‘DCash’, designed and developed by international fintech company Bitt in partnership with the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), became the world’s first retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) to be …
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The Nigeria Customs Service, Seme Border Area Command, on Wednesday said it had intercepted contraband with duty paid value of N409,851,533 since the reopening of the border. The Customs Area …
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Four Nigerian Undergrads Leave School to Launch Crypto Remittance Company Flux
There’s a new crypto converter on the market for those looking for a more seamless way to send and receive money internationally. With the emergence of crypto remittance companies in …
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The University of Aberdeen said on Thursday it would return a Benin Bronze to Nigeria within weeks, one of the first public institutions to do so more than a century …
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MultiChoice Nigeria Reveals N90 Million Grand Prize for BBNaija season 6
MultiChoice Nigeria has just announced a jaw-dropping grand prize of 90 million naira for the winner of Big Brother Naija season 6. The popular reality TV show, which makes a …
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As widespread ransomware attacks continue to rise, research says that the average ransom paid to criminals by victims organisations tripled in the last 12 months. Cybersecurity researchers found that the …
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Alpha Mead’s Lekki Pearl Estate receives IFC’s green building certification
In today’s competitive real estate world, most property developers in Nigeria are thriving to build sustainably. Recently, residents of Lekki Pearl Garden, a residential estate will save more money following …
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Neeva secures a $40 million Series B funding, a dedicated platform that operates without ads and free from the prying eyes of advertisers, gives users a new internet experience and …
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Flutterwave collaborates with PayPal to enable African merchants to receive payments
Just last year 2020, PayPal‘s 377 million+ users made transactions that saw PayPal end the year with a $936 billion total payment volume for the year 2020. This trillion-dollar opportunity …
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Telcos to begin disconnection of banks USSD services starting from March 15th
The Federal government has instructed Mobile Network Operators to suspend Unstructured Supplementary Service Data services starting from March 15th until they pay theirs over N42bn debt. This directive was issued …