WHO Sets Up Hub To Train Low And Middle-Income Countries On Vaccine Production
The World Health Organization (WHO) has set up a hub in South Korea to train Nigeria and other low and middle-income countries…
Category: World
Nigeria’s N898Bn Wheat Imports At Risk As Russia-Ukraine Conflict Escalates
Russia’s status as the largest exporter of wheat in the world is causing disquiet in many countries following its military…
After Alphabet’s Stock Split, Amazon And Others Look Ripe To Split Shares
Alphabet GOOGL+4.00% recently announced it is splitting its stock. It probably won’t be the only company to do so in the short term—and…
Five Digital Products Propelling MTN Towards Tech
MTN has been growing alternative sources of revenue outside voice, maintaining an accelerated growth trajectory, with massive adoption of its…
London Stock Exchange Acquires Tora For $325 Million
The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) announced that it has acquired a United States’ based cloud technology provider, Tora for…
Ted Baker Fourth-Quarter Sales Jump 35%
Upmarket fashion retailer Ted Baker reported higher fourth-quarter sales on Wednesday as demand for office and party wear remained strong…
Trump’s Truth Social Downloaded 170k Times On Apple App Store
Donald Trump’s Truth Social app was downloaded 170,000 times on Apple Inc’s App Store since its launch last Sunday evening,…
Tesla Get Another Lawsuit From Ex Worker Over Racism
A former Tesla construction manager has filed a lawsuit against the electric car company alleging he was fired for reporting…
Gold Eases After Hitting $1,900 An Ounce
The yellow metal has eased its bullish momentum after hitting $1,900 an ounce. A price point not traded since June…
Markets Currency Markets Try To Regain Footing
Currency markets paused for breath on Wednesday after a choppy few sessions as whipsawed markets looked to get a handle…
Oil Pulls Back On Fading Supply Worries Over Ukraine Crisis
Oil prices took a breather on Wednesday after surging to seven-year highs the previous session as it became clear the…
Hybrid Work Trend Drives PC Maker Lenovo’s Q3 Profit To Record 62% Growth
Third-quarter profit jumped 62% to an all-time high of $640 million at China’s Lenovo Group (0992.HK), the world’s biggest maker…
UK Boosts Access To Finance For Women-Owned Businesses And Clean Energy Projects In Nigeria
A new £74 million (41.6 billion Naira) financial package from the UK will support women entrepreneurs across Nigeria, who are…
Oil Prices Near $100 A Barrel Amid Russia-Ukraine Crisis
Global oil prices trade near $100 per barrel on supply disruption worries as tensions between Russia and Ukraine escalated. The…
Axie Infinity Surpasses $4 Billion In All-Time NFT Sales
Popular Play-to-Earn (P2E) blockchain game, Axie Infinity, created by the Vietnamese software studio, Sky Mavis, has a total of $4.14…
UK to fund £10m energy projects in Nigeria
The United Kingdom announced on Monday its plan to inject £10m worth of aid to invest in energy access projects…
Bitcoin Loses $2K As Putin Orders Troops Into Ukraine
With risk appetite dwindling because of escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine, bitcoin lost more than $2K as it plunged…
Ghana Cedi Ranked As Second Worst Performing Currency
The Ghana cedi has been ranked as the second worst-performing currency. The local currency has depreciated by 4.70% to the…
Beijing Insurance Coverage To Now Cover Fertility Services
Beijing will include more than a dozen fertility services in a government-backed medical insurance scheme for the Chinese capital, state…
Investigation Claims Credit Suisse Handled Dirty Money
Credit Suisse handled billions of dollars in dirty money for decades, an international media investigation based on a massive data…
Investors Turn To Gold As Stock Stumbles
Stock markets fell on Thursday after Russian-backed separatists and Ukrainian government forces accused each other of firing shells, sending traders…
Chinese Businessman Guo Wengui Files For Bankruptcy In U.S. Court
Chinese businessman Guo Wengui, also known as Ho Wan Kwok, filed for individual bankruptcy protection in a U.S. bankruptcy court…
Apple Shareholder ISS Urges To Vote Against CEO Cook’s Bonus
Proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) urged Apple Incinvestors to vote against Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook’s remuneration, citing…
World Bank economist warns countries against excessive borrowing
Delays in dealing with the growing debt burden in poor countries seem unlikely to be resolved by the G20, a…
EU Pledges €44 Million To FG’s Jubilee Fellows Scheme For Young Graduates
The European Union has announced a pledge of €44 million for Nigeria’s Jubilee Fellows Programme (NJFP). A youth empowerment partnership…
Flutterwave Now Worth Above $3bn After Securing Fresh $250m Funding
Flutterwave says it has raised another $250 million in Series D funding, valuing the company at over $3 billion as…
Bitcoin Spikes To $44,500 Amid Fresh Warning Over ‘Exceptionally High’ Stocks Correlation
Bitcoin (BTC) passed $44,500 at the Wall Street open on Feb. 15 with traders compounding overnight enthusiasm. Data tracked local…
Ericsson Shares Fall 9% On Iraq Corruption Probe
Shares of Ericsson fell 9% on Wednesday after the Swedish telecom gear maker disclosed results of an internal investigation that…
Facebook To Pay $90 Million To Settle Privacy Lawsuit
Facebook agreed to pay $90 million to settle a decade-old privacy lawsuit accusing it of tracking users’ internet activity even…
Inflation Hits Louis Vuitton, Price Tags Going Up
Louis Vuitton, LVMH’s top fashion brand, will raise prices globally on Wednesday as a result of increased manufacturing and transportation…