NOLT Finance, a disruptor in the social impact banking space, has secured operating license from the Central Bank of Nigeria to provide financial services in the Nigerian market. The license …
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INEC turns down 70 CSOs’ request to extend Voters Registration
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Tuesday, turned down the request of 70 Civil Society Organizations, CSOs, to restart and extend the suspended Continuous Voters Registration, CVR, exercise, by …
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British Airways suspends short-haul ticket sales from Heathrow
British Airways (BA) has suspended the sale of short-haul flight tickets departing from Heathrow airport as industry challenges persist globally. Short-haul flights are trips lasting anywhere from 30 minutes to …
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Honeywell, Jaiz Bank lead Nigerian capital market’s N364.3bn recovery
The equity capitalization in the Nigerian capital market rose to N27.30 trillion at the close of trading on Tuesday. The figure was N364.3 billion higher than the N26.93 trillion posted …
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Call your supporters to order, Sam Omatseye tells Obi after backlash over ‘Obi-tuary’ article
Sam Omatseye, chairman of The Nation newspaper editorial board, has asked Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), to call his supporters to order. In a tweet on Tuesday, Omatseye, …
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Starlife Assurance unveils USSD code and new mobile app
StarLife Assurance, one of Ghana’s leading indigenous insurance companies, has unveiled its new USSD code; *7373#, and Mobile App, MyStar to the public to ease clients’ insurance needs. For the …
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Telecel Group to take over Vodafone shares in Ghana
Vodafone, British telecom group has announced plan to sell its 70% stake in Vodafone Ghana to Telecel Group. The transaction, which is still subject to “certain conditions”, will allow the …
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Dangote Sugar records N29.73bn profit before tax in H1
Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc has declared a Profit Before Tax of N29.73 billion for the half year ended June 30, 2022. It said this on Tuesday in a report by …
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Shell to monitor pipelines with drones in Niger Delta
The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) says it will acquire drones to monitor its pipelines and wellheads in the Niger Delta region. Igo Weli, SPDC’s general manager, external relations, made …
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Federal Government of Nigeria sets up Committee to boost Cocoa production
The Federal Government of Nigeria, on Tuesday, launched the National Cocoa Management Committee (NCMC), to tackle some of the challenges in the cocoa sector. Speaking at the inauguration of the …