Game,” Apple has rolled out its first Korean-language original series…
IBM, Amazon Partner To Extend Reach Of Data Tools For Oil Companies
International Business Machines Corp and Amazon.com Inc’s Amazon Web Services said on Monday they would work together to extend the reach of…
Musk Continues To Sell Shares After Twitter Poll
Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer, Elon Musk, has sold an additional portion of his share in his company worth about…
6,000 Base Stations Needed For 5G Rollout In 10 Nigerian Cities – GSM Operators
The Global System for Mobile Communications Association says $500m and 6000 base stations are needed for 5G rollout in the…
WhatsApp Launches Scam Messages Awareness Campaign
A text or WhatsApp message from a “friend in need” asking for money or personal information could be a scammer,…
WeChat Bargain Hunters Seek Profits In China Property Bond Rout
In late October, as a growing liquidity crisis across China’s property sector walloped developers’ bonds, a group of Chinese finance…
Biden Signs Legislation To Tighten U.S. Restrictions On Huawei, ZTE
U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday signed legislation to prevent companies like Huawei Technologies Co or ZTE Corp that are…
Toshiba Says It Plans To Split Into Three Firms, Rejects Calls To Go Private
Japanese industrial conglomerate Toshiba Corp outlined plans on Friday to break up into three independent companies by spinning off two…
Twitter To Launch Dedicated Crypto Team
Twitter is expanding further into the world of cryptocurrencies as the social media giant is setting up a team dedicated…
Flutterwave Acquires Disha, A Creator Platform That Planned To Shutter In February
In February, Disha, a Nigeria-based platform that allows digital creators to curate, sell digital content, create portfolios and receive payments…
YouTube Hides Dislike Counts To Protect Creators
In an attempt to make the YouTube platform more hospitable to creators, the virtual content creator platform will no longer…