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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Access BankBanking, Finance & InvestmentWestern Africa
FBN Holdings buys out Access Bank’s pension business
FBN Holdings Plc, through its subsidiary First Pension Custodian Limited, agreed with Access Bank Plc to buy out the latter’s pension subsidiary Access Pension Fund Custodian in a deal involving …
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AfricaAirtelBanking, Finance & InvestmentStanbic IBTCWestern Africa
Airtel Africa, Eco bank, Stanbic IBTC top stocks to watch this week
Sterling Bank and Sovereign Trust Insurance also made the list. The Nigerian bourse saw a surge of 4.25 per cent last week, with the NGX 30 (the index that tracks …
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Information & TechnologyMobile Telecommunications Network (MTN)Western Africa
Telecom operators plan 40% tariff hike; Nigerians to pay more
A 40 per cent increase in the cost of calls, SMS and data has been proposed by the Telecommunication companies to the Nigerian Communications Commission as a result of the …
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AmazonInformation & Technology
Apple faces supply problems as production and demand slows down in China
There’s an Apple forecast which indicates growing supply problems due to the slowed down production and demand in China caused by the Covid19 lockdown. the war in Ukraine dents sales …
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AmazonBusinessBusiness and Economy
Result and outlook fall short at Amazon as warehouse fuel cost soar.
On Thursday, Ecommerce giant Amazon delivered a disappointing quarter and outlook due to higher costs to run its warehouses and deliver packages to customers. After a long-running surge in sales …
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AfricaEntrepreneurshipMoove
Africa-based fintech startup Moove raises US $105 million in series A2 funding
Moove Africa was founded in 2019 by British-born Nigerians Ladi Delano and Jide Odunsi with the aim of democratising vehicle ownership in Africa by providing revenue-based vehicle financing to mobility …
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SafaricomSpotlight
Safaricom signs 5-year infrastructure lease agreement with Ethiopian Electric Power
As part of its preparations to launch full-scale operations in the Horn of Africa soon, Kenya’s leading telecom operator Safaricom has signed a 5-year infrastructure lease agreement with Ethiopian Electric …
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9mobileNorthern AfricaSpotlight
Etisalat Egypt selects Ericsson to modernize its BSS digital transformation
Etisalat Misr has selected Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) to modernize its Business Support Systems (BSS) in Egypt. The transformation will upgrade and modernize Etisalat Misr’s BSS platform to support data and …
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Eyimofe: This Is My Desire, the debut movie by Nigerian brothers Arie and Chuko Esiri, is a poignant story of aspiration thwarted by actuality. Its lead characters, a manufacturing facility …