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Nigeria: Amazon Opens Office in Nigeria
An Information Technology firm, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) says it has opened its first office in Lagos, Nigeria, according to a statement ...
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Nigeria: NCC Accelerates Deployment of Emerging Technologies, says EVC
Professor Umar Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission(NCC), has stated that the Commission will not relent in the ...
Kenya
Kenya: CMA roots for return of mobile bond investments
The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has called for a revival of the M-Akiba mobile bond programme, saying it will enable more Kenyans to ...
Africa
Africa: Jobtech Alliance launches startup accelerator programmes to improve livelihoods in Africa
The Jobtech Alliance, an ecosystem-building initiative around inclusive jobtech in Africa steered by Mercy Corps and BFA Global, has launched two programmes – ...
Kenya
Kenya: CBK adds second deputy governor, locks out civil servants
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) will get a second deputy governor to meet a legal requirement that has been breached for over ...
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Nigeria: Access Bank informs customers about changes to Forex requests
Access Bank has informed its customers about some important changes regarding the fulfilment of Forex requests. In an email sent out to customers ...
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Nigeria: Payhippo acquires Maritime Microfinance Bank
Nigerian credit-led SME fintech, Payhippo has acquired Maritime Microfinance Bank (MFB), a financial institution specializing in saving products, demand deposits, and investments as ...
Ghana
Ghana: Hippo Limited refutes GRA’s GH¢1.3 billion tax default claim
A now-defunct consumer goods company, Hippo Limited, has refuted claims by the Ghana Revenue Authority(GRA), that it has defaulted in the payment of ...
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Nigeria: EFCC raids black market forex offices as Naira falls rapidly
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission raided the offices of black market currency dealers in Abuja on Tuesday (Nov. 1, 2020) ...
Ghana
Ghana: MTN Ghana to Disconnect Unregistered Subscribers November 1, 2022
MTN Ghana is urging customers who have not completed their Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card registration with the Ghana card to do so ...