Nigeria
NCC Announces Virtual Hackathon to Reward Covid-19 Tech-driven Solutions
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has opened entry for adaptable digital solutions for addressing the impacts of pandemic and epidemic prone-diseases from technology hubs, ...
News
Nigerian entrepreneurs get £5,000 funding for innovative ideas on COVID-19
The funds were provided by the Royal Academy of Engineering project CARE (COVID Africa Rapid Entrepreneur) initiative in response to the coronavirus pandemic. ...
Nigeria
Senate summons Minister of Finance, CBN, EFCC, ICPC, others
The Senate on Wednesday summoned the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, to brief it on measures put in place ...
Nigeria
NIRSAL MFB Closes COVID-19 Loan Application Portal – Disburses N49 Billion To Over 80,000 Households
NIRSAL Microfinance Bank has announced the closure of the Targeted Credit Facility, otherwise known as the COVID-19 Loan application. The bank made the ...
Regulatory
CBN probes forex dealers for imports regulations violation
The Central Bank of Nigeria has said it is probing some dealers for allegedly procuring foreign currencies for the purpose of importing items, ...
South Africa
Big online shopping delivery problems in South Africa – Takealot, OneDayOnly, and Loot affected
Some of South Africa’s largest ecommerce platforms have struggled to keep up with customer demand in recent weeks. A lot of the blame ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: SEC moves to protect investors from bogus offers
Nigeria’s apex capital market regulator, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has introduced a major amendment to disclosures and information to be included in ...
Nigeria
Deregulation why FG will not hands-off downstream oil sector PPPRA
The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA), Sunday, insisted that it would continue to regulate the downstream petroleum industry, irrespective of the recent ...
Regulatory
CBN Releases Draft Framework for Regulatory Sandbox Operations
In view of increasing consumers appetite for payment solutions and emerging disruptive technology in the financial services space, the Payments System Management Department ...
Regulatory
Business owners will now get CAC certificate with TIN
As part of the Ease Of Doing Business Initiative, the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) will now work with the Federal Inland Revenue Service ...