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Nigeria: Federal Government Advocates Joint Effort to Safeguard Telecommunications Infrastructure Amid Regional Outages
The Federal Government has called for collaborative action among West African nations to safeguard shared telecommunications infrastructure following a recent internet outage that ...
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Nigeria: Market Anticipates Banks’ Results Amidst MPC Meeting
Against the backdrop of the delayed approval of banks’ audited results for the full financial year 2023 by the Central Bank of Nigeria ...
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Nigeria: CBN’s Actions Boost Naira’s Performance Against US Dollar
The Nigerian naira has shown resilience against the US dollar in various forex markets, buoyed by efforts from the Central Bank of Nigeria ...
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Nigeria: NIMC Introduces Mobile App for Nigerians to Update NIN Details
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has launched a mobile application designed to facilitate modifications of data associated with the National Identification Number ...
South Africa
South African BNPL Startup Float Secures $11 Million Funding to Launch Card-Linked Instalment Platform
Float, a South African startup specializing in buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) services, has successfully secured $11 million in funding from Standard Bank. The funding will ...
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Nigeria: Federal Government Attracts $30 Billion FDIs to Nigeria, Says Information Minister
Mohammed Idris, the Minister of Information and Culture, revealed that the Federal Government has successfully attracted $30 billion in Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Naira Surges by 4.55% as CBN Resolves FX Backlog
Following the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) clearance of outstanding foreign exchange orders, the naira has appreciated by 4.55%, reaching N1,492.61 per dollar. ...
Ethopia
Ethiopia: Safaricom’s M-PESA Teams Up with Onafriq to Simplify Remittances to Ethiopia
Safaricom’s renowned fintech arm, M-Pesa, has forged an International Money Transfer Agreement with Onafriq, Africa’s largest payments network, to facilitate seamless remittance transfers ...
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Nigeria: NGX Collaborates with CBN and Partners to Enhance Financial Literacy Among Students
In observance of the 2024 Global Money Week, the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), in conjunction with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and ...
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Nigerian Fintech Report: 29% Embrace Generative AI
The inaugural edition of the Nigeria Fintech Marketing Outlook unveils a significant trend: 29% of surveyed financial technology firms in Nigeria have embraced ...