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- 29 Apr 2015
Indonesia Executes 3 Nigerians, Others for Drug Trafficking
Three Nigerians and five other members of the Bali Nine prisoners being held in Indonesia for drug offences have just been executed on Nusakambangan Prison Island near Cilacap in Central Java.…
- 11 Jan 2026
Indonesia Blocks Elon Musk’s Grok Over Deepfake Concerns
Indonesia has become the first country to block access to Elon Musk’s Grok AI chatbot, citing its generation of non-consensual sexual deepfakes including pornographic depictions of women and…
- 2 Mar 2018
Huawei says Spectrum Cloudification Could help African Telcos
Spectrum cloudification technology developed by Huawei and Indonesia's Telkomsel could have benefits for Africa, and Huawei says the technology could be rolled out on the continent in the future.…
- 13 Jul 2010
Central Bank, Iran, Pakistan Adopt Common Banking Rules
The eight-member developing economies are adopting a common regulatory framework for their banking sectors. Members of the D-8 are Nigeria, Egypt, Malaysia, Turkey, Iran, Bangladesh, Indonesia and…
- 20 Jan 2016
BBM Stickamania Competition Coming To Nigeria
After a successful series of BBM competitions in Indonesia and South Africa, BBM Stickamania is now coming to Nigeria this January, encouraging the most creative, expressive stickers to be designed…
- 4 Feb 2016
FXTM January Currency Roundup
Concerns over the resumption of selling in the commodity markets, China’s slowdown and the market’s adjustment to higher US interest rates led to volatility and losses in the international stock…
- 13 Sept 2017
Nigeria’s Healthcare Sector Requires Disruptive Innovative Approach- PHN
Nigeria’s healthcare sector has received billions in grants; however, the inadequacy of current health programs and stagnated results necessitates bold and disruptive innovative approaches to…
- 2 May 2024
Nigeria among Selected Recipients of $12m VaxSocial Initiative Funding to Boost Vaccine Confidence
The VaxSocial Initiative, spearheaded by Global Impact in collaboration with the African Health Organisation (AHO) and Gavi, has announced the selection of seven organizations to receive funding…
- 4 Jul 2016
FXTM Analysis: FXTM June Major Assets Roundup
Pushed to the cliff’s edge over the last six months of speculation and negative sentiment, the GBPUSD finally toppled off the verge on June 24th, the day after the Brexit vote was confirmed. Plunging…
- 31 Mar 2016
Lamudi Releases Annual Research Report On Emerging Real Estate Markets
House-hunting is moving online in the emerging markets as property-seekers embrace the internet as a tool for finding their dream home, according to a new report from global real estate portal Lamudi…
- 9 Jul 2015
Tuface, Ice Prince Signed on United Nations' Radio Everyone Global project
Multi-award winning African musicians Ice Prince, D’Banj and 2Face on Thursday signed up to be part of Radio Everyone, as part of The Global Goals campaign – partner of the Global Citizen Festival…
- 18 Jul 2019
Turkish Airlines Adds Holiday Island, Bali to its Flight Network
Flying to more countries and international destinations than any other airline in the world, Turkish Airlines inaugurated its direct flights between its home base Istanbul and world-renowned tourist…
- 29 Jun 2015
Carmudi.com Global Gas Prices Analyses Closes-Up on Average Nigerian
Global consumer demand for petrol has steadily grown thanks to low oil prices combined with economic growth, according to the International Energy Agency. In 2014, global oil demand was 92.6 million…
- 18 Oct 2014
IATA Reveals Air Passengers to Reach 7.3Bn By 2034
Geneva – the International Air Transport Association (IATA) released its first 20-year passenger growth forecast, projecting that passenger numbers are expected to reach 7.3 billion by 2034. That…
- 19 Jun 2019
Emerging Markets are Money Savvy and Ready for Change - Says Luno
The adoption of cryptocurrencies in developing countries has been well documented and the anomaly is often flagged that people who have less appear to take greater financial risks. Initial findings…
- 21 Mar 2019
How Untrained Pilot Killed 157 on Ethiopian Airways-Report
The captain of a doomed Ethiopian Airlines flight that killed 157 people when the plane crashed shortly after take-off in Ethiopia, did not practise on a new simulator for the Boeing 737 MAX 8, a…
- 22 Dec 2013
Big Red Ink on Blackberry’s Results
BlackBerry Limited, a global leader in wireless innovation, last weekend reported financial results for the three months ended November 30, 2013 (all figures in U.S. dollars and U.S. GAAP, except…
- 30 Jul 2018
Exploring the Potential of Digital Transformation on the Nigerian Economy
The concept of a digital economy is essentially a new economy stream that brings with it new momentum. As ICT technologies develop rapidly and become integrated into more and more verticals,…
- 29 Sept 2016
BlackBerry Gives Update On Handset Transition to Third Party
BlackBerry has confirmed that software takes the lead at BlackBerry as it moves to transition its handset hardware development and leverage third parties to provide that function. “We will…
- 15 Jun 2018
Global Mobility Report: Nigeria ranks fourth highest in the World
A multinational networking and Telecommmunications company, Ericsson, on Friday said that Nigeria ranked fourth among the top five countries with the highest net addition of mobile subscriptions in…
- 5 Sept 2019
World Bank Says Nigeria Dying Slowly, FG Claims Everything is Okay
World Bank Thursday said that Nigeria was dying slowly and tragically living on borrowed time due to the perennial neglect of the agricultural sector and relying heavily on crude oil that belongs to…
- 2 Sept 2015
Carmudi Says 55% Nigerians Will Prefer Saloon Cars
Sedans also known as saloon cars are very popular in Africa, particularly in Nigeria where 55% of searchers are browsing for them, the highest in the region. Domestic auto manufacturers like the…
- 28 Apr 2013
Nigeria Leads as World Inches to 7Bn Mobile Users
The world is inching towards the milestone seven billion mobile subscription mark by December 2013, with emerging markets as major drivers of the growth engine, according to a new study by Pyramid…
- 15 Oct 2015
Internet Gap stifles SMEs in Poor Countries
A study of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) around the world has found that one of the main reasons they underperform – especially in poorer countries – is that they make too little use of the…
- 14 Jul 2015
My Mission at Carmudi Nigeria- Amy Muoneke
Amy Muoneke, the new managing director, Carmudi Nigeria who replaces Christian Keller, has disclosed her long time plan for the, already, leading online car marketplace in Nigeria. Muoneke who bared…
- 12 Jan 2016
Nigeria’s National e-ID Card Bags Recognition, Award
The National Electronic Identity Card issued by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has once again been recognized and given awards of excellence across the shores of Nigeria. In…
- 23 Jan 2015
Carmudi With Android App Launch Targets C2C Interface
Carmudi, Nigeria’s leading car-site has again brought convenience to its users with the unveiling of an android app, which is even a customer to customer (C2C) interface enabler. This milestone comes…
- 23 Dec 2013
BlackBerry Inks 5-Year Strategic Partnership with Foxconn
BlackBerry said it has sealed a five-year strategic partnership with Foxconn, the world’s largest manufacturer of electronic products and components. Under this new relationship, Foxconn will jointly…
- 27 May 2013
Twitter Offers Fast, Cheap Earthquake Alerts
Twitter could provide a quick and affordable way of detecting earthquakes and warning people of coming disaster, according to a study. Japanese scientists have developed an earthquake-reporting…
- 23 Sept 2014
Nigerian Diplomats Owe New York $.5m in Parking Tickets
New York City has said that Nigeria owe it more than $500,000 in unpaid parking tickets issued to Nigerian diplomatic vehicles in New York. The sum is part of the over $16 million owed the city by…