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Nigeria: Nigerian tech startups raise $678 million in funds between Jan-April 2022 – Report
Tech startups in Nigeria have raised a total of $678 million from investors in the last four months. This amount was raised in ...
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Nigeria: Why we adopted eNaira, by Emefiele
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele has said the adoption of the eNaira was meant to strengthen the payment system infrastructure. ...
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Fidelity Bank Plc approves dividend payment of N10.14 billion for FY 2021
Fidelity Bank Plc has approved a dividend of 35 kobo to be paid to its shareholders for the full-year period ended December 2021. ...
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Digital Business Taxation: FIRS Calls for African Countries Collaboration
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has stated that there is a need for improved collaboration among countries and international stakeholders with the ...
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Nigeria: PENCOM introduces en-bloc payment to retirees with insufficient RSA balances
THE National Pension Commission (PenCom), has made a new provision on en-bloc payment (bulk settlement) to retirees with insufficient Retirement Savings Account (RSA) ...
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Nigeria: 54gene Completes Initial Phase of the Landmark Nigerian 100K Genome Project
54gene, the health technology company advancing African genomics research for improved global health outcomes, has through its non-profit initiative, the African Centre for Translational Genetics (ACTG), ...
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Nigeria: FIRS, NIPOST face-off: CBN takes over electronic stamp duty collection
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has begun the collection of electronic stamp duty due to the rift between the Federal Inland Revenue ...
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Nigeria: Data, SMS Tariff Hike Not Possible Without Approval, NCC Allays Subscribers’ Fears
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reacted to the deluge of reports in the media on the demand by Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) ostensibly to increase ...
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Nigerian fintech startup Kwaba secures pre-seed funding round for African expansion
Nigerian fintech startup Kwaba, which helps low and middle income earners to split their annual rent into convenient monthly installments, has secured a ...
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Nigeria: CBN says eNaira’s next update would support DSTV, Air travel and USSD transactions
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced that the eNaira’s next update would support DSTV renewals, recharge card purchases, air travel ticket ...