Africa
Opportunities for Blockchain-Based Technologies in African Healthcare
Emerging technologies such as blockchain can dramatically improve the situation with the healthcare industry in Africa by its implementation. One of the linchpins ...
Kenya
CBK Study Says Majority Of Kenyan SMEs Face Collapse This Month
Without new funding from banks or equity partners, about 75 percent of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Kenya are at risk of ...
Nigeria
Leveraging Digital Technology To Get Through Pandemic – Nigeria Stock Exchange
The coronavirus pandemic, while devastating for humans, has been a boon for digital transformation and automation around the world. Across different sectors, businesses ...
Nigeria
CBN to sell N821.8 bn Treasury Bills in Q3’2020
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has slated Treasury Bills, TBs, sales worth N821.8 billion in the third quarter 2020, Q3’20.  This is ...
Nigeria
NIMC to Conclude NIN Registration by 2025
The Director General of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Aliyu Aziz, has said the agency is targeting to enrol the entire population ...
Nigeria
NAICOM gives insurance companies additional one year to recapitalise
In the meantime, the insurance companies are expected to meet at least half of the capital requirements by the end of 2020. The ...
Startup
Nigerian startup, Jamborow raises $400k for blockchain-based fintech platform
Nigerian startup, Jamborow has reportedly raised $400,000 from its shareholders to expand its blockchain-based B2B fintech platform. The investment will help the startup ...
Kenya
Kenya Seeks to Introduce Cashless Payments in public transport
Kenyan’s National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) plans to introduce a cashless payment system in public transport. The authority recently called for bids ...
Startup
South Africa’s Mama Money Expands Global Reach with Western Union
Western Union, a leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement and payments, and Mama Money, a rapidly growing international money transfer company, have joined forces ...
Nigeria
Foreign reserves gained $2.7bn in one month –CBN
The nation’s foreign reserves rose by $2.7bn in May after declining for several months, figures from the Central Bank of Nigeria showed on ...