We Are Not Affiliated With Access Capital Investment Platform, Says Access Bank
Access Bank Plc says it has no business engagement or affiliation with Access Capital Investment Platform, an…
Dangote Cement To Buy Back 170m Shares From Shareholders
Dangote Cement Plc says it will repurchase 170 million ordinary shares from shareholders in the second tranche of…
FG Lifts Suspension On Twitter Operations
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the lifting of the suspension on the Twitter operations in Nigeria.
The…
‘No Staff Will Be Affected In 2022’ — Standard Chartered Confirms Closure Of…
Standard Chartered Bank has confirmed the closure of 50 percent of its Nigerian branches.
Dayo Aderugbo, Head,…
Days After Listing, BUA Foods’ Shares Jump 46.25%, Market Cap Hits N1.053trn
The shares of BUA Foods Plc have appreciated by 46.25 percent on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) after its…
COVID-19: Nigeria Yet To Vaccinate 50% Of Target Population, Says FG
The federal government has said the country was yet to vaccinate 50 per cent of its eligible population since the…
WhatsApp co-founder Acton named Signal’s interim CEO
Messaging app Signal's founder Moxie Marlinspike will step down and WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton will become the…
Germany Doesn’t Rule Out Closing Telegram – Interior Minister
Germany could shut down Telegram if the messenger service popular with far-right groups and people opposed to…
Nigeria President Cancels Restoration Of INTELS’ Pilotage Contract
INTELS Nigeria Limited set to retain its service boat contract in the pilotage district of Lagos, Warri, Bonny,…
UBA’s Leo clocks 4, set to further transform digital banking in Nigeria, Africa
Africa’s global bank, United Bank for Africa has said that it has concluded plans to commemorate the 4th year…
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng jumps 2% as tech stocks rally; China’s December inflation…
Chinese markets rose on Wednesday, tracking gains in other Asia-Pacific markets. U.S. markets also rallied…
Globacom Lifts Nigeria’s Mobile Subscribers To 140 Million — Highest In Six Months
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says the country’s internet subscribers rose to 140.41 million in…
Higher Oil Prices’ll Drive Nigeria’s Economy By 2.5% In 2022 – World Bank
The World Bank has projected a 2.5 % economic growth for Nigeria in 2022, and 2.8% by 2023 as the price of oil…
S.Korea Authorises Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine, Imports Pfizer Pills
South Korea is turning to additional pharmaceutical tools as it looks to pre-empt a surge of COVID-19 omicron…
Bolt Now Valued Above $8bn After Raising $712m To Expand Product Lines
Bolt, a ride-hailing company, says it has raised $712 million (€628 million) to expand its transportation and food…
Nigeria: NBET Pays GENCOs 50% Of Invoice On Power Supply
Power generation companies (GenCos) were paid just half of their total invoice to the Nigerian Bulk Electricity…
Venture Capital Firm Kleiner Perkins Raises $1.8 Bln Via Two New Funds
Venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins said on Tuesday it had raised $1.8 billion through two new funds, as it aims…
French Refurbished Smartphone Seller Back Market Valued At $5.7 Bln
Back Market, the French marketplace dedicated to refurbished smartphones and electronic devices, said on Tuesday it…
Israeli Security Startup Pentera Raises $150 Mln In Funding Round, Eyes IPO
Israeli cybersecurity firm Pentera has raised $150 million in its latest funding round, taking the company's value…
Tech Startup Raises $1.7m For Expansion
Bfree, a credit management fintech, has raised $1.7m in a pre-Series A round to embark on expansion in emerging…
Oil Market: Bonny Light Price Hits $81.81 Per Barrel
The price of Bonny Light, Nigeria’s premium oil grade, has risen to $81.81 per barrel in the global market, as the…
Standard Chartered To Shut Half Of Nigeria Branches
Standard Chartered Plc is closing about half its Nigerian branches in a pivot to digital banking, according to…
Foxconn India iPhone plans to reopen on Wednesday -legislator
Apple Inc supplier Foxconn will reopen an iPhone manufacturing facility in southern India on Wednesday.
Foxconn…
Nigeria’s Diaspora Remittances May Beat World Bank’s Projection, Rise 10% To…
Nigeria’s diaspora remittances inflow is set to beat the World Bank’s projection for 2021, as it rose to $14.2…
Gains In BUA Foods, 27 Stocks Lift Capitalisation Further By N28 Billion
Transactions on the equities sector of the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) market capitalisation increased by N28 billion…
Gmail Hits 10 Billion Installs On Android, Becomes Fourth To Surpass Milestone
Total number of Gmail app installations has surpassed 10 billion on android, emerging the fourth app on Google play…
Expert: CBN Policies Can’t Rescue Naira
The naira-dollar exchange rate gap widened from N80.67 per dollar at the beginning of 2021 to N152.83 per dollar…
Israel’s One Zero Digital Bank Gains Full Licence
One Zero Digital Bank has received final regulatory approval for a full banking licence, the Bank of Israel said on…
Fed Govt Lists New Savings Bonds On NGX
The Federal Government at the weekend listed its latest monthly issuances of savings bonds on the Nigerian Exchange…
FG Loses N1.474tn To 222 Terminal Shutdowns In 10 Months
Nigeria’s crude oil earnings were depleted by about N1.474tn between January and October 2021 due to various…