Cell C is providing its prepaid customers with free streaming and social data bundles to make up for the allocations they might not have consumed due to load-shedding. The operator …
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Investec South Africa directors to get £100,000 security cover
Investec, a bank that focuses on high-net-worth individuals in South Africa, will spend as much as £100,000 ($121,520) a year on each of its executive directors’ personal security as crime …
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Polaris Bank debunks report of sale by CBN
Polaris Bank has dismissed the report that the bank is about to be sold, saying that the report is speculative, deliberately intended to create panic, and should be disregarded by …
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New University of transportation to begin academic activities in September
The newly established University of Transportation in Daura, Katsina State, Nigeria will commence academic activities in September 2022. The Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo, disclosed this during an inspection visit …
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Investors gain N81bn as Nigeria equity market closes positive
Trading activities at the Nigeria equity market closed on positive posture, as investors raked in N81.01 billion gain on Friday. Similarly, the gain made the market capitalisation to close at …
The World Bank has assisted Nigeria with the sum of $8.5 billion to target some critical issues in Agriculture and the educational sector. The donation was confirmed in Abuja on Thursday during …
Tetouan’s Saniat R’mel airport tops the list of Moroccan airports with a strong post-pandemic recovery of passenger traffic. Traffic at the airport bounced back more than fourfold in the first …
Morocco’s national unemployment rate edged slightly down by 1.6% at the end of the first half of 2022, according to data from Morocco’s Higher Commission of Planning (HCP). Unemployment currently …
The South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) has announced that it will embark on a national strike across South Africa protesting against the rising costs of living, load shedding, …
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Beacon power services raises $2.7m to improve electricity access in Africa
Beacon Power Services (BPS), a Nigerian energy-tech company, has announced closing a $2.7 million seed round funding led by Seedstars Africa Ventures. The founder and CEO, Bimbola Adisa, in a …