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MTN posts strong first-quarter earnings and subscriber growth in West Africa
Data revenue from Nigeria and Ghana up in the three months to March 31 while the company extends its 4G network in Africa’s ...
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Q1: Stanbic IBTC Records N61bn Earnings, N21bn Profit After Tax
Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc has announced its financial results for the first quarter (Q1) ended March 31, 2020, showing a marginal increase in ...
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Zenith Bank’s Gross Earnings Rise to N166.8bn in Q1
Zenith Bank Plc has announced its unaudited results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2020, with gross earnings rising by six per ...
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ECOWAS appoints Buhari as Covid-19 response coordinator
The ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government held an extraordinary session via videoconference on 23 April to discuss the impact of ...
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FITC Takes the lead, Prepares for Post Crisis Recovery
The business landscape has changed fundamentally; tomorrow’s environment will be different, but no less rich in possibilities for those who are prepared. It ...
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World Bank sees sub-Saharan Africa’s first recession in 25 years
Sub-Saharan Africa will post its first recession in 25 years as the coronavirus pandemic brings economies to a halt and disrupts global trade, the ...
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Shoprite, Checkers to offer QR payments to fight COVID-19
The Shoprite Group, which owns Shoprite and Checkers retail stores, is introducing the ability for customers to make payments using QR codes in an ...
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African Export-Import Bank Exceeds $1B Target for 2019
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) finished the 2019 financial year on a strong footing, thus surpassing the $1 billion income mark. The regional ...
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One year on, Ethiopian Airlines was set to recover from its worst tragedy—then COVID-19 pandemic hit
Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s most profitable carrier, this week marked the first anniversary of the crash of the Boeing 737 Max Flight 302 that killed ...
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Africa Refuses to be Covid-19 Vaccine Test Lab
It is quite sad that years after colonialism, slavery and other deplorable human rights violations committed on racial lines and equality still exist. ...