The U.S. government has announced the extradition of a Nigerian, Chibundu Anuebunwa, a suspect accused of a multi-million dollar business email compromise scam. Mr Anuebunwa was extradited from the United …
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Nigerian telcos lose 17,030 subscribers in nine months
Nigeria’s leading telecommunication companies lost over 17,000 subscribers between June 2021 and February 2022, data published on the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) website has shown. Details of data from the …
TikTok has been conducting tests so users can play games on its video-sharing app in Vietnam, part of plans for a major push into gaming, four people familiar with the …
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MTN’s MoMo Payment Service Bank sets to begin operations in Nigeria
MoMo Payment Service Bank (PSB), the fintech subsidiary of MTN Nigeria Plc has commenced commercial operations in Nigeria. The telecom giant notified its shareholders and the investing public of the …
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Bamba , a pan-African fintech app secures $3.2million in seed funding
Bamba, a mobile-first enterprise software for micro-merchants in Africa founded in 2022 by serial entrepreneur Bastian Gotter, , has secured $3.2m in seed funding to scale its app and build its …
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Joburg’s pothole patrol app gets 28,000 reports, fixes100,000 potholes a year
The Pothole Patrol has repaired just over 100,000 potholes in Johannesburg in the course of one year. The joint initiative saw two insurance companies, Dial direct and Discovery Insure, partner …
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Mastercard and OPay announces strategic partnership to grow cashless ecosystem and advance digital financial inclusion for millions
Partnership will enable OPay customers to pay on global online platforms backed by Mastercard’s secure Mastercard virtual payment solution linked to the OPay wallet · OPay consumers will …
In a bid to tackle the problem of lack of telecom network services in rural areas, Loofca International Limited United Kingdom has partnered with Vanu Incorporated, United States, to deploy …
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Nigerian govt accuses Facebook of refusing to act against IPOB
The Nigerian government has asked Facebook and other social media platforms to stop allowing the pro-Biafra separatist group (IPOB) on their platforms. The government said members of the group use …
South African mobile operator MTN Group MTNJ.J said on Friday first quarter pretax profit rose 21.1% year-on-year, supported by service revenue growth amid demand for data and financial services. MTN, with 276 …