Kenya and the United States have launched a strategic trade and investment partnership to pursue commitments to boost economic growth, support African regional economic integration and deepen trade cooperation. The …
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SendSprint hits the market with $5 flat fee for money transfers
SendSprint, a Fintech company based in the UK with operations within the US and Nigeria, has launched with a feature set to give it an edge over its competitors- a …
MTN Group on Friday entered into discussions to acquire Telkom. The news sent Telkom’s share price rocketing higher. MTN has long been interested in Telkom, with market talk about discussions …
The Biden administration on Thursday launched a fresh strategic trade and investment partnership with Kenya, replacing an agreement ex-President Donald Trump’s government had inked with Nairobi. The US and Kenyan …
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DMO justifies external borrowing as Nigeria’s sovereign bonds lose appeal
The Debt Management Office (DMO) said the Federal Government’s debt mix aligns with the Debt Management Strategy 2020-2023 The organisation also claimed the government’s recourse to external debt is aimed …
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Govt Leverages On Post-Harvest Technologies To Minimise Losses For Nyanza Rice Farmers
The National Irrigation Authority (NIA) in partnership with private entities has deployed post-harvest technologies in rice farming areas in the Nyanza region to address post-harvest losses at the farm level. …
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Steinhoff’s Pepco Group witnesses 17% increase in revenue for the third quarter
Pepco Group says its revenue grew by 17% in the third quarter ending on 30 June 30. The London based discount retailer is a subsidiary of Steinhoff International and owns …
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Twitter experiences outage, affects users globally.
Social media site Twitter saw a major outage affecting users globally on Thursday – its first major incident of this kind since February. The outage lasted for close to an …
Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates is donating $20 billion (~R342 billion) to the charitable foundation run by him and his ex-wife Melinda French Gates to boost its annual distributions. The …
A leading global Oil & Gas refining company, Maire Tecnimont Group has pledged to support Nigeria both in unlocking greater values by processing its natural resources and in developing circular economy …