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- 5 Jul 2013
Visa in Appetite across Africa for Travel App Quest
Visa and South African Tourism’s quest to find the continent’s best travel app continues with more than 50 companies and individuals having registered so far for the Africa App Quest competition. To…
- 28 Jul 2024
LH Telecoms, Nigerian Firm Acquires Majority Stake in 9mobile, Changes Board
LH Telecoms Limited, a Nigeria based company has acquired Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services Limited, operating under the trade name 9Mobile. According to a statement issued on Sunday by the…
- 18 Aug 2008
IHS seeks Listing on NSE
Infrastructure Hi-Tech Services (HIS) a telecommunications infrastructure company, has received the nod of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) to be known and styled IHS Nigeria, PLC The…
- 8 Mar 2022
Banks’ Hidden Charges Hindering Financial Inclusion — Report
Banks are charging customers above regulatory limits and are making them pay undeclared charges, thereby hampering the country’s effort to reduce financial exclusion, a new report has said. The…
- 26 Oct 2015
AJEAST Nigeria Heads to Abuja
AJEAST Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary of AJE Group worldwide, has recorded another feat. The producer of Big Cola, Orange and Lemon has expanded its business tentacles to Abuja and other northern part…
- 25 Oct 2015
AJEAST Nigeria Expands its Tentacles to Enugu
AJEAST Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary of AJE Group worldwide, has recorded another feat. The producer of Big Cola, Orange and Lemon has expanded its business tentacles to Enugu and other eastern part…
- 8 Dec 2023
NCA, Ghana’s Telco Regulator Declares Starlink Illegal, Warns against Use
National Communication Authority (NCA) of Ghana has warned people in Ghana to avoid using Starlink's equipment or services and directed anyone involved in sales or service operations to stop…
- 22 Dec 2014
ITSSP Warns INEC, Others on Socio-Political Motivated Phishing
Information technology security experts have warned that both the public and private organizations, especially the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) must work to be ahead of…
- 25 May 2016
FXTM: Risk Aversion Drives Commodity Currencies Lower
Commodity currencies traded in red across the board early Tuesday as risk aversion and dropping commodity prices continued to weigh on high yielding currencies. The Aussie fell by more than 30 pips…
- 17 Aug 2016
FXTM Analysis: Dollar Sensitivity Seizes Centre Stage
The Dollar displayed extreme signs of sensitivity on Tuesday with prices left vulnerable to heavy losses as expectations fluctuated over the Federal Reserve raising US interest rates in 2016.…
- 15 Feb 2023
Bitget Offers Panda Farm Token Sale on Its Re-launched Launchpad Platform
Bitget, the world's largest crypto copy trading exchange, announced the relaunch of its Launchpad platform, which provides exclusive access to promising blockchain projects at an early stage. Panda…
- 1 Jul 2016
M-Net Edge Broadcasts, “The Night Of”, Simulcasts with US
Great news! The eight-part limited crime drama The Night Of (previously titled: Crime), created by the acclaimed writers of The Wire and Schindler’s List, will be simulcast with the US,…
- 23 Sept 2018
Losses, Worries as Hackers Defraud Nigerians with Fake Banks' Alerts
Fake bank alerts scam is the most dangerous scheme yet and the banking industry has only a short time to get ahead of it. If technology continues its current advance, this scam may wipe the…
- 19 Apr 2017
Gionee Launches New Lineup A1, A1 Plus
Gionee has launched its new lineup of A series smartphones - A1 and A1 Plus. The brand new products carry on Gionee’s product DNA, a long-life battery, while also focusing on enhanced photo quality…
- 19 Jul 2019
Will the Central Bank of Nigeria join the monetary easing bandwagon?
By Lukman Otunuga, FXTM Research Analyst Unfavorable macroeconomic conditions across the globe have forced major central banks to embark on a monetary easing cycle to protect their respective…
- 25 Mar 2021
FG’s Crackdown on Bitcoin Echoes Global Crypto Conundrum
The backlash against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) directive on cryptocurrencies echoes a dilemma facing governments around the world: how to regulate Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies without…
- 24 Jul 2012
Genuine Software Guards Intellectual Property Smedley -Williams
Richard Smedley-Williams is the sales director at Autodesk. Smedley-Williams has been in the Autodesk industry for 10 years. His work is centered on building Autodesk channels and equipping the…
- 22 Oct 2016
Dollars Resurgence Rattles Currency Markets
Stock markets were erratic on Thursday with most major arenas violently swinging between losses and gains as the messy combination of depressed oil prices, a resurgent Dollar and rising ECB stimulus…
- 30 Aug 2013
CBN Says Rogers, IMF Rep is Friend of Nigeria
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has described Dr. William Scott Rogers, out-going senior resident representative of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Nigeria, as a true friend of the…
- 8 Feb 2010
IHS Secures $162,000 Grant To Promote Clean Energy
The US government, through The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) signed an agreement with IHS Nigeria Plc, Africa’s leading telecommunications Infrastructure Company, to provide a grant…
- 29 Mar 2010
Nitel: New Generation Consortium Gets China Unicom ( Europe ) Operations Backing
New Generation Telecom Consortium Limited winner of the bid for 75 per cent in the Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (Nitel) got a major boost at the weekend as China Unicom ( Europe ) Operations…
- 4 Oct 2021
IHS Towers Kicks Off IPO
IHS Towers, one of the largest independent owners, operators and developers of shared telecommunications infrastructure in the world, announced today that it has commenced an initial public offering…
- 31 Mar 2021
MultiChoice Premieres ‘Baby Drama,’ Others on Africa Magic this April
Lovers of great local entertainment will be treated to the start of a new drama series as well return seasons of their favourite shows this April on Africa Magic. Africa Magic, the continent’s…
- 27 Jan 2016
Global Business, Government Leaders to Speak at Economist’s Nigeria Summit 2016
The events’ arm of the foremost International socio economics news magazine, The Economist Events has concluded plans to hold the 11th edition of the annual Nigeria Summit. Slated for Monday, March 7…
- 15 Dec 2021
Allianz: Volatile Markets, US Lawsuits, ESG Issues and SPACs Create New Risks for Managers
Board members and company executives can be held liable for an increasing range of scenarios. Today’s market volatility, with the increased threat of asset bubbles and inflation, the prospect of a…
- 6 Aug 2018
Gartner Names Key Technologies to Impact on Africa ICT Market
Research and advisory firm Gartner has identified the four technologies that will have transformational impact within Africa's ICT market over the next two years. Based on its 2018 Hype Cycle report,…
- 20 Jun 2017
FXTM Analysis: Tech Sector Continues to Lead as Central Bankers Influence Currencies
FXTM Chief Market Strategist Hussein Sayed comments on the tech sector and the Fed’s impact on the Dollar. Investors fell in love again with tech stocks. The sector which was held responsible for the…
- 15 Mar 2016
Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Diversification can improve Nigeria’s Economy- Intel Boss
Leading Innovation and Technology giant, Intel has restated its commitment to providing innovative technologies, partnerships, and investments through Intel Capital, and cutting edge products that…
- 18 Dec 2020
WorldRemit Identifies Top 20 Migrant Moments of 2020 @ International Migrants Day
WorldRemit, a leading cross-border payments company, celebrated International Migrants Day yesterday by announcing its list of the top 20 Migrant Moments of 2020. This list features developments…