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- 22 Jan 2020
Paga Acquires Ethiopian Software Company Apposit; Plans to Enter Mexico
Paga, a Nigerian mobile payments company, has acquired an Ethiopian software company, Apposit for an undisclosed amount. This acquisition is part of its strategy to commence operations into Ethiopia…
- 22 Apr 2021
Pfizer Confirms Fake Vaccine Shots on Sale in Some Markets
Fake doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine were being sold in Mexico and Poland for as much as $2,500 a shot, the US drugmaker and an official confirmed. At a clinic in Mexico some 80 people…
- 7 Aug 2026
Meta Hit With $567m US Court Order Over Alleged Harm to Children
A New Mexico court has ordered Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, to pay $567 million to address the alleged harms caused to young people by its social media platforms. Meta The…
- 11 Jul 2021
British Billionaire Branson Takes Off for Space with Virgin Galactic
Billionaire Richard Branson took off Sunday from a base in New Mexico aboard a Virgin Galactic vessel bound for the edge of space, a voyage he hopes will lift the nascent space tourism industry off…
- 26 Mar 2025
World Bank Expresses Concern over Nigeria’s Poor Data, Statistics Quality
The World Bank has expressed concern over Nigeria’s poor statistical performance, noting that the country lags behind its aspirational peers such as Mexico, Colombia, South Africa and Brazil. Mrs.…
- 4 Feb 2013
ITU Recognizes Contributions to Information Society
Hamadoun I. Touré, secretary-general, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has presented Certificates of Recognition to the Administrations of Kuwait, Oman, Poland, Tanzania, Mexico and United…
- 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…
- 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…
- 29 Aug 2018
Nigeria’s GDP Growth Slows in Q2, Dollar Slips
By Lukman Otunuga, Research Analyst at FXTM Confidence over the health of the largest economy in Africa was dealt a blow after economic growth decelerated in the second quarter of 2018. Nigeria’s GDP…
- 23 Oct 2024
Kaspersky Uncovers New Grandoreiro Light Variant
Despite the arrest of important operators in early 2024, Grandoreiro continues to be used by its partners in new campaigns. Kaspersky Global Research and Analysis team (GReAT) has discovered a new…
- 23 Jun 2025
Over 7m Streaming Accounts’ Credentials were Leaked in 2024 - Report
In a new report, Kaspersky identified over 7 million compromised accounts belonging to streaming services like Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime Video and others. For millions of Gen Z users, these…
- 21 Feb 2020
Hogan Lovells Wins Recognition in Chambers 2020 Global Rankings
International law firm Hogan Lovells is pleased to announce that it has once again improved its showing in the Chambers Global rankings. These rankings acknowledge the firm’s practices and individual…
- 14 Nov 2023
Due Network Launching in Nigeria to Redefine International Payments
Due Network, a next-gen fintech startup, has announced their plans to launch their global payments platform in Nigeria. The solution offers borderless multi-currency accounts, enabling seamless…
- 26 Jul 2022
YouTube Music Announces the Global Foundry Class of 2022 with Black Sherif and Joeboy joining the program
YouTube Music onTuesday announced the Foundry Class of 2022 , made up of 30 independent artists representing 15 countries from across the globe. This year, the class which is the biggest to date,…
- 31 May 2019
Nigeria Foreign Reserves Rise in May; Gold Shines
By Lukman Otunuga, FXTM Research Ana lyst, The Naira is set to witness further stability against the Dollar after Nigeria’s foreign exchange reserves increased by $295.12m to $45.087bn in May. Rising…
- 22 Jun 2018
CBN Puts Unbanked Population @ 37%
Barely two years to the 2020 target to reduce unbanked Nigerians to 20 per cent the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said the country’s unbanked population currently stands at 37 per cent. Mr Dipo…
- 24 Nov 2019
Report Finds Three-in-10 Adults in Emerging Economies as Not Having Phone
As ownership of mobile phones, especially smartphones, spreads rapidly across the globe, an average of three-in-10 adults in emerging economies still do not own a phone. This is one of the key…
- 4 Dec 2023
NEXIM Bank Assures Foreign Investors 100% Access to FX for Repatriation
The Nigerian Export Import (NEXIM) Bank has assured foreign investors of 100 per cent access to their foreign exchange proceeds for reparation. Stella Okotete, the bank’s Executive Director, Business…
- 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…
- 8 Oct 2014
FedEx to Increase Shipping Rates, DHL Too
FedEx Express, FedEx Ground and FedEx Freight, subsidiaries of FedEx Corporation will increase shipping rates effective January 5, 2015. FedEx Express will increase shipping rates by an…
- 26 Jul 2010
Taxes Tied to ICT Policy Goals to Drive Mobile Broadband Adoption
A Telecom Advisory Services (TAS) report, delivered in conjunction with the GSMA has revealed how mobile sector-specific taxation is impacting on the development and deployment of Mobile…
- 15 Oct 2014
UPS Gives Online Shoppers World Delivery Confidence
UPS said it will expand UPS My Choice and the UPS Access Point network, two of the company's powerful services that work seamlessly together to provide busy online shoppers and global retailers new…
- 28 Apr 2017
Turkish Airlines Declares Interest on Code-Sharing With Nigeria
Turkish Airlines, Europe Best airlines for the six years running, envisages effective code-sharing agreements in Nigeria, given that the country had a functional national carrier with a…
- 19 Jul 2018
China invites 3 Nigerian students for World Adolescent Robotics Competition
The China Association of Science and Technology has reached out to three secondary school students to represent Nigeria at the coming World Adolescent Robotics Competition in China, this July. …
- 18 Apr 2019
Huawei Targets Nigeria for Next OpenLabs
Huawei has selected Nigeria and Kenya among other African countries for its next OpenLab innovation facility, said Corrine Lin, president of the Global OpenLab Programme. Lin was responding to a…
- 22 Apr 2019
Huawei to Establish OpenLabs in Nigeria, Kenya
Nigeria and Kenya will soon be home to Huawei's OpenLab innovation facility, said Corrine Lin, president of the Global OpenLab Programme. Lin was responding to a question during a media…
- 26 Jul 2010
Expert Tasks Insurers on Rates’ Adjustment in Foreign Reinsurance
Nigerian insurance companies have been urged to effectively adjust their rates as they have resolved to do in order not to fall into the murky waters of effects of a delayed action. This is coming on…
- 4 May 2014
Nigeria, Others Account for half of Africa’s Economy — World Bank
Nigeria, South Africa and Egypt account for about half of the African economy says new data released by the World Bank Group last week. The report which ranked global economies on the basis of…
- 12 Dec 2013
Ericsson launches Consumer Lab report for Sub-Saharan Africa
With global smartphone subscriptions set to reach 5.6 billion by 2019, smartphones have the potential to bridge digital divide in Sub-Saharan Africa by providing universal access and connectivity to…
- 23 Feb 2012
Oil Spill Eater II Rings Solution to Oil Spill in Niger Delta
Oil Spill Eater II is the name of a non-toxic product which provides the means for moving oil spill response out of its 19th Century methodology into the realm of advanced technological 21st Century…