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More Nigerians Abandon Retail Supermarket, Shoprite as Kano Outlet Shutdown

Avalanche of the hard economic climate is telling hard as more Nigerians now abandon retail shopping in supermarket, where they cannot bargain. Residents in Kano, one of Nigeria’s largest commercial city are reacting to the crisis and have abandon Retail Supermarket Nigeria Limited, operating as Shoprite Nigeria. The company, consequently have closed its Ado Bayero […]

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Meta’s Digital Micropayments Facilitator,TPAY to Enable Mobile Payments in Egypt

AMA PRESS RELEASE TPAY MOBILE, META’s most reliable digital micropayments facilitator, today announces through its partnership with Tencent, the launch of Direct Carrier Billing for PUBG MOBILE in Egypt. This launch provides gamers in Egypt to easily purchase PUBG MOBILE UC (unknown cash) through the official PUBG shop ‘Midasbuy’ and the UC they purchased is […]

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How Cigarette Smoke is Silently Killing Your Smartphone

Did you know that your seemingly harmless puff could turn into an assassin silently taking down your beloved smartphone? That’s right, the sinister cloud of smoke hovering around you may not only be harming your health; it’s also conspiring to degenerate your phone in stealth mode. Geonode technology expert Josh Gordon explains the impacts of cigarette […]

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Nigeria’s Inflation Rate Rises to 28.9% as Food Prices Continue Spinning Out of Contro

Nigeria’s inflation rate is now at 28.9 %, according to figures from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). This was disclosed in the NBS December 2023 Consumer Price Index (CPI) which was released on Monday afternoon. The CPI measures the rate of change in the prices of foods and services. Before Monday’s release, the country’s […]

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Nigerian Navel Intercepts Vessel with Stolen Crude, 23 Arrested

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, in company of top officials of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited on Monday, inspected a vessel caught with about 200,000 litres of stolen crude. The vessel was arrested by a joint sting operation carried out by the Nigerian Navy and a private security firm […]

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AI Holds Risks but with ‘Tremendous Opportunity’ for Global Economy, Says IMF Chief

Artificial intelligence poses risks to job security around the world but also offers a “tremendous opportunity” to boost flagging productivity levels and fuel global growth, the IMF chief told AFP. AI will affect 60 percent of jobs in advanced economies, the International Monetary Fund’s managing director, Kristalina Georgieva, said in an interview in Washington, shortly […]

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Amidst Declining Global Health Budget Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Signs $8.6bn  to Save, Improve Lives in 2024

AMA PRESS RELEASE The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced its largest annual budget to date as it works toward the goal of a healthier, more prosperous world for all. With global health budgets in decline overall, a portion of the additional funding will go toward advancing global health innovations that will save and […]

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NCC Assures WATRA of Support as Scribe Outlines Regional Achievements

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida, yesterday, assured the West African Telecommunications Regulators Assembly (WATRA) of the Commission’s continued support in fulfilling its strategic role in shaping the regulation of the telecoms sector in the sub- region. Engr. Aliyu Aboki, the Executive Secretary of the West Africa Telecommunications […]

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Ecobank Group Unveils New Brand Campaign at TotalEnergies CAF AFCON Cup 

Ecobank, the pan-African financial services group, unveils its new brand campaign ‘A BETTER WAY , A BETTER AFRICA’ yesterday, at the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Côte d’Ivoire 2023 (AFCON). Ecobank is a proud official sponsor of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Côte d’Ivoire 2023 and is leveraging the unifying, exhilarating, and […]

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Telecom Operators to Capitalise on $400bn  5G Market in 2024, Says Report

Telecoms operators will generate $400 billion in service revenue from 5G networks in 2024; an annual growth of 32% from 2023, says Juniper Research. However, the report anticipates that as 5G penetration rates become saturated amongst consumers, it will be imperative for operators to launch services over 5G networks that provide value to enterprise IoT […]

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