According to Google Africa executives, the company is set to train 20 000 Nigerian women and youth in digital skills and provide a grant of ₦1.2-billion naira (R30-million) to help the…
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Organised labour yesterday suspended their planned protest following President’s Tinubu promise to fix national refineries. Labour will now return to the negotiating table with the federal government to discuss palliative…
A Nigerian-based company, MyCover.ai an insurtech start-up has secured a $1.25 million in pre-seed funding round. According to the start-up company, the funding will be used to expand the reach…
MTN Group has made a commitment to invest $3.5 billion (R65 billion) in Nigeria over the next five years. Mcebisi Jonas who is the chairman for the Pan-African telecom provider,…
Nigeria: Private sector activity expanded further in June, albeit at a slower pace as the PMI eased to 53.2 from 54 in May. The decline in the PMI is attributed to…
A day after being sworn in as the country’s 16th president, Bola Tinubu yesterday hit the ground running by meeting Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Emefiele and Nigerian National…
Bola Tinubu was yesterday sworn in as Nigeria’s 16th president during a ceremony in the nation’s capital, Abuja. During his inaugural address, the new president announced several policy priorities that…
Nigeria’s Dangote Refinery, owned by Africa’s wealthiest individual, was recently commissioned with the goal of ending the country’s reliance on fuel imports. Nigeria, Africa’s largest oil producer, has long struggled…
Nigerians are increasingly turning to digital currency to transact, after a chaotic demonetisation policy gave rise to a shortage of banknotes and bolstered demand for alternative payment methods. Bloomberg has…
West African powerhouse, Nigeria has announced the deadline for the expiration of higher denomination naira notes to February 10. The country’s central bank said it extended the deadline owing to…
