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- 11 May 2023
BIP1 to launch on Launchpad with two prize pools
Bitget is about to launch Bitcoin Improvement Proposals 1 (BIP1) on Launchpad with a BGB pool and a sunshine pool. About the project BIP1 is a BRC20 token based on the Ordinals protocol. Representing…
- 29 Dec 2021
AfDB Approves €10.5m Pooled Investment in Startup Fund
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved an equity investment pool of €10.5m to drive technological innovation across sub-Saharan Africa. The AfDB announced this in a…
- 24 Apr 2015
St. Saviours' Schools to Commission Olympic- size swimming pool
In a bid to blend sports with quality education, an Olympic- size standard swimming pool, projected to help improve the skills of Nigerian children, especially from the primary school level…
- 10 Nov 2025
Nigeria Connects National Electricity Grid to West Africa Power Pool
Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO), in collaboration with the West African Power Pool Information and Coordination Centre (WAPP-ICC), has successfully conducted the long-awaited…
- 27 Jun 2023
Nigerian Insurers Pool N726.2bn Premium in 2022
Nigerian Insurers Association (NIA) yesterday said that the volume of premium recorded by its member companies in 2022 grew to about N726.2 billion. Mr Olusegun Omosehin, NIA’s Chairman, said this…
- 17 Dec 2024
MTN is Largest Contributor to VAT Pool, Pays N200Bn Monthly—PFPTRC
Taiwo Oyedele, chairman, Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee (PFPTRC) has disclosed that MTN Nigeria contributes over N200 billion in Value Added Tax (VAT) monthly, making it the…
- 2 Aug 2019
Global Technologies Selects Eutelsat to Support West Africa Power Pool Project
Eutelsat Communications has secured a multi-year contract with GLOBAL Technologies for C-band capacity on its EUTELSAT 10A satellite to provide connectivity and communications for the West Africa…
- 7 Jun 2016
JobNet Africa Expands Pool of High-Potentials to 20,000
Recruitment website JobNet Africa, formerly known as WerkInAfrika, has expanded its services with a job board for highly skilled workers who are looking for jobs across the continent. Following the…
- 3 Jun 2026
Aba to Host MTN’s “The Gathering” with Pitchathon Offering ₦5 Million Prize Pool for Emerging Startup Founders
MTN’s Youth cultural and lifestyle event “The Gathering” will hold in Aba at the Prime Event Centre from June 14 to 15, 2026, with a high-stakes Pitchathon designed to spotlight and reward the most…
- 15 Sept 2022
Bitget Launches Zero Trading Fee Campaign Along with 1M BGB Prize Pool
Bitget, leading global crypto exchange has announced its Zero Trading Fee campaign for all spot trading pairs on the Bitget platform. The initiative aims to tackle recent unfavourable market…
- 15 May 2023
MarkHack 2.0 Returns With Prize Pool Of $10,000
Eko Innovation Centre has announced the return of MarkHack, Nigeria's first hackathon at the intersection of media, marketing, and tech at a launch event held at the Eko Innovation Centre, Ikoyi,…
- 30 Sept 2013
US, Eurozone Exhibit Pool of Mixed Data- ForexTime
ForexTime in its weekly report released on Monday said that the US proclaimed mixed economic news during the course of last week, some areas of the economy showing an onward and upward move and some…
- 28 Sept 2022
Bitget Offers Exclusive Bonuses to Support Zero Fee Trading
Bitget, leading global crypto exchange, has announced exclusive bonuses, including a prize pool of US$300,000 and a reward pool of one million BGB, to complement its recent launch of Zero Fee trading…
- 1 Jul 2020
Andela Expands Presence to All African Countries
Andela, the global talent company that helps companies build remote engineering teams, will now accept engineers from all African countries, in a bid to double its global talent pool and connect an…
- 8 Sept 2008
Port Workers Protest Planned Sack by NPA
Pool workers at the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) area one Port Harcourt took to the streets last week in protest over alleged planned sack by the management. No fewer than 1000 workers, mostly tally…
- 16 Aug 2020
Lagos Mulls N20m License Fee for Lottery Operators
The Lagos State House of Assembly has informed that a Bill that will make operators of lottery, pools and betting in the state to pay N20 million as licence fees to the state government is coming. Mr…
- 1 Nov 2018
Bademosi, Credit Switch Technology Boss Hacked to Death by Cook
Ope Bademosi, chairman of Credit Switch Technology, a Nigerian tech company, was murdered in the early hours of Wednesday. Bademosi was reportedly found in a pool of blood with multiple stab…
- 7 Jul 2008
Celtel, British Council, Develops Corporate Managers, Leaders
Celtel Nigeria and the British Council are now set to develop another pool of managers who are expected to take companies operating in Nigeria to its desired place in the global economy. Celtel…
- 28 Jul 2024
CBN to Publish Names of Owners of Dormant Accounts Yearly
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), said it would publish the names of owners of unclaimed balances in dormant accounts that is being transferred to the Unclaimed Balances Trust Fund (UBTF) Pool Account.…
- 9 Dec 2016
NCC Sensitizes Universities on Protection of Intellectual Property
Mr. Afam Ezekude, Director-General, Nigerian Copyright Commission, (NCC) has said that, as more nations leverage on their innovations and creative resource pool as foundation for development,…
- 8 Mar 2021
PayPal to Acquire Curv to Further Its Push into Cryptocurrencies
PayPal Holdings Inc. said it will acquire the cryptocurrency firm Curv as it seeks to beef up its talent pool for handling digital currencies. PayPal, which didn’t disclose financial terms of the…
- 18 Sept 2019
Andela Sacks 420 Nigerians, Others in Restructuring Exercise
Andela, Africa-focused tech talent accelerator, is axing about 420 jobs as it restructures its talent pool to “more closely align with global market demand”, the firm said in a statement. …
- 9 Dec 2019
Six Nigerian Researchers Emerge Winners at the First Edition of ARDIC Challenge in Abuja
MTN Nigeria has selected six winners from the pool of competitors in its Academic Research and Development Innovative Challenge (ARDIC). A pitch session took place on Thursday, November 28, 2019 at…
- 11 Jul 2015
Jumia App Redefining Online Shopping with Mobile App
When you put together the mobile stores of the big four; Google, Apple, Blackberry and Windows, you have yourself a pool of well over 2.5 million apps with over 100 billion downloads thus far. The…
- 23 Jun 2015
FXTM Launches New $100,000 Live Trading Competition
International forex broker ForexTime (FXTM), has announced the launch of “Game of Pips”, a new live trading competition with a $100,000 prize pool for traders. “Game of Pips” calls on traders to…
- 22 Jul 2015
FINANCIAL FREEDOM: Take Your Future In Your Hands with Rosabon REAP!
There is nothing as relieving as being able to draw from a pool of funds when the need arises. Money problems are usually associated with huge emotional, psychological and physical stress. If you…
- 18 Jan 2021
Wema Bank Begins Bootcamp for Hackaholics Finalists
Wema Bank has commenced the Virtual Bootcamp for its Hackaholics (2.0) Accelerator Program. A statement explained that the finalists, pooled from over 500 applications, were revealed during the…
- 13 Mar 2015
Top 100 Contestants Set for Nigerian Idol 5 Eviction Series
A total of 100 most outstanding contestants have been drawn to participate in the theatre auditions of the on-going season five of the Nigerian Idol TV reality show. The contestants are pooled from…
- 9 Jun 2020
Techvibes Launches Digital Platform for Crowdfunding
Techvibes International Limited, a technology solutions and transactional services company has unveiled comfundme.com, a unique IT platform that enables organisations, groups and individuals to pool…
- 3 Nov 2020
Wema Bank Shortlists 10 for Techfair
Wema Bank has shortlisted ten finalists to participate in the Boot Camp for its 2020 Hackaholics (2.0) Accelerator Programme slated for November 16 to December 11. The finalists pooled from over five…