Intelligence
NIGERIA: ECONOMY GROWS AT 5% IN Q2, HIGHEST SINCE 2014 – NBS
The Nigerian economy, which exited a recession in December 2020, grew at a real rate of 5.01 percent in the second quarter of ...
Nigeria
Fresh from funding and YC, Nigerian B2B marketplace Suplias aims to supercharge its growth
Nigerian startup Suplias, a B2B marketplace where mom and pop stores in Africa buy inventory from manufacturers using a mobile app, is targeting ...
Innovation
Nigeria: Zenith Bank launches intelligent chatbot, ZIVA
Zenith Bank Plc, has introduced an Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered Chatbot on WhatsApp named ZIVA (Zenith Intelligent Virtual Assistant), which enables customers to ...
News
Nigeria: FIRS fines Multichoice with $2.2 billion tax bill
The tax dispute between the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and MultiChoice Group Ltd., Africa’s biggest pay-TV provider, has intensified, as the authorities ...
Intelligence
Nigeria: Telecoms data usage rises by 202% in three years – NCC
Data usage in Nigeria surged by 202.08 per cent in three years, according to data from the Nigerian Communications Commission. According to the ...
News
Nigeria: CBN threatens prosecution of forex policy defaulters
Nigerian banks have warned that defaulters of the new foreign exchange policy may face criminal prosecution by the Central Bank of Nigeria. The ...
Nigeria
Nigerian ecommerce startup Alerzo raises USD 10.5 M
Nigeria-based B2B ecommerce retail startup Alerzo has raised USD 10.5 million Series A round led by London-based Nosara Capital. In total, Alerzo has raised more ...
News
Nigeria: CBN incurs N379B Anchor borrowers debt
The Central bank of Nigeria recorded a shortfall of N378.5bn in loan repayment by beneficiaries under the Anchor Borrower’s programme in six years, ...
News
Nigeria: EFCC urges banks to ‘query’ customers’ sources of income
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has urged banks in the country to investigate the sources of ...
Intelligence
Nigeria: Fintech has the potential to change the capital market – NGX
Nigeria’s financial technology companies have a huge potential to transform the capital markets and effectively build a digital economy. This was disclosed by ...
