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Meet victorious Head coach of DTigress, Rena Wakama!

Meet the 31-year-old Head coach of DTigress, Rena Wakama! Rena was born in North Carolina to parents who are from Rivers state, Nigeria. She led the Nigerian team to win the women’s Afrobasket championship by defeating Senegal 84-74 in the…

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Glo unveils Green Lotto, empowers subscribers to play to win big

Leading digital telecommunications services provider, Globacom, has announced the introduction of Glo Green Lotto service on the network. The service allows Glo subscribers to buy their favourite lottery tickets through the use of their Glo lines and pay through airtime….

NGX, CSCS, Euroclear to create dollar settlement platform for Fintechs

…urges FG to create enabling policies to attract listings Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) has disclosed that it is working with the Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc and Euroclear to create a dollar settlement platform that will enable tech startups…

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As human affairs run on Artificial Intelligence

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore   Sometime in June this year, a church congregation of no fewer than 300 people held service that was conducted by a robotic tool powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI). Artificial intelligence has been prevalent in many areas…

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Back-to-School: Konga pledges discounts, special deals for shoppers

Konga, Nigeria’s leading composite e-commerce giant, has pledged to roll out a feast of discounts and best-priced deals tailored to various segments of customers for its Back-to-School promotion which runs from Monday August 14 to Monday September 11, 2023. Sources…

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Emulate India, ban computer hardware imports to grow local content—Uwaje

The government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu should without delay toe the path of India government which recently imposed restrictions on import of laptops, tablets, all-in-one personal computers and ultra-small computers and servers with immediate effect. This is in the…

Ecobank warns customers over cybersecurity

Leading pan African financial giant, Ecobank has called on its customers to always be careful and cautious of their banking details. In a message to its customers, the bank said “Identity theft occurs when criminals steal your personal information to…

Zenith Bank, AfCFTA Sign $1m Smart Portal Trade Understanding

Zenith Bank Plc, on Tuesday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to build a smart portal for trade on the African continent. Under the arrangement, Zenith is to fund the single portal…

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MDXi, AMS-IX partner to grow Content in West Africa

The recent webinar themed “Driving content growth in West Africa”, hosted by the Amsterdam Internet Exchange (AMS-IX) and MDXi, an Equinix company, highlighted their collaborative efforts in driving content growth in West Africa through the newly established Internet Exchange, AMS-IX…

SEC, PENCOM, NGX plan Webinar on Securities Lending

In line with its commitment to enhance investor participation in the Nigerian capital market, boost secondary market liquidity, and facilitate savings mobilization to drive economic growth, Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) in collaboration with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and…