SATAWU, The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union plans to down tools as early as Monday, while the United National Transport Union (UNTU) said it served a 48-hour notice …
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Simon Okeke Emerges Only Afro Beats Producer to Represent Africa at the 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards
Nigerian music producer and artist manager, Simon Okeke has recorded yet another big win, and his fans are proud of it. The entertainer emerged as the only Afrobeats producer to …
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REA launches Africa Mini-grids Programme to expand energy access across Nigeria
The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) has officially launched the Africa Mini-grids Programme(AMP) as part of efforts to expand energy access across Nigeria. AMP, a four-year project funded by the Global …
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Major Oil Marketers hail NNPCL’s acquisition of OVH Energy
The Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN), an umbrella body of the largest downstream oil and gas companies in the country, has congratulated the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited …
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Ghana, Korea $8 million rice project kicks off in Assin North
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), in collaboration with the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and the Assin North District Assembly, has introduced some agricultural equipment to boost rice …
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Nigeria secures a $750m loan from World Bank
The World Bank has approved a $750 million International Development Association (IDA) credit to the Nigeria State Action on Business Enabling Reforms (SABER) Program-for-Results to help Nigeria accelerate the implementation …
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Tony Elumelu proposes N50m capital base for insurance brokers
Chairman of Heirs Holdings, Mr Tony Elumelu, has proposed N50 million as capital base for insurance broking firms operating in Nigeria. Elumelu, who is also founder, Tony Elumelu Foundation, said …
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Telecoms operators say banks’ USSD debt has increased to N80b from N42 the previous year
The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria says banks’ Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) debt has increased to N80 billion from N42 billion reported in 2021. The President of …
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Afreximbank moves to facilitate international trade with the launch of AFPAY
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) today announced the commercial launch of Afreximbank Trade Payment Services also known as “AfPAY” to facilitate international trade between African financial institutions and their clients. The …
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Chipper Cash gets Bank of Ghana approval for US remittances
Chipper Cash, an African cross-border payments company, has received authorization from the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to provide remittance services from the United States of America to the country. The …