The Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has indefinitely postponed the commencement of its campaigns for the 2023 presidential election, which was earlier scheduled for Wednesday, September 28. The decision follows plans …
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National assembly to pass data protection bill within 30 days
The National Assembly says it will pass the Data Protection Bill within 30 days once it receives the draft from the Federal Executive Council (FEC). Yakubu Useni, the chairman of the …
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Fidelity Bank partners with SMEDAN to empower SMEs
Fidelity Bank Plc in a bid to reinforce its support for SMEs has entered into a strategic partnership with the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency (SMEDAN). At a Memorandum …
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Circle K to enter South Africa in October
One of the United States’ (US) leading convenience retail brands, Circle K, is expected to open its first South African store in October. South Africa will soon have a new …
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Eskom, the dysfunctional power company wrecking South Africa’s economy
In late June, the coldest part of the Southern Hemisphere winter, the power went out in South Africa. For as many as eight hours a day, right into early July, traffic …
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These are the best airlines of 2022, according to travelers
As the world finishes unpicking its Covid-19 travel restrictions, business trips and tourism are firmly back on the agenda in most places, anyway. The question is, who to fly with? Qatar Airways …
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King Charles III will be on banknotes by mid-2024, Bank of England says
Banknotes featuring a portrait of King Charles III are expected to enter circulation by the middle of 2024, the Bank of England said Tuesday. The central bank will reveal the …
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Capitec launches mobile network service with data that never expires
Capitec, South Africa’s largest retail bank by customers, has launched its own mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) service, called Capitec Connect, following in the footsteps of other local banks expanding …
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Ghana began talks with the International Monetary Fund on Monday for an IMF-supported lending programme, the government said in a statement, in a bid to reduce economic hardship that spurred …
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Ghana commences decommissioning of Saltpond Oil Field
The Ghana National Petroleum Commission (GNPC) is set to commence the technical decommissioning of the Saltpond Oil Field in the Central Region. The decommissioning which was announced in 2016 was …