Kenya
Kenya: KRA Extends Deadline for ETR System Migration to September 30
Traders can heave a sigh of relief after the Kenya Revenue Authority extended the compliance deadline to switch the new Electronic Tax Registers(ETRs) ...
Ghana
Ghana: Regulator disapproves Vodafone Ghana sale to Telecel
The application by Vodafone Group to transfer 70% of the shares in Vodafone Ghana to Telecel Group has been declined by the National ...
News
Nigeria: Bank borrowing from CBN rises 27% to N4.5tn
Amid a rising liquidity crunch, banks operating in Nigeria borrowed a whopping sum of N4.5tn from the Central Bank of Nigeria in July, ...
News
Nigeria: Stanbic IBTC Partners Bento Africa to Offer Value Added Services
Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC has announced a first-of-its-kind partnership with Bento Africa, to offer more value ...
News
South Africa: South Africa’s TymeBank in Talks to Acquire SME Enabler, Retail Capital
South Africa-headquartered TymeBank has reached an agreement to acquire Retail Capital, an SME-focused organisation providing alternatives to traditional business loans in the form ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: NOLT Finance secures operating license from CBN
NOLT Finance, a disruptor in the social impact banking space, has secured operating license from the Central Bank of Nigeria to provide financial ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: NBC Fines MultiChoice, NTA, Others N5M Each Over Contents on Armed Bandits
The National Broadcasting Commission, fined Multichoice Nigeria Limited, owners of DSTV, TelCom Satellite Limited (TSTV); NTA- Startimes Limited Five Million Naira (N5,000,000.00) each ...
News
Nigeria: Nigeria, UAE lead countries most interested in crypto despite market crash
The cryptocurrency market crash has partly dented investors’ interest in getting involved with different digital assets as uncertainty escalates. However, it seems that some investors ...
Regulatory
Uganda: Ucc to Switch Off Six Million Fake Phones in Rejuvenated Campaign
Telecom industry regulator, Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has said that in a rejuvenated campaign targeting fake devices, it is among others going to ...
Kenya
Kenya: Kenyan Ministers Say Government Not Banning Facebook
Kenyan ministers said the government has no intention of banning Facebook despite a watchdog last week accusing the social media platform of failing ...